The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-12-30
REPUBLICANS MEET
TO REVAMP STATE
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Prepare For Campaign for
State Officers and United
States Senator.
PLACE OF LILLY
WILL BE FILLED
Leaders Sound Sentiment of
Districts on New Basis of
Representation.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. sa.-The stat.
committee OF the Republican party
met here today TO issue call for the
REORGANIZATION of the committee in
preparation for the coming campaign
for state officers and United States
senator. 4 large attendance OF the
committee members and OF Repubu-
can workers from every section OF
the state was on hand AT the opening
OF the meeting.
One vacancy existed on the COM
mittee. George Lilly OF Anderson.
formerly chairman OF the Eighth dis.
trict. died this fall and his place ix
to be filled by the members OF the
committee at today's meeting.
The committeeman wao had arriv-
ed early today or were expected TO
send proxies are: Fred Sims. Indi.
annapolis. state chairman: First Dis
trict-Mark Sonntag. Evansville:
Second District-win II. HAYS. SulIi-
van; Third District-Robert W. Nor
ris. New Albany: Fourth District
John NJ. Lewis, Seymour: Fifth Dis
t1ct-John G. Bryson. Brazil: Sixth
District-Linus p. Meredith. Rich
mond; Seventh District-K. C. Ruck-
elshauls, indianapolis; Ninth District
~Cnaries J. Wheeler. Noblesvile:
Tenth District-W. o. Thomas. Mont
icello; Eleventh District-walter q.
Bailey. Peru: Twelfth District-AlIen
J. Vesey. Fort Wayne; Thirteenth
Dlstrict-Fred Woodward. South
Bend.
Consider Reorganization.
Inc primary business to come be-
re the committee at today's session
!, the setting of dates for the re-
> aization of the districts through
tba se state. 1t was expected that
L., syentions would be ordered for
}. IN January or early in February.
naT., as late for a meeting OF the
ust chairman to form a new
today "
: new STAT chairman and a new
ro. secretary of the Republican
ph pS VIII Undoubtedly be chosen
I Chei cue new stae committee meets
q chairman Sims to,ay reiterated his
ueclaration that he Il not a candidate
Ior reelection. Ed. 4 StaIev of Tin
'on' Is state secretary At present.
l AlInoush it is no ofrs,ial mart q,
1 80 satnerlhg OF Republican lead
e,s' there is certain to be considar
;; able talk of reconciling R,,n Noos
ers and the old G. o. p fo1,on,ors
To Ratify.
Another important burmese :, -.
committees meeting will be IN -
the sentiment OF the various 5ist.sn..
: on the question of ratifyins the 80.
taken by the Republican nat,orn
: committee at Washington earlier ,hs,
month with regard to a new haste -
representation at future national 60
ventions Soii
The question OF candidates for a.,
coming state campaign was also Bte
~ to receive some attention todav
IL is known that more Candidates a.,
70 come out for nominations on tbs
Republican ticket this year than 20,
several campaigns past. because ths
average Republican feels that ths
chances of victory are better.
The candidate for United State.
Senator from Indiana to succeed Sen,
ator Benjamin F. Shively. Democrat
are expected to be numerous on the
Republican side. Among the names
mentioned today We're those of Franz
L. Ball, of Muncie, and Hugh Miller
OF Columbus. An indianapolis man
also is flirting with the nomination
1t Is said, ana may come out soon.