The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-16
COFFIN ALLIES
GIRD TO GRAB
STATE POWER
Clash With Watson Forces
Today for Control
of Committee.
POLAND, ROGERS UP
Robinson and KIan Arrayed
Against Senior Senator
in Contest.
POLAND, ROGERS UP

Senator James E. Watson and
Arthur Il. Robinson compromised
in the battle over Republican
State chairman this afternoon and
agreed that Henry w. Marshall,
publisher of the Lafayette Journal
and Courier. should be named, it
was reported after the Senators
had talked between indianapolis
and Washington by long distance
telephone.
F'lattered by primary success, the
Coffin -Robinson-Klan triumvirate
today fought for control of the Re
publican State central committee.
The State Craftsmanship was at
stake when thirteen Republican
district chairmen, eight of them
newly elected, and numbering for
mer lieutenants of D. c. Stephen
son in their fold. convened in their
biennial reorganization meeting at
the Severin this afternoon.
George M. Poland of Crown Point,
collector of customs, who was dis
placed Tuesday as Tenth district
chairman, was the choice of forces
aligned with George v. Coffin, new
Seventh district chairman. Senator
Arthur R. Robinson and Stephen
sons proteges.
RumOr Coffin Ambitious
Eliza Rogers of Lebanon, new
chairman of the Ninth District, was
the man behind whom Senator Wat
sons forces we're being marshaled
by Watson'S campaign manager, M.
Bert Thurman.
The craftsmanship itself was not
regarded as important as the align
ment of forces in the contest. If
the committee follows precedent,
the new State chairman will be an
nouaeed as the unanimous choice
of the committee.
The gossip persisted that Coffin
himself was ambitious for the State
craftsmanship. His control over the
219 State convention delegates of
Marion County placed him in posi-
ton to make trades with district
chairmen for their support in the
committee meeting and was a source
Of concern to his opponents.
Coffin'S dictates to his army of
delegates in the State convention
may spell the success or defeat of
candidates in close races, it was
pointed out, making it opportune
for district chairmen to court his
favor.
Robinson Arrives
Thurman expressed confidence of
Rogers election, declaring only
three district heads were openly
against him-Cc fin, in the Seventh;
David Hoover, Elkhart, in the
Thirteenth, who is pledged to sup
port John T. Norman, now treas
urer of the State committee, and
John Killigrew, in the Tenth, who
is pledged to support Poland.
Senator Robinson came from
Washington this morning to take
hand in the conferences. Todd
Young, one of his managers, had
handled his interests in his absence.
Thurman was in frequent COM
munication by telephone Tuesday
night with Senator Watson, who evil
IDENTIFY was taken unawares by the
proportions of the junior Senator's
movement to control election of the
new State chairman.
Split Two Years Old
Personnel Of the central commit
tee as a result of Tuesdays district
elections is: First district, Bruce
Cooper, Stewartsville, succeeding
Stuart T. Fisher, Princeton; Second,
Ewing Emison, Vincennes, re-elect-
ed; Third, Charles Brown, Paoli,
reelected; Fourth, Harry E. Nichols,
Madison, reelected; Fifth, Mark
Nebeker, Clinton, reelected; Sixth,
Clarence Brown, Richmond, re-
elected; Seventh, Coffin, succeeding
Schuyler A. Haas; Eighth, Frank
Gordon, Bluffton, succeeding Law
renee Cartwright, Portland; Ninth,
Rodgers, succeeding E. w. Bowen,
Delphi; Tenth, Killigrew, succeeding
Foland; Eleventh, James Showalter,
Wabash, succeeding Jesse L. Muir
den, Peru; Twelfth, John Yaeger,
Wolcottville, succeeding Ralph
Gates, Columbia City, and Thir-
teenth, Hoover, succeeding E. M.
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