Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-05-19
DEMOCRATS OF
INDIANA RETAIN
BOSSE IN CHAIR
Reflect Evansville Mayor as
Head of State Central
Committee.
READY FOR CONVENTION


chairman at meeting of the state
central committee today.
A. c. Sallee of indianapolis,
Seventh district chairman. was
elected first vice chairman, and Dr.
F. A. Balzer of Newcastle, previously
first vice chairman, was elected
second vice chairman
The committee left the appointment Of
a secretary and a treasurer in the hands
of Mr. Bosse.
Samuel L. Trabue of RushviIe is the
present treasurer, having been named re-
Gently.
The women's organization, headed by
Mrs. Alice Foster McCulloch of TT.
| Wayne, was reelected.
Plans for the convention tonight and
tomorrow and details of campaign or
glnization were discussed at the meet
ing.
The mems committee met at 10 o'clock
and was in session for an hour, after
which 1t went into joint session with
the women's committee.
MARSHALL AMONG
EARLY ARRIVALS.
Delegates and hundreds OF visitors ap-
rived on every train during the day.
Vice President Thomas r. Marshall,
who will speak tomorrow in the ca
pacity Of temporary chairman, arrived
shortly before noon.
Crowds gathered early at the Denison
hotel, the center of activities, and before
10 O'Clock the lobby and the second and
third floors were crowded
Candidates for state Offices opened
headquarters on the parlor floor, receiv-
ing visitors and booming their booms.
Discussion of planks to be contained
in the platform absorbed most Of TIA
attention Of delegates and party leaders.
That the democrats of Indiana win
stand by the president in his attitude
toward the league of nations appears to
be foregone conclusion.
RAP AT GooDRICHIsM
EXPECTED IN PLATFORM.
The platform, in dealing with stats
affairs. IS expected to demand a cor
recticn of the mistakes of the Goodrich
administration and will demand the cor
reetlon Of the tax law to restore local
self government to the communities Of
Indiana
Preliminary work on the platform Of
the party was cleared away last night
at a meeting of party leaders at the
Claypool in 2 manner that indicates tho
democrats will present planks Of most
vigorous sort.
Condemnation of the state administra-
tion concerning which the republican
party finally passed a resolution of In
dorsement after an attempted side-stsp
viii be most vigorous.
DEMAND FOR
DRY" PLANK.
The liquor question was threshed over
for hours and there was vigorous effort
on the part of the proponents of light
wine aud beer to put declaration Tor
it in the tentative platform.
This movement brought forth a de-
mand for dry" plank and it became
evident that if any plank on the liquor
subject got past the convention it would
be a dry plank"
There was some talk Of a majority
and minority report reaching the floor
of the convention, but the real leaders
of the party pointed out that such a
fight would only insure the adoption of
the dry" plank and it was not regarded
as likely that the wet element would
force such an issue.
MAY LEAVE LIQUOR
PROBLEM ALONE.
There was a general sentiment ex-
pressed that the democrats of Indiana
would do well to leave the liquor ques-
tion entirely TO the national party and
the vets were in agreement with the
drys that such a course would be pro-
ductive of a better situation in Indiana.
There were indications that the party
might follow the republican precedent
by eliminating all reference to liquor in
the platform.
The platform is expected to declare
strongly for the league of nations as
drafted by President Wilson and to con-
tain unreserved Endorsement of the pres
ident and his administration.
Women will have a large part in the
democratic convention in contrast to the
small part they played in the republican
meeting.
There are twelve women delegates to
the convention and it is expected that
at least one woman viii be named a
delegate at large to the San Franchises
convention.
The convention will open with district
meetings at the statehouse tonight.
At these meetings members of the
various committees and district dele
gates to the national convention Will be
named.
COMITTEES TO MEET
AT DENISON HOTEL.
Immediately following the district
meetings the committees will meet at the
Denison hotel for the purpose of franz
ing their reports.
The platform will be put into its final
form by the resolutions committee at
that time.
When the convention opens at Tomlin-
son hall tomorrow morning 1t will be
called to order by Vice President Thomas
r. Marshall, temporary chairman, who
will speak On national issues.
Claude G.. Bowers of Ft. Wayne viii
deliver the keynote speech on state
I7,s.
speak on the political situation as it ap
plies to women
Samuel NJ Ralston will deliver short
speech as permanent chairman Of the
convention.
The democrats will have no question
as to the instruction of delegates TO the
national convention.
FEW CONTESTS
FOR OFFICERS.
1t is generally conceded that DIR. Carle-
ton 3. McCulloch of Indianapolis will be
nominated governor, although it is ex-
pected James K Risk of Lafayette, who
ran fourth in the primary, viii OPP
pose him.
There are few contests for the other
offices, although some are expected to
develop before the opening of the con-
vention.
| The following are candidates for these
offices at the present time:
Lieutenant Governors. NJ. Foster, Ft
Wayne.
Auditor Of Subsidiaries Hughes,
/ Peru.