The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-28
CONVENTION OF
G. 0. p TO Open
TUESDAY NIGHT
Present State Officials Will
Be Renominated Without
Opposition, Is Belief.
(By A 1sociated Press)

INDIANAPOLIS, May 2S.-With the
meetings here tonight of the dele
gates by districts. the Republican
state convention, which will continue
through tomorrow. will begin it's work
to dapot platform. which 1t is said
will lcontain strong endorsement of
the win the war frst," policy. and
nominate candidates for all state Of
fees, except governor and Lieut.. Gov
ernor, preparatory to election next
November. Large numbers OF the
1886 delegates to the convention be-
gan arriving today and the Republican
headquarters was busy place.
e, NJ. NVasmuth, Of Huntington, state
chairman, has been here since Sunday
and with L. w. Henley, secretary of
the committee, has been looking after
the final details. Tomlinson Hall has
been decorated in the flags of the al
lies and will be ready for the first ses-
sion of the convention, which will
open at o'clock Wednesday morning.
Other members of the committee and
party leaders also arrived today.
1t is generally understood that Will
H. Hays, chairman of the Republican
National committee and formerly
chairman of the state committee, will
be elected chairman of the Resolutions
committee, which will be chosen at
the district meetings tonight. The
feature of the platform, it Is said, will
be stirring endorsement of our coun-
try's cause in the war and will pro-
claim war to the limit and peace by
victory only. It Is understood that
Chairman Hays will write the war
plank. and that 1t will be used as a
model for the war paragraph in other
state Republican platforms. Early
indications were that no criticisms of
the administrations conduct Of the
war would be written into the plat
form.
Gov. James P. Goodrich. as tempo
rary chairman of the convention, will
spent much time on his speech and
Saturday night read it to a number of
party leaders. U. S. Senator Harry S.
New, who will be the permanent
chairman, will make an address and
U. S. Senator James E. Watson, while
not scheduled for speech ALSO will
be called upon.
While several candidates have an
nounced themselves for places on the
state judicial ticket, probably the
most spirited contest will be between
Horace Ellis, the incumbent, and Lin
naeus Hines, of Charlottesville, for
the nomination for state superintend
ent Of public instruction. Both are
working hard for the place and the
race promises, leaders say, most of
the fireworks of the convention. Both
had opened headquarters here today
and their lieutenants were meeting
the delegates at headquarters.
Aside from the contests mentioned,
it is believed the present state Off
cials will be renominated without op-
position. 1t is said that any efforts
to bring out candidates against Uz
McMurtrie, of Marion, state treasu-
rer; Otto Klauss, Of Evansville, state
auditor; Ele Star sbury, of Williams
port, attorney general; or w. A.
Roach, of Delphi. secretary of state,
would meet with little success.
Secretary Henley reports that the
number Of delegates attending the
convention will make it one Of the
largest in the history Of the party in
Indiana and that practically the en-
tire lower floor, including the boxes
at the rear of the hall, will be re-
served for the delegates.