South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-12
DEMOCRATS ELECT
ROY DENISON AS
DISTRICT LEADER
Many Noted Politicians From
Other Counties Present
at Meeting.

Roy Denison of Rochester Ind.
was reelected democratic chairman
or the district committee at meet
ing OF the county chairman Of the
18th congressional district held at
the oliver hotel Tuesday afternoon
The district consists in the counties
OF st. Joseph, Laporte. Elkhart
stark, kOsciusko. Fulton and Mar
shall.
Visitors from out Of town We're:
James Fletcher, Stark county, and
Frank Martindale, Marshall county.
Arthur Taylor, Mr.. Kigch, Mr.
Anglin, Mr.. Hostetier and Mr.. Lake
are the county chairman OF Laporte
Marshall, KosciuskO. stark and
Elkhart counties, respectively. 81
Joseph county democrats have for
their chairman Harry CRUDE. select
ed last Saturday at the meeting OF
the precinct committeeman.
PLYMOUTH, Ind. May IL
Members of the 18th congressional
district republican committeeman.
comprising the seven county chair
men elected by their respective pre-
cinct committeeman following the
May 4 primaries, Tuesday re-elect-
ed Judge Vernon w Van Fleet dis
trict chairman.
Judge Van Fleets reelection is
district chairman was effected with
out opposition at the meeting OF the
committee. The South Bend man
was the only candidate placed In
nomination for the district chair
manship.
LIE N
Walter Chambers Of Newcastle was
reelected chairman OF the Sixth dis
triCt democratic organization At
meeting OF county chairman here
Tuesday. The vote was unanimous.
MUNCIE, Ind, May II. Harry
Long. well known local attorney was
reelected chairman of the Eighth
district republican committee and
Dale c. Crittenberger publisher OF
the Anderson Bulletin was elected
chairman of the Eighth district
democratic committee at the respec-
tive meetings OF the committees held
here Tuesday. Lawrence Cartwright
of Portland, was named secretary of
the republican committee and ". W.
Rodgers OF Button was elected
treasurer Bert r. Woodbury. OF
Union City was named vice chair
man Of democratic committee with
George saunders Of BlufftOn, secre-
tary, and George BCebe OF Anderson
treasurer Crittenberger was op-
posed by ". A. Mcclellan, Judge Of
Muncie city court, but Mcclellan re-
ceived but two votes. Long had no
opposition.
By Associated Press;
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. May II. -
The personnel OF the new state po-
litical committees is as follows:
First District Fred r.. Ewing,
Princeton, republican; Judge s. L
Vandiveer, Princeton, democratic.
Second District-H. d. Ridenour,
NinCeunes. republican; Elijah Nc
Farland, VinCennes. democrat.
Third District xM Bert Thur
man. New Albany. republican; Jonas
G.. Howard. JeffersOnville, democrat.
Fourth District - xBurt Morgan
Greensburg. republican: NCharlesI
Wagner, Columbus democratic.
Fifth District-xJohn @. Brysou.
Brazil republican; NAr1lur Ham
rick. GreenCaStle. democratic.
Sixth Decentralization no Sc
lection: NWalter :. Chamber. New
castle. democratic.
Seventh District - NCharles Q.
RoemIer. indianapolis, republican,;
IA ". Sauee. Indianapolis. demo-
cratic.
Eighth District - Hilary Long.
Nuncie. republican, Dale j. Critten-
berger. Anderson. democratic.
Ninth Observation-Disclosures J Robi
son. Lebanon republican. Robert
Bracker. Frankfort. democratic.
10th District - NLawrence r.
Z u n
18th District John A. Jones.
Paramount. republican: William NJ.
Jones. Fairmont democratic.
18th District-XHarry G.. Hogan.
Fort Wayne. republican; stephen \.
Callahan. Fort Wayne, democratic.
18Th District - xNernon ". Van
Fleet. South Bend. republican; Ray
Dennisou Rochester, democratic
Reelected