The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-05-14
RETENTION OF OFFICERS
EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
Khan Figures in SquabbIe
With Representatives of
Factions Present-O Official
Ruling Says Voting of
Proxies Is Proper,
BULLETIN

Clyde A Walb, La Grange.
was reelected Republican State
chairman and Frederick E.
Schortemeier, Indianapolis. was
reelected State secretary of the
Republican State committee by
unanimous vote this afternoon.
George Elliott of Newcastle was
seated as Sixth district Republican
chairman by the Republican State
committee today after the district
election in Newcastle. Tuesday was
declared by Clyde A. WaIb, State
chairman. TO be a tie between Elliott
and Harry J. Hanes Of Richmond
1t was reported the vote of the COM
mittee was ten TO three in favor Of
Elliott.
Friends Of Elliott contested cleo
ton Of Hanes when proxy Of Rush
County chairman, Glen Miller. was
not allowed to vote At the meeting
at the SEVERN were Garth Freeman.
Richmond attorney, and. a booster
for Hanes. D. C. Stephenson, for.
mer Grand Dragon of the Ku.Klux
Khan who supported Elliott was
elected from the meeting on plea of
Hanes supporters.
Switch Is Charged
According to statement Of Free
man, Walter c. Bossert. imperial
representative of the Khan in In.
diana, supported Elliott for the Sixth
district craftsmanship. but when he
failed to line up Wayne, Union. Fay
cite and Franklin County chairmen.
he switched his support to Haines.
Freeman was open in his denuncia-
ton Of the Khan, and declared Hanes
an anti-Klan man. Hanes is also
known as a Watson man.
Walb's ruling:
In accordance with the rules and
regulations of the Indiana Repub-
Iican State central committee your
chairman make the following find
ings:
Il. The evidence is clear that
county chairmen Glen Miller of
Rush County gave his proxy to
Charles A. Frazee
. The proxy is properly execut-
ed and shows a clear intent on the
part Of Chairman Miller to clothe
Mr.. Frazee with full power and au-
thority to represent him.
Proxies Proper
20. It was an error to ATTEMPT to
exclude Mr.. Frazee, the proxy hold
er. from the meeting, always having
been the custom to recognize valid
proxies in all organization meetings
and conventions. To hold otherwise
would result in the Acknowledgement
of a political unit
"a. The evidence is clear that Mr..
F'razee was, at the time of the Sixth
District meeting. entitled to vote;
that he did, in fact. vote, and that
his verbal vote was heard in the
meeting.
IS. That as result of the election
there was a tie which has now ex-
listed for twenty-four hours.
Committees Power
''6. That the rules of the State
committee provide that in case of a
deadlock in an election of district
chairman, which deadlock lasts more
than twenty-four hours, the selec-
ton of such district chairman shall
be made by the incoming State cen.
trail committee at its first meeting.
BY reason of the foregoing
now request members of the Repub-
lican State central committee to
proceed to the election of a chair
man for the Sixth District
District chairmen reelected Tues
day:
First-Stewart T. Fisher, Prince
ton, reelected.
Second-Ewing Emison. Vim
cennes, reelected.
Third-Archie Bobbitt, English,
reelected.
Fourth-Daily Mccoy. Versailles.
reelected.
Nebeker Reelected
Fifth-Mark Nebeker, Clinton, re-
elected.
Eighth - Lawrence Cartwright,
Portland. reelected.
Ninth-E. w. Bowen, Delphi. sue
ceeds W. J. Robinson. Lebanon.
Terth-George NJ. Poland. Crown
Point. reelected.
Eleventh-Hurd Hurst, Peru. re-
elected
Twelfth-Lloyd Gates. Columbia
City. reelected.
Thirteenth-E. NJ. Morris. South
Bend. reelected.