The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-03-28
County Chairman Bowman
Sets Date of April 10 for
Ward Meetings and April
II for Townships.
WAYNE IS ENTITLED
TO !TWENTY-S SIX MEN
Time and Place for Holding
of Congressional COnven-
ton Had Not Been Decid-
ed Upon As Yet.

Monday County Auditor L. E. Bow
man, Republican county chairman. will
issue n call for ward and township
delegates and alternates to the Re-
publican state convention, to be held
at indianapolis, April % and %.
Ward meetings will be held in Rich
mond at 1880 o'clock on the evening
of April 10. and township meetings
will be held the following afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Wayne county will be entitled to
twenty-six delegates at the state con-
vention.
Delegates to the congressional con-
vention will not be elected at these
meetings, for l have not been notified
regarding the time and place of hold
ing this convention" said Mr.. Bow
man today.
Several of the townships, however,
will nominate candidates for township
assessor and township trustee at
these meetings. I have instructed all
township chairmen that such action
can be taken If desired. Two town
ships, Dalton and Jackson, have al
ready announced their intention to do
So"
Go as Free Lances.
Wayne county's delegates to the Re-
publican state convention will go as
free lances. and in consequence their
votes will be eagerly sought by the
various candidates for places on the
ticket. The most interest centers
about the nomination of United
States senator. the leading candidates
being Hugh Th. Miller and Fred Sims.
former Republican state chairman.
Mr.. Bowman states he has heard, no
expression OF seiItffhenf III regard to
these two candidates for the senator
1al nomination. 1t is believed, how
ever, that Miller will receive the sup
port of the majority of the Wayne
delegates.
The Republican Sixth district con-
gressional convention probably will be
held some time the latter part of
April but no candidates for the con-
gressional nomination have announced
themselves.
A few days ago the political ghost
OF James E. Watson, of Rushville. was
seen by editors of a few district Re-
publican newspapers. but it disap-
peared when Editor Elliott, of the
Newcastle Courier, yelled "scat." OF
course the Watson congressional can
didacy would stand no chance in the
for years was one Of Watson's most
devoted followers.
Watson Not "come Back"
The Courier this week retired Wat
son from the active list of the Repub-
1ican organization in an editorial
which reads. in part:
"The Courier loves and respects Mr..
Watson for his achievements for the
Republican party in the past. His SER
vices to the country as we'll as the
party cannot be praised too highly.
but the order has changed and the
events Of the past few years in the
political history of the country pre-
clude the possibility Of few, if any, Of
those who were active in the passing
Of the events mentioned. coming
back Their counsel and advice will
be needed and sought, but the new
situation and conditions in the party
demand and will have new leaders and
standard bearers.
1T is, of course painful to one who
has been so active and earnest in the
work of the organization of the party
he loves to have to come to a realiZa-
tion of the fact that he must take a
back seat, but there is born in every
true Republican a spirit of sacrifice
and subservience that causes him
to follow the banner no matter who
carries it or wherever it goes. 1t is
not blind partisanship but strict de-
votion to and a sincere belief in the
tenets and PRINCIPLES OF the party"
Billy" Risk. of Newcastle, Republi
can congressional standard bearer in
1912. is understood to be a receptive
candidate for denomination, and
Wayne county Republicans will not be
surprised if he is drafted into service
again.
No definite action has been taken
by the Wayne county Republican Or
Eanization in regards to placing a
county ticket in the field this year,
but it is understood a ticket is to be
nominated for the sake Of maintain
ing party organization. The refusal
of the Democrats to consider the fu-
sion ticket plan, suggested by certain
Republican leaders, brought to an end
all that talk