The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-05-04

ENARION county party managers
WI today let tabulations 60 by the
board and went into huddles to dis
cusS available timber 1or election as
county and district chairmen and
secretary and treasurer at reor-
ganization meetings Saturday after
noon.
The job is comparatively easy IN
the Democratic or anization. for H.
I Nathan Swain, p--Sent county chair
man. is slated for reelection. as are
Gus Mueller. secretary. and Z. How
ard Coughram. treasurer
+ The only difficulty seems TO be
over the Twelfth district chairman
and Marion county representatives
on the Eleventh district committee
Meredith Nicholson. incumbent
district chairman, has not indicated
+ that he cares to be reelected and
/ Swain and (. Kirk Mckinney are
emphatic in their refusal Of the
post
Adolph Seidensticker. prominent
! attorney and counsel for the state
/ bureau of criminal identification
and investigation. has been men
toned for the district berth. AS an
appointee Of Frank Mayr Jr., Sec
rotary of state, Seidensticker, it is
said. would not vote for reelection
of R. Earl Peters as state chairman
at the state committee reorganiza-
] 4
There IS a demand that either
Swain or Mckinney take the post,
which would work in we'll with their
present duties. but both declare that
they do not want the added bur
den
Selection Of two, a man and a
woman. to represent the eastern
part Of Marion county in the Elev-
enth district reorganization, May II
is also a problem. It had been the
original intention to name Hen
bricks Kenworthy. Ninth ware
chairman. but his activity in behalf
of Walter Myers. senatorial aspi-
rant has resulted in much criti-
cism and the committeeman from
the eastern division may elect some
other worker.
George v. Coffin. Republican boss
is in a quandary over the fllling OF
all the offices. except secretary. It Is
intimated. Early returns seem tc
indicate that Coffin has had suffl-
Gent number Of committeeman re-
elected to assure his continued con-
troll.
It is almost a certainty that
Wayne Zimmerman, his adept COM
nittee secretary. will be reelected
but Clyde Robinson, present county
chairman. will bow himself out oil
the picture because of illness.
A feeler has been sent out fol-
Gavin Payne, prominent broker ano
businessman, as the possible success
sor. but the dope is that he doesn't
want the arduous job.
Ed Hart. young Republican lead
err. and Fourth ward chairman, Il
mentioned, as is Ralph Gregg, who
constantly has allied himself with
the anti-Coffin group. Gregg, 1t i
said. would be a good bet. but COT
i'm is expected to refuse him.
Some are saying that emboldenec
with his victory in the primary Cir
which apparently only his organiza-
ton vote came OUT Cap may offel
himself for the Craftsmanship.
The dope is that Coffin may ex'
perience some difficulty in getting
Schuyler Haas to give up the dis
trict Craftsmanship. And many o
the dyed-in-t he-wool Coffin com
mitteemen are urging that Haas b.
retained-but it is quite probable IL
the face o. demands for a change
Cap may give the boys new fig
urehead.
Schuyler Mowrer, 1880 congress
slonal candidate, is being advanced
for Marion county representative
on the Eleventh district G. o. P
committee, and may get the call be.
cause he is a good front.