The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-11-30
Republicans Change Pilots
at 'Hurry-Up' Session of
Machine Clique.
BY BEN STERN

BY BEN STERN
Government by the few continued
today in the Marion county and
Seventh district Republican organ
izations, with the faces peering from
the drivers seat changed, but the
motor still bearing the stamp OF
George V. Coffin.
Flying from the radiator cap Is a
new pennant bearing the slogan
enunciated at the meeting Friday
night by Omer Hawkins, retiring
county chairman - Lets Hurry
Along"
Irritated because some of the pre-
cinct committeeman, refusing to be
.stampeded, contested the reading OF
the ward vote, Coffln's chief ma
chinist rose to his great moment
and pleaded:
NOW, ladies and gentlemen, don't
let's have any one get up and dis
pute these votes and delay the elec-
tion-let's hurry along"
Hugg Is County Chairman
The organization, which Friday
night, at the bidding of the absent
Coffin, elected Martin Hugg, In
dianapol:s attorney and counsel for
the school board, county chairman.
and william L. Taylor, former at
torney- general and president of tie
state bar association, district chair
man, hurried along"
It hurried SO fast that Hawkins,
who as county chairman was sup
posed to be the driver, got his feet
entangled in the pedals and his
hands locked in the wheel and per-
mitted the names of Albert Uhl,
president of the Marion Club; Tod
Young, former Seventh ward
chairman, and Schuyler Mowrer'
president of the G. o. P. veterans
organization, to be placed in nomi-
nation.
The county meeting was calico
by Hurry Along" Hawkins, VINO
read his resignation.
It's Hurried Along"
The machine was too eager, and
before nomination could be made,
Herman Campbell of the Allied Coal
Company sprang to his feet and
said, II move the nomination be ac-
cepted," and another voice shouted,
1T second the nomination.
Amidst the laughter, Hurry
Along" recognized Albert L. Pauley
who, as chairman of the resolutions
committee, a moment before he'd
put through a gag rule declaring
that "all resolutions introduced be
referred to his committee without
comment"
Parley nominated Martin Hugg.
III a flash James L. Kingsbury, for
mer state representative, nominated
Mowrer.
Amidst the cries Of throw him
out" William Yule nominated Tod
Young. and Ed Hart, Shoeman,
nominated Albert Uhl.
Hugg Far ii Lead
Several were, on their feet all this
time yelling that the nominations
be closed. They we're, and it was
realized no nomination had been
seconded. Amidst shouting the Sec
onds were made and the vote by
wards called for.
william Edwards, First ward
chairman, read his vote as Hugg, 35;
Uhl, 2; Young, 5, and Mowrer, 0. .
Yule called for poll of the First
ward. but no action was taken.
At the close of the second ward
vote. James w. Shaw challenged the
poll and the recount was made with
the result the same: Hugg, %, and
Mowrer, S.
It was then that Hawkins pleaded:
Let's hurry along"
Like cIockwork, the machinery
ran along with shouts arising as the
Hugg total of 457 votes was an
nounced. Uhl received Is votes,
Young s and Wowrer IA.
Out of a total of 664 precinct
committeeman and women, but 504
votes were cast, the remaining $50
I'D not vote or were absent.
Several Not Notified
Afterwards it was learned that Il
number of committeeman were not
notified in time to attend the meet
ing.
Hugg was introduced by Hawkins
and in a short speech pleaded for
party solidarity and asked that the
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