Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-07-10
C. LEADERS
ALARMED OVER
TAX SITUATION
Politicians Fear Muddle May
Be Forerunner of Defeat
in November.
EYES ON GOV. GOODRICH

Republican leaders looked with alarm
today upon the manner in which they
must get out of the position into which
they have been placed by the Goodrich
machine, which has foisted the tax mud
die upon their shoulders.
They consider the situation as being
perllous to republican victory at the
polls next November. and realize that
only in a proper solution Of the problem
will they be able to go before the voters
of the state asking for n return of the
party to control Of state affairs for the
next four years.
All eyes of the state organization were
turned today toward the conference
which was held between Gov. James 7.
Goodrich, representatives of the state
ticket, and others, at which possible
solution OF the muddle into which they
have been led, would be arrived at.
The idea of the conference. was con-
cocted Mt a meeting of the governor, the
republican state committee, state candi-
dates and others. held Friday in the
headquarters in the Hotel SEVERN.
sAt that time Ed Jackson, secretary Of
state aud candidate for reelection, and
L. S. Lesh, candidate for attorney gen
eral, were named as a committee to rep
resent the state ticket at the conference
In relation to the tax problem.
MUST PREVENT
TAN SHR1SKAGE.
It was agreed unanimously by those
attending the conference that the special
session Of the assembly should legislate
TO prevent shrinkage of revenue for the
current fiscal year.
The special session of the Legislature
was discussed in detail at the conference.
Gov. Goodrich announced that the de-
cision OF the candidates regarding the
session had been hands of" and that
they recommended that the Legislature
confne the session TO emergency mat
ters only.
Emergency matters" he declared, In
clude only those measures which have
TO do with the public welfare, and would
not include any bill that could be held
over until the regular 1921 session
The following state candidates We're
present at the conference: Warren I.
McCray, nominee for governor; Emmett
+. Branch. nominee for lieutenant gov
ernor; Ed Jackson; w. G. Oliver, nom
inee for auditor OF state; Ora J. Davies,
nominee for treasurer Of state; Mr.. Lesh
VIII H. Adams nominee for reporter OF
the supreme court; Ira c. Batman and
F.. A Dausman, nominees for judges OF
the appellate court.
While the conference between the can
dldates, governor and state chairman.
was on. meeting Of the republican
county chairmen Of the state was being
held.
The purpose Of this meeting. as well
as a similar one held by women county
chairmen, was to outline and perfect
campaign plans.
Three questions are acting asa thorn
in the flesh Of the state organization at
the present time.
They areS
The tax muddle.
The special session.
The Ora J. Davies case.
While Il Is thought by the leaders of
the party In the state that they will be
able 10 perfect legislation TO get around
the first two problems. the Davies mat
ter persists in remaining before them as
a spectre.
PARTY HARMONY
PRECLUDEs ACTION.
At conference held Thursday, the
matter is said TO have been discussed.
but FOR the sake Of harmony" in the
party, no action was taken.
At the meeting held Friday, the mat
ter bobbed up again to worry the party
dictators.
1t IS said by Ninth district followers
OF the Howard county man. that he will
not resign from the ticket while others
claim that eventually Davies Will with
draw.
Still others take the position and 1t is
claimed that among them are fellow
candidates on the state ticket, that
Davies wll be blocked in attempts to
enter certain districts OF the state for
the purpose of campaigning.
The statement was made frequently
around state headquarters, however,
during and following the conference
that Davies would eventually withdraw
from the ticket.