The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-18
State c. 0. P.
ACTS TO CURB J
PARTY BOSSES
Rules Give Personal Right
of Appeal to Barred
Committeeman.
FAVOR ONE CONVENTION
Move for Separate Farley
to Nominate Judges
Is Opposed.
FAVOR ONE CONVENTION
BY BEN STERN

Rules tying the hands of any
county committee chairman who
desires to retain autocratic control,
and augmenting rules for direct APP
peal previously adopted by the Re-
publican state committee were to be
presented for adoption 1t the state
committee meeting today by Ralph
Kane. indianapolis attorney. head
ing a committee from the Marion
Club.
Kane's proposal would provide for
a personal appearance before the
committee of the organization
member taking the appeal. Under
the present rule, adopted in Feb
ruary, 1929. the appeal is tried and
determined solely upon affidavits.
In addition to consideration of
new rules, the committee is asked to
act upon the request of the state
bar association for separate conven-
ton sessions for the nomination of
supreme and appellate courts
judges.
Expense Is Snag
Indications are that the commit
tee VIII not be in favor of separate
convention sessions because of the
added expense to delegates who
must attend one convention and
then return to Indianapolis for a
second convention.
Sec. IS, Art. 2, of the state Con-
Stitution, it is claimed, already
makes a separate judicial election
possible. if desired.
The Republican state convention
this year probably will be held in
the first or second week of June.
1t was held May 1928, 1928, but
due to the number of other con-
ventions in the city late in May it
would be difficult to accommodate
the delegates, committee members
said.
Proposal Is Important
The Kane proposal, which is oa
the utmost importance in Marion
county, where the county chairman
under the Coffin control has abso-
Lutte custer power provides:
Precinct and vice committeeman
shall be subject to removal only for
neglect of duty, ineff1ciency, or dis
loyalty to the Republican party, on
written charges filed with the sec
rotary of the committee, specifying
the grounds upon which such re-
moval is sought and upon at least
three days notice to the accused
OF the filing of such charges and
time and place of hearing.
The accused party shall be en-
titled to a hearing before the COM
mlttee and may appear in person
and by attorney and If removed
shall have the right of appeal from
the decision of the county commit
tee to the state committee. Such
appeal TO the state committee shall
be presented and prosecuted under
the rules Of the state committee
governing appeals to such commits
tee from the action of any subord-
mate subdivision of the party or
ganization."
Would Curb Boss
Adoption of this rule would abb
rogate the arbitrary power now
vested in the county chairman"
Kane declared.
William l.. Taylor, Seventh dis
trict chairman, declared he would
favor the rule.
1t has been charged repeatedly
during the Coffin control that both
Coffin and Omer Hawkins, when
county chairnen, simply banned the
presence of any precinct committee
men not in accord with their pro-
gram.
In many instances, it was said.
formal custer was not even resorted
TO, but armed deputy sheriffs re-
fused insurgent committeeman &C
cess to the meeting place.
Other rules to be presented for
approval to the state committee
we're written in order to abide by
the 1929 statute giving women an
equal vote in party affairs.
HiC fly-Oy- NlShtS
Control Of Republican clubs and
organization auxiliaries, which In
many instances are merely "fy-by-
night" societies for the purpose of
collecting contributions, will be at
tempted in rule providing that
any club which desires to be author
lied as a political organization must
obtain certi1cation and approval
from the state committee.
Another rule provides that ma
jority Of the political organization
will comprise a quorum. The
present rule provides for attendance
of a majority of political units.
which in the state committee viii
mean that fourteen members will bs
required to be present instead Of
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