The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-15
INTEREST OF WAYNE
FARMERS CENTERS
ON MEETING TONIGHT

Interest of the Wayne county fal-
mers Saturday was centered on the
meeting called for s o'clock Saturday
night in the county courthouse where
the alleged opposition to the re-elec-
ton of ]. L. Dolan is to be investi-
gated Tom Coleman, state leader OF
county agents, is to be present in per-
son for the meeting, all officials and
a number of the members of the farm
bureau have received special notice,
and members of the county board OF
education also will sit with the meet
ing, it is announced.
The meeting was called Friday by
County President Everett HUT.
A committee of three farm bureau
members, Everett Hunt, Whitewater,
county president, Ed Deitemeyer, Rich
mond, county secretary, and Isiah
F'ricker of Cambridge City, met early
Saturday morning to discuss rumors
concerning the reelection of Mr.. Do
Ian. Dolan's reelection has been rec
commended by the Purdue authorities
and requested by the county farm bu-
reau, the township farmers aSsocia-
tons, and various breeders or other
farmers associations of the county
One rumor, that Mr.. Dolan had with
drawn his name from consideration as
a candidate, was denied Friday
Send Telephone Messages.
Telephone messages were sent to
township trustees Saturday afternoon
by Mr.. Fricker, apprising them of the
situation, especially of the many con-
Trajectory rumors, and urging them to
be present this evening to hear all the
evidence and to assist in clearing up
the matter.
Representative Richmond citizens
and officials of the civic organizations
were visited by the other two commit
teemen, Mr.. Deitemeyer and Mr..
Hunt, during the afternoon, and invit-
ed to attend the meeting to hear the
expressions of farm bureau members
and to state the feeling in the city
and among their acquaintance, re
! garding the county agent.
In addition to letters announcing
the meeting, which were sent to all
communities Friday night word was
sent by telephone on the same night
to one farmer in each community
with a request to notify his neighbors
Williams Leaves City
| 1t was learned early Saturday morn
! ing that Mr.. Williams, who is chair
man of the county board of education
and upon whom rests responsibility
! for calling the meeting next Thursday
/ which is to consider the county agenr
election, has left the city for a few
days.
Il am no longer concerned with this
matter" said Mr. Williams Friday @
have been trying to get a compromise
between three factions, but it ha.
gone too far now and l have washed
my hands of the whole affair. There
is strong opposition to Mr.. Dolan botI
in and out of the county, but l an
neutral and have been trying to max,
peace.
Every proposition | have presented
every one of which has been presented
by others, has failed and l can nj
longer do anything.
Mr.. Williams denies that he toll
Raymond Farsi that the members 0
three civic. organizations of Richmond
l-Kiwanis, Rotary and the Ministerial
association-were opposing Mr.. Dc
Ian, saying that instead he had mad
exactly the opposite statement, tina
he understood they were supportin!
Mr.. Dolan
Coleman Expected.
Mr.. Coleman, state county agen
leader, who denied in telephone cor
versation Thursday that he had 'prac
tically withdrawn his recommendation
of Mr.. Dolan," was expected to arriv
in Richmond by 4 o'clock Saturda,
afternoon.
The election of the county agent i
scheduled for July 20, the matter hay
ing been postponed until then by tn