The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-24
EDITORS TO
TRY OUSTING
c. Q. T. HEAD
Group Will Demand That
WaIb Quit as State
Chairman.
AT STATE CONVENTION
Also Move Against Mrs.
Wheatcraft, Cartwright.

The resignation of clyde Walb
chairman of the Republican State
committee, OF Mrs. Vivian Tracy
Wheatcraft, vice chairman, and of
Lawrence Cartwright, chairman Of
the executive committee, will be de-
manded when the convention meets
here Thursday, if plans formulated
by a group Of Republican and in.
dependent editors, who have pledged
themselves to the purging Of the
party are carried out, Just what
form the demand will take and to
whom it will be made is not dis
closed.
A group Of valiant and determined
editors have decided that the saliva
ton Of their party depends uuon its
divorcing itself from the influences
represented by these party officials.
They believe that the time mas come
when control Of the party must be
with those who cannot profit 10y
their position.
II has long been known that Cart,
wright's desire to influence the high.
way commission has been very dis
tasteful to these who place the party
and the State above personal gain
The objection to Walb seems to lie
in the fact that he has used his Of
fetal position to the detriment Of
that which this group Of editors
holds constitutes good government.
The objection to Mrs. Wheatcraft
has not, as yet, been disclosed by
the editors.
Want "Clean House"
Sensing a growing feeling Of dis
trust on the part Of 1ndiana's Re.
publican voters. those in charge Of
the movement have decided to give
the party leaders an opportunity to
clean house.
When disruption OF the State
highway commission was threatened
| these editors met with Governor
| Jackson in the Claypool and pre-
sented facts to him which had been
carefully investigated as to truth
and veracity. The Governor, so it Is
said, asked for a conference at which
he might go into the matter at
length, but did not appear a. the
time set. Since that time he has
made no effort to meet with the edi-
tors and haA refused to comply
with a request on the part OF the
group that the Governor appoint II
commission to investigate all charges
brought. This request was present
81 % To INTilI n
ner of the Rushville Republican, act
ing as secretary for the other editors,
Orr Under Fire
Lawrence Orr, head Of the State
board of accounts. is also under
criticism by these editors.
Legal advisers to the editors fail
to see the grounds on which Orr re-
fused to sanction the use Of the gaso.
line tax fund money IN Parke County
for tho payment of an obligation to
the highway commission Mr.. Gil
liom, the attorney general, in an
opinion rendered, held such trans
fer legal.
Promise Is given of lively ses-
sion Of the resolutions committee
when the party platform is consid
cred. 1t is believed by those in po.
sltion to know the facts that q de-
mand will be made for repeal OF the
absent voters bill and that the pri
mary law will come in for some dis
cussion and remedial action.
In discussing the activities Of the
group one of it's members gave as
surance that the editors were moved
only by q desire to correct a condi
ton that has become unbearable and
that unless corrected they would re-
fuse to support the party nominee