The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-31
Three Parties Perfect Organ
iZation For Effective
Campaign Work.
ANTI-TAGGART FORCE
PREPARES FOR WAR
Republicans Will Hold Pre-
cinct Meetings Here on
February 6.

The new year will open with much
activity in political circles, for all the
parties will reconstruct their organ
izations, county, district and state,
early in January.
Pursuant to the call issued by the
meeting at Indianapolis yesterday,
precinct meetings will be held in
| Richmond Friday evening, February 8,
and in the county the following day.
in the afternoon. At these meetings
! precinct committeeman will be chos-
en-, also delegates to the district con-
/ vention for the election of a district
chairman The Sixth district conven-
| ton will be held at Cambridge City,
February 10.
| On February the newly elected
| precinct committeeman Will meet in
| Richmond and reorganiZe the county
| central committee by the election of
/ d chairman, vice chairman, secretary
and treasurer.
Lynch Seeks Craftsmanship.
1t is reported that p. J. Lynch, of
New Castle, who held Chairman Linus
! Meredith's proxy at the state commit
tee meeting yesterday, is candidate
| for the district craftsmanship, and that
| that Mr. Meredith will not seek re-
election.
Two prominent Republican leaders
| of Richmond are being mentioned for
the county craftsmanship, Paul Com
! stock, the present incumbent of that
| office, and City Chairman Edgar lliff.
| One of the prominent figures at the
state committee meeting yesterday
was James E. Watson, former con-
gressman.
| There was opposition among the
members of the committee to the
adoption of a resolution indorsing
James P Goodrich, Republican ma
| tional committeeman, in his support
of an extraordinary national conven-
ton, and for indorsing the stand taken
| by the committee on that proposition.
The resolution was offered by Charles
jpT-Peek of -Greencastle. who held the
proxy of John G. Bryson, of Brazil,
| Fifth district chairman. Mr.. Peck
withdrew his resolution before vote
was taken.
| The state committee will be re-or-
| ganized with the election of a chair
man and other officers at Indianapolis
| on Lincoln's birthday, February IL.
Democrats to Organize.
| No date for the reorganization OF
the Democratic county committee has
been set, but County Secretary Joshua
| Allen said that precinct meetings for
| the election of committeeman would
be held early in January. The organ,
ization of a county Democratic club
will also take place next month.
Insurgent Democrats from all over
the state met at Indianapolis yester
day and took the oath of the great
horn spoon to capture the goat of Que
T. Taggart. The organized what is
known as the Wilson and Bryan
League of Indiana. The meeting was
not very we'll attended. The only rep
resentative from Wayne county men
toned in the dispatches was E. c.
Harris of Fountain City. Earl Craw
ford of Fayette county, who was joint
representative from Wayne and Fay
cite counties at the last legislature
and who was an active enemy of the
Taggart machine, which rode over
him repeatedly, also attended the
meeting.
Progressive Meetings.
Precinct meetings will be held by
the Progressives all over Wayne coun
ty on Tuesday, January 49, The same
week these committeeman will meet
in Richmond to reorganize the county
central committee by the election oi
officers. So far, Roy Fry is the only
announced candidate Ior chairman
but Gus Hoelscher, local attorney
has been mentioned for that office OIL
for secretary.
! The state Progressive committee
will issue a call on January 2, and il
is expected it will provide for the
election of delegates TO the district
convention at the same meeting al
which precinct committeeman ars
chosen. Mayor-elect Robbins is re
ported to be a receptive candidate
for the district craftsmanship. r. G
Leeds of this city, the present district
chairman, is not a candidate for re
election. Mr. Robbins is one of the
two vice district chairmen.
The place for the holding of tht
Sixth district convention is not knowr
but Richmond or Cambridge City ma,
be selected.
CAT KILLS SNAKE.