The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-02-24
State C. 0. P.
DECLINES TO
RAP JACKSON
Action on Demands Made
for Resignation Held to
Be Outside Province
ADAMS STIRS STORM
Committee 0. K. Is Given
Watson; Senator May
Enter Ohio Race.
BY ROBERT BEARD

The Republican State committee
gave clear indication that it will not
be embroiled, with its consent, in
the Statewide demand for Cover
nor Ed Jackson's resignation, when
it politely picked two flies from the
ointment OF party peace at Thurs
days meeting at the SEVERN. This
was the outstanding political de
velopment of the week.
The treSpass upon a session in
tended solely for adoption of reso-
luton indorSing Senator James E.
Watsons presidential campaign was
accomplished by communications
from Thomas H. Adams, Vincennes
publisher and Republican inSurgent.
and Arthur K. Remmel, editor of
the Republican FIT. Wayne News
Sentinel.
They dared the committee to call
upon Jackson for his resignation. in
light of evidence presented in the
Governors trial on a charge of con-
spring to offer a bride to former
Governor Warren T. McCray.
Outside Committee Povince
A half hours due deliberation"
brought the report that by unani-
nous vote Of the ten committeeman
present, action demanded in the let
tiers was entirely without the prov
ince of the Republican State COM
mittee."
The announcement. although an
ticipated, was regarded as Signifi-
cant, in that a score or more Of
influential Republican editors
throughout the State. to say nothing
of the Democratic journalists. &C
copied the committees refusal to in
terest itself in the jackson matter
as a reply to one and all.
Further, it was regarded as an
officially approved rule of conduct
for such Republican candidates for
public office as court the esteem OF
the organization.
Certainty of Adams entry in the
race for the Republican nomination
for Governor gave promise of bring
ing a crosS-fire on Jackson. the Re
publican organization, and political
corruption. The barrage, to date,
has been directed almost entirely
from Democratic lines.
Nothing for Adams to Lose
Four Republican gubernatorial
candidates already in the field have
been guarded in their remarks,
mindful of organization approval.
Adams. it is agreed, has nothing
to hope for in this direction and
so nothing to lose.
The committees resolution warm
ly indorsing Watson's presidential
aspirations and the Watson-for-
President banquet at the Columbia
Club served to convince many skep-
tics that the senior Senator's presi-
Dental efforts are sincere and not
intended primarily to capture the
Indiana delegates to the national
Republican convention.
Simultaneous with the filing of
Watsons name for the preference
M. Bert Thurman, WatSon's cam
paign manager. announced plans
are under way for presenting Wat
sons name in other States. Thur
man goes to Washington sunday to
confer with Watson and his capitol
friends along this line.
May Enter Ohio Race
West Virginia and Ohio are con-
Sidered as the most likely States
for Watson'S primary entries. Thur
man indicated the Ohio campaign,
if undertaken, would be directed so
as not to embarraSS the cause of
Watson's colleague. Senator Frank
B. Willis. The Ohioan is under
stood not to oppose an effort by
Watson, Lowden or Dawes for sec
ond choice votes.
The Washington conferences also
will include the ACCESSIBILITY of en-
tering Kentucky, Missouri and Ok
lahoma, where, Thurman declares,
Watson has substantial following
and where the absence of primaries
would make it necessary to work for
delegates to State conventions.
Believing the Republican presi-
Dental situation bears strong symp-
toms of going into a deadlock in the
national convention, Watson sup
porters believe the veteran Hoosier
Senator is in a position not to be
underestimated.