Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-22
LEMAUX STICKS
AS CHAIRMAN;
SHANK ASSENTS
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stated that he would remain chairman
il Mr. shank asked IT,
The presumption is that shank, finding
It impossible &c make Or. Hodgin the
chairman, has concluded that he would
rather have LenauK remain In that ca
pacity than to have third person enter
the field rs q compromise chairman.
BY the terms Of the agreement finally
reached Mi Lemaux will be the active
chairman. Ernest /. Kingston, vice
chairman. who for time was mentioned
as a compromise chairman to succeed
Lcmaux. viii be expected to handle
much OF Lemaux's work because the
chairnan's private business VIII demand
much Of his time. Or. Hodgin will be
asked TO take very active part In the
campaign management
In order TO cement the three big fac
tions Of the party, composed or the FOL
lowers Of Shank, Edward ]. Robson and
Thomas G.. Howe. the candidates for the
Republican mayOralty nomination in the
recent primary, an executive committee
Of fifteen will be chosen. Five men will
be named by each II the three leaders.
This committee viii he empowered to
smooth ont organization difficulties such
as the selection Of ward committeeman
ard election boards.
ALL FORCES TO
WORK TOGETHER.
The settlement had all the earmarks
Of n genuine Aet-tO gether and partial
abandonment by Shank and most Of his
chief advisers Of the position that the
Robson and Howe workers should not
be recognized 1t appeared to be the In
tent OF all concerned to whip Il real
organization into line as rapidly as pos
siblc in order that the start which Demo
Gratis have obtained In the mobilization
Of their forces may be equaled.
From all that could be learned there
was only one hitch In the arrangement.
This came thro gh the report that D.
Hodgin stin refuses to become a party
70 any truce with The News -Jewett crowd
1t was reported that be is in Hunting
ton today comforting with Republican
State Chairman +. NJ Wasmuth in an at
tempt TO gain his point with state or
gani7ation assistance.
LEMAUX GOING
on VACATION.
Mr.. Lemaux stated that be intends to
leave for Alanson Mich, on the second lap
Of his vacation Monday evening. Before
that time he INTENDS to hold a confer
ence with Vice Chairman Kingson In
which plans for opening up city beadquar-
ters and starting organization work i'm
mediately will be settled
In announcing his intention to retain
the Craftsmanship Mr.. Lemaux asserted
that they couldn't get together and
rather than let them get into another
knock down-drag -out- fight l decided to
remain"
1t was understood that the peace treaty
was arranged last night after all hope Of
there being only one candidate TO sue
coed Lemaux, in case he resigned, had
vanished. Kingston was favored by the
News Jewett leaders, who believed they
could muster some considerable number
Of votes OF precinct committeeman, and
by most Of the Shank advisers, who de-
sire a united party to the end that their
fight to put Shank over in November
might not he so difficult. However, the
Shank advisers to a man said that if
Hodgin insisted upon being a candidate
they would stick with him.
Meanwhile Mr.. Shank himself Is under
stood to have told Leinaux be would like
to see him remain In the craftsmanship
a means of settling the whole affair.
Lemaux refused at first, hut last night
finally capitulated.