Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-08-28
WOMAN MAY SEEK
u. S. SENATOR JOB
Prohibition Party Plans for
Naming State Ticket.

Indiana may have woman candidate
for United States senator.
Leaders of the prohibition party gath
ering today for the opening Of their state
convention at the Y. NJ. c. A, Monday,
discussed the merits of Mrs. Culla j.
vayhinger of Upland, state president OF
the W 6. t. o., and Mrs. Elizabeth STAN
ley Of Liberty, state vice president OIL
the W. c. 7. O., for the senatorial nom
nation.
The leaders were divided as to whether
or not a state ticket shall be nominated,
this being the most important question
TO be solved by the convention, which
will continue through Tuesday.
Dissatisfaction was expressed with the
candidates for the senate OF both the
republican and democratic parties, 1t be-
ing commended that neither James Z. Wat
son nor Thomas Taggart are particular
friends of the prohibition issues.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINEE
TO ATTEND CONVENTION.
One of the features of the convention
program is the appearance of DR.. Aaron
S. Watkins, prohibition nominee for pres
ident.
DR. Watkins is the first presidential
candidate to visit the city.
He will speak at st. Paufs NJ. T..
church Sunday evening and at the con-
vention session at o'clock Monday eve
ming.
The keynote address is to be deliv-
cred at 8 o'clock Monday afternoon by
J. Raymond Schmidt, acting state chair
man.
Virgil G. Hinshaw, Chicago, prohibit
5 ton national chairman, is another
speaker of prominence.
- Al1o
sessions will be Rev. Aaron Worth of
Fountain City, who is said to have
preached more than 10000 sermons, and
who was one Of the band Of pioneer
prohibition street corner orators when
street corner dry speaking meant
making ones self the target for eggs and
bad apples.
He is s. years Of age and was prohi-
bition candidate for governor in 1892.
ORDER OF PROCEDURE
AT MONDAYS SESSION.
The state central committee will meet
In room II, at the Y. NJ. c. A, at 1890
O'Clock Monday noon. the convention
proper being called to order at ESQ
o'clock in the afternoon.
Music directed by Rev. Charles NJ.
Fillmore of Indianapolis, will be followed
by the invocation by Rev. Charles NJ.
Kroft of indianapolis, and Mr.. schmidts
keynote speech.
District delegations viii meet at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon to select mem-
bers of convention committees
Chairmen who will preside over these
conferences are. John h. McCleary,
ExznsFiIle, First district; James Ransom,
Bloomington, Second district; George T..
Flanagan. Midtown, Third district;
Albert L. Walters, Seymour, Fourth dis
trict; J. G. l.. Myers, Bloomingdale.
Fifth district; z. f. Worth, Spiceland
Sixth district: c. NJ Fillmore. Indian
apoIis, Seventh district; William II.
Hickman, Montpelier, Eighth district;
John s. Clawson, Lebanon, Ninth dis
trict: Ell Beghtel. Huntington, Eleventh
district; Emory Johnston, Hudson,
Twelfth district, and J. VI. Jolly, South
Bend Thirteenth district.
MASS MEETING
HELD IN EVENING.
The convention mass meeting Monday
evening at S o'clock in the Y. NJ. c. A.
auditorium sill be opened by music di-
rectcd by Rev. Fillmore.
Or. Monroe Vayhinger. president of
Taylor university, at Upland. viii give
the invocation. which will be followed by
songs by John Huddleston. known as the
pr0Dl neaNS weight.
Rex Worth will introduce Presidential
Candidate Watkins for the principal
speech.
Following brief addresses Tuesday
morning~by Mr.. Hinshaw and Mrs. Stan
ley, the committees viii report.
The order of business for the rest Of
the closing session is; Adoption of plat
form, nomination of presidential elee-
tors and state ticket, unfinished business
and adjournment.
State officers. besides Mr.. Schmidt,
are Edward W. Clark, secretary, ana
Grin Jessup, treasurer.
The executive committee includes the
officers and Mrs. Laura B. Leonard,
G. N. Fillmore and Rev. c. NJ. Kroft, all
of Indianapolis, and DR.. Homer j. Hall
Of Franklin.