Indiana daily times., 1920-02-26

Ine republican state convention
will be held in indianapolis on
Wednesday and Thursday, May II
and 13, the republican state commit
tee decided this afternoon. The pri-
maries are on May. 4.
Gov. Goodrich must PERSONAL
ly bear all responsibility for call
ing a special session Of the leg
islature.
The republican state commit
tee, assembled here today, an
nounced that it had taken no
action on the proposed special
session and that it would not at
tend the conference called by
Gov. Goodrich for this afternoon.
,, The conference was called by the
governor for the purpose of obtain
ing the sanction of the party organi-
zation of his plans for calling a spe-
cial session. The organization, in
stead of accepting the invitation, de-
cided to keep its kands of and not
to commit itself.
This action on the part of the state
committee in refusing to accept the gov
ernor's invitation to a conference is a
revolt against the Goodrich administra-
tion on the part of the party organiza-
ton.
The meeting was TO have included the
members Of the state committee and
the state candidates. 1t was to have
taken up a detailed program to be pre-
sented to the legislature and then to
ask the approval of the members of the
assembly. 1t was also expected that
the date Off the special session would
be set.
TONER AND BUSH
REFUSE TO ATTLSD.
Just before the meeting this afternoon
II appeared that only two of the can
didates for governor would be in at
tendance. At the last minute Edward
Toner and Edgar D. Bush announced
that they would not attend the confer
/ ence. James W. Fesler and Warren T.
/ McCray expected to be present.
/ The announcement that the committee
/ would not attend the meeting was made
Following the morning conference Of the
committee by Frederick E. Schortemeier.
secretary of the state organization He
I said he had been instructed to say 70
the newspapers that no action was taken
by the committee on the special session;
that It was not called for that purpose,
and that is did not consider it the duty
Of the committee to take action on the
session; that the session was discussed
only In a casual way and that the COM
mittee would not attend the governors
conference Mr.. Schortemeier explained
that there would be nothing to prevent
/ individual members of the Committee
from attending the conference but that
the committee would not attend as
body
FULL RESPONSIBILITY
PUT ON GOODRICH
Gov. Goodrich expected to obtain the
approval Of the committee in regard to
his legislative program, thus making IL
a party measure and placing the re-
sponsibility on the organization rather
than on himself Individually The com
mittee declined to accept this RESPONSE
bility, most of the members preferring
to let the responsibility for the COVER
nor's acts rest upon himself alone. IF
a special session is to be called 1t viii
be called by Gov. Goodrich and not by
the governor with the approval of the
party organization.
Members of the organization and state
candidates greatly fear the effects of a
session at this time For this reason they
do not intend to assume any of the re-
sponsibility for the consequences. The
result of the calling of a special session
during a campaign year by J. Frank
Hanly, resulting In the defeat of the re-
publican party in 1905 was otiI fresh
| in their minds
STATE CONVENTION
EARLY IN MAY.
Much OF the morning session of the
committee was taken up with the discus
sion OF date for the state convention.
IL was said. The date had not been
determined early this afternoon. but II
was said that the convention probably
viii be held early in May, directly fol-
lowing the primary election.
The committee apportioned the dele
gates to the state convention among the
various counties Of the state. A total
of 1888 delegates will attend the conven-
ton. Marion county will be represented
by 149. delegates. The apportionment
for other districts was as follows: First.
104; Second, Ill; Third. 81; Fourth, 107;
Fifth, 100; Sixth, 105; Eighth, 116; Ninth.
123; Tenth, 131; Eleventh, 120; Twelfth,
no. and Thirteenth 1856.
The committee meeting was attended
by all the members OF the state COM
mittee and the members of the women's
state committee. Members of the state
executive committee are:
1st District-L. A. Folsom. Boonville
I'd District-David r. Scott. Linton.
Sd District-M. Bert Thurman. New
Albany
4th District-Bert Morgan, Greensbure.
9th District-John G. Bryson, Brazil
9th District-Walter F. Bossert, Liberty.
Tth Distrlct-Charles o. Roemfer, Indi-
annapolis.
Sth District-Harry Long, Muncie.
9thDistrict-Charles E. Butler, Craw
fordsville.
10th District-Lawrence E. LYONS Brook
18th District-Edmund NJ wasmuth,
Huntington.
18th District-Henry G. Hogan, Ft
Wayne.
18th District-vernon w VanFleet,
South Bend.