The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-06
STRIFE MARKS
CONTROL MOVE
or INSURGENTS
Coffin Leaders Watching
Storm: Democratic Camp
Peaceful.
BY BEN STERN

BY BEN STERN
Fractional strife existed today in
both parties as insurgent groups
planned methods Of obtaining con-
troll at reorganization meetings
Saturday afternoon.
While the Democratic county
leaders have their organization well
in hand and are confident their
program of personnel will be &C
cepted, the Coffin leaders OF the
Republican party watched gatner-
ing storm clouds.
The particular storm cloud winch
is alarming George v. Cofhn ana
his aids IS Ralph B. Gregg, out
standing young Republican leader
and attorney, who is backed Tor the
county Craftsmanship by the respec-
table element of the party.
This group is frankly suspicious
of the new front being offered them
by Coffin in Edgar Hart, local bust
ness man who allied himself with
the discreidted boss when he was
named Fourth ward chairman ana
when his brother-in-law, L. Lynn
Locsdon. was slated for the treas
urer nomination. it is charged.
May Make Switch
There is much talk about the pos
sibility that at the last moment
Coffin leaders will run in Clinton
Givan. former organization judge,
and drop Hart at the meeting in
the K. of p. building at p. m.
Younger Republicans are support
ing Gregg, who advanced a five
point program which he said ne
would carry through if elected. That
is winning high praise.
The reform group is angry at the
desertion of William Henry Harri-
son. Twelfth district congressional
nominee. to the Coffin standard.
Harrison attended the meeting of
Coffin nominees held in the Office
of Schuyler Haas. Seventh district
chairman. Thursday night and
pledged fealty to Coffin and Hart,
it was reported.
Eleven anti-Cofin nominees to-
day adopted resolution protesting
election of Hart as county chair
man.
Claim Leadership Right
1.-The Republican candidates who
have no factional Affiliations have a
right to a leadership that will guar
antee reorganization free from ma
chine control" they declared. ANY
other leadership only will add to
the difficulties of the election.
Coffin has never, in the past,
agreed to any leadership which he
could not control. They very fact
that his representatives are bring
ing out Hart is PROOF positive that
Hart should not be chosen"
The resolution further states that
Coffin has hidden behind false
fronts in the past, and his kind of
party government is repugnant to
the American ideal of government.
Coffin has not decided upon the
successor to Haas in the Twelfth
district, if there is to be a change
of district chairman. The name of
Schuyler Mowrer. 1880 congressional
candidate, has been advanced for
the post of Marion county represen-
tative in the Eleventh district con-
vention next Tuesday.
Payne Declines Offer
The Coffin group had at first in
tended to name Gavin L. Payne,
prominent broker, as county chair
man, but Payne declined.
Irving Lemaux, banker and for
mer state committee treasurer. also
is being slated for the district
Craftsmanship by Coffin opponents,
but has not indicated whether he
will accept.
The Democratic committee has
not decided yet on its districts and
county setups.
H. Nathan Swain is expected TO
be reelected county chairman, Gus
Mueller. secretary, and E. Howard
Caughran, treasurer. at the reor-
ganization meeting in the Claypool
assembly room at l Saturday.
Miss Fay Terrill. county vice
chairman, will not be a candidate
for reelection because she holds a
post in the Office of the state super
intendent Of public instruction.
Mention is being made of Mrs.
Frank T. Dowd. Second ward vice
chairman. for this position.
Two Names Mentioned
Two names are heard for the
Twelfth district Craftsmanship, Will
liam j. Mooney, prominent Demo-
cratic leader and businessman, and
Leo WEIGH, banker and city council
man. Mrs. Carl E. Wood is ex-
pected to be reelected Twelfth dis
trict ice-chairman.
E. Kirk Mckinney. city chairman.
will not be candidate for the dis
trict post. he declared.
Eleventh district representative
may be Hendricks Kenworthy. Ninth
ward chairman, and Mrs. Marcia
Murphy, Perry township chair
man.
Births