The Indianapolis times., 1924-05-22
G. 0. P. PLATFORM
BODY PASSES Up
KU-KLUX ISSUE
No Reference Is Made to
Proposed Repeal Of
Primary Law.

\ Accepting in its entirety draft of
a platform drawn up by "a COM
mittee of fifty" appointed some
time ago for this purpose, the
resolutions committee today was
ready to present the State platform
to the Republican State convention
for ratification.
According to indications, a
minority report on the cooperative
marketing law and the State com
pensation law will be presented on
the floor of the convention. These
minority reports were to be pre-
sented by Harold A. Henderson.
Terre Haute, and w. W. Lambert,
Columbus.
The platform as adopted after
setting out National issues and com
mending the State administration,
sets out planks on labor. agriculture,
taxation, boards and commissions,
women. public funds, education. St
Lawrence River project, emblem and
Senator Watson.
Klan Not Mentioned
No mention was made of the pri-
mary law nor of the Ku-KIux Klan.
According to F. II. Stutsman,
Peru. member of the committee, ev-
cry member favored a repeal of the
primary law and of the absent vot-
ers' law. Desire TO avoid a fight on
the floor of the convention prevent
ed action, it is said.
We're all a set of towards. -
Stutsman told the committee.
We're all agreed as to that" re-
piled Charles Seifert. Washington.
The committee took no action on
a resolution presented by a delega-
ton headed by Edgar G. Brown. col
Ored. Of the United Negro Press.
Labor Resolution Fails
The committee also failed to adopt
a resolution presented by T. n. Tay-
lor. Terre Haute, president of the
State Federation of Labor, and
Adolph Fritz, secretary Of the or
ganization.
IL 1AG Ac-DgA tEHOtuL4OlA p4ON4GC0
change in the workmen's compen-
sation law.
A resolution calling for a more
specific and definite cooperative
marketing law was presented by
the Indiana Farm Federation, but
TO action was taken. The resolu-
ton provided for the passage Of a
standard cooperative marketing
law, giving the farmers Of Indiana
power equal to those in other
States"
Resolution to place a limit of 1 y
per cent on tax levy was voted
down.
The committee was frequently in
terrupted by delegations calling to
present an issue.
Deal Proposed
One such was when E. NJ. Morris,
a member Of the State Central
committee, Tom Slick and Rome
Stephenson, all of the Thirteenth
District, called for the purpose of
making a deal or trade in behalf of
Arthur Gilliom, South Bend, candi-
date for attorney general. Schuy-
Ter Haas. Seventh District chair
man, was called from the committee
and proposition Of a trade of strength
put to him.
We'll boys, you know we have a
candidate of our own from down
here, Edward NJ White, for attor-
ney general. The fact is I am going
to place him in nomination and our
delegates viii have to vote for him
on the first ballot, but after that,
well maybe we can do something
for you" Haas told the boys" from
the Thirteenth.
Members of the committee are: A.
G. Graham, South Bend, chairman,
Thirteenth; A. K. Remmel, Fl.
Wayne, secretary. Twelfth; W. A.
Carson, First: Charles Seifert,
Washington, Second; Arthur Nc
Cart, PaoI, Third: w. W. Lambert,
Columbus, Fourth: Harold A. Hen
derson, Terre Haute. Fifth; Fred c.
Cause, Newcastle, Sixth; Schuyler
A. Haas, Indianapolis. Seventh;
George W. CrOmer. Muncie, Eighth;
E. E. Pruitt, Delphi, Ninth; E. NJ.
Norton, Crown Point, Tenth; f. NJ.
Stutsman, Peru. Eleventh.