The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-04-22
Wayne County Republicans
Enroll in Indianapolis Club
at Informal Session in the
Court House.
R. SHIVELEY PRESIDEs
L. o. Hamilton Outlines His
tory of Organization and
Adoption of Strict Partisan
Stand.

At an informal meeting of Repub.
licans last night. thirty or thirty-five
supporters of the G. o. P. discussed
the Strengthening of the Columbia
club Of Indianapolis, which recently
adopted strict Republican policy.
The club added few members from
this county. The Wayne county mem
bership is now about fifteen or twenty
and committee Of Indianapolis mem
bers expect to enroll about fifty G. O.
P voters from Wayne county.
Ray K Shiveley presided as chair.
man of the meeting. The principal
address was made by l.. o. Hamilton
OF Indianapolis, president of the club
who outlined the history and policies
of the organization.
Club Formed In 1888.
The Columbia club was organized
of Indianapolis Republicans in 1888 to
support BENJAMIN Harrison for presi-
dent of the United States. It immed-
lately became strong factor in Re
publican party operations. For sew
eral campaigns succeeding Harrison's
the club had an influence which was
far reaching.
Later politics did not have as strong
a hold on the members and the club
became non-partisan to some degree.
Within the past sixty days, the re-
organization of strong Republican
organization has begun. President
Hamilton said the ambition of the club
is to secure 1900 members outside
of Indianapolis and make an organiza.
alton similar to the Hamilton club of
Chicago, the Blaine club of Cincin.
natl and similar clubs of Pittsburg,
Philadelphia and other large cities.
The club owns its own home in
Indianapolis and will build within a
short time on the circle. >o.,. -
Adopts Strict Policy.
I'VE are forming the nucleus Of q
state Republican club" Mr.. Hamilton
said. I'm the future, the Columbia
club will be a strictly Republican club
We expect it to be potent influence
in carrying the state in 1916. Yester
day we enrolled twenty-five members
| from New Castle and we expect to dc
as we'll in Richmond and enroll
twenty-five members from other parts
of Wayne county.
THE Republicans are so thoroughly
disgusted with the workings Of a
Democratic administration, the pol
icies and methods that they are ready
to put in the. field the strongest ticket
that can be formed. Some of those
who were dissatisfied with the per
sonnel of the leaders Of the Republic
an party are ready to join with the
younger set OF Republicans to make
the ticket strong enough to sweeI
everything"
Other speakers were Col. E. P
Thayer, formerly of Greenfield, nov
Of Indianapolis, Elem B. Neal of In
dianapolis, former collector of interna
revenue for the indianapolis district
B. R. Inman, former editor of the Mid
dletown News and Fred Huddlestor
of indianapolis.
Charles E. Shiveley spoke in behal1
of the Wayne county Republicans.
Little was said of state politics bu
the Republicans gave expressions O.
confidence in a general way. Tht
text of all the talks was the recon
| struction of the Columbia club OF
broader lines.
The membership fee is $40 a year
There is no initiation fee.