The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-03-23
item OF THE CTrS
FOURTEEN DISTRICT
OELEGATESF0R T,R.
Personal Feud in First and
Second Wards Resulted in
the Loss of Two Roose-
welt Delegates.
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Roosevelt men. also were elected with.
out opposition. .
When IL came to the selection OF the
delegation to the district convention
the Taft forces attempted to muster
strength but made a bad mess Of It un.
der the leadership OF DOC" Gem. The
Roosevelt organization put up the
names Of John Woodhurst, Fillmore
Riggs and Robert Benton. The Taft
horces nominated Ray Shiveley. Doc
1enn, Col. w. J. Robbie and J. M. Coe.
ISome member of the Taftites decided
that II would be the thing to push
Through a motion declaring that the
khree high candidates be the delegates.
THE three low the alternate delegates.
Hhe Roosevelt forces quickly put this
proposition on the rollers. as the al
)ternate delegates also We're to be Of
khe Roosevelt stripe. Printed ballots
FOR the Roosevelt ticket had been pre-
pared and 124 out OF the 1856 Republi-
cans present awaited themselves Of
using these convenient" forms.
"Ooc" Loses his Crown
doc" Gems political leadership Of
the Fifth was destined to be swamped
hong ago, but the way he was SUBJ
merged last night was unexpected.
THE Roosevelt alternate delegates to
Ethe district convention also went
Through without a whirl and a rousing
Icheer greeted thesresult. To indicate
THAT there had been no mistake, the
h~ooaevo1f forcoo than 0roooctod IA ~o,a
tuition binding the delegates to both
lOtate and district conventions to vote
Dor delegates to the National Republi-
scan convention who are Roosevelt
men. The resolution was adopted by a
viva VOC vote which was given with
such emphasis that It might have been
heard q mile away. The Taft forces
failed o forgot to register a dissent
9nG vote thereto.
! In the seventh ward. where Earl.
ham college, a Taft stronghold. Is To-
Gated. two Roosevelt district conven.
ton delegates and two Roosevelt state
convention delegates were elected
without opposition by the Taft forces,
although President Kelly and a GROUP
Of faculty members from the college
attended the meeting.
Eighth Has . Fight.
In the eighth ward there was a
sharp fight. the Roosevelt candidates
no each convention being elected by
Ielose majorities.
40 The third ward proved the real
stronghold Of the local Taft faction. A
clean sweep OF delegates and alter.
mates to both conventions was made
by that faction.
In the fourth the Taft crowd, led by
Frank Davenport. John Taylor, Mayor
Zimmerman's marketmaster. and Hon.
er Hammond. premier Of Mayor Zim.
merman's cabinet. received a real
shock. The voters calmly vetoed all
the arrangements Davenport. Taylor
and Hammond had previously made,
printed ballots, and assumed
charge Of the proceedings. with the
result that the Taft slate for both con-
was defeated by a vote of
over W. to one. Joe Edwards, candi-
date on the Roosevelt ticket for dele
gate to the state convention, was elect.
ed by an overwhelming majority, al
though Edwards was ut home, sick in
bed. and was opposed Oh the Taft
ticket by Hammond. In the sixth the
complete Taft ticket was buried under
70 Roosevelt landslide.