The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-15
c. 0. P. FEUD
IS STIRRED Up
BY ROBINSON
Senator's Move to Seize
Control of Party
ArouSeS Ire.
BY JAMES DOSS
BY JAMES DOSS
Times staff Writer

Senator Arthur R. Robinson may
cause so much antagonism by his
sudden desire to control the Repub-
lican party in Indiana that he may
find himself opposed for the senate
nomination in the convention next
month.
Apparently feeling that he is the
real head of the party in the state
and consequently should select his
own state chairman, the senator is
reported to have launched a quiet,
but determined, campaign to GUST
Don Irwin, Frankfort, the incum-
bent chairman.
The senator's bid for nomination
has included the sending around as
undercover men of two lieutenantS
who are more or less tarred with
the khan brush, and who have been
sounding out the reaction to the
chairman candidacy of Noel Neal,
Noblesville, former appellate court
judge.
Many Are Mystified
Many Republicans frankly are
mystif1ed by Lii Arthur's" sudden
desire for dominance since they
point out, he has things completely
his own way in the Republican
senate race.
Experienced political observers say
that Robinson is being used as a
tool by former Governor James P.
Goodrich, even though Robbie
doesn't know it, and that develop
ments the last few days in prepare
tion for reorganization of the state
committee tomorrow really are the
result of Goodrich's glancing toward
the time when the G. o. P. may re-
turn to power nationally.
BY gaining control of the Indi-
ana G.. O. P through Robinson, they
point out, Goodrich would put him
self in a position to use the Indi-
ana delegation to the national con-
vention for bartering purposes. Not
for his own candidacy, of course,
but for that of whenever he might
put in with"
Ingratitude Is Charged
Many Republicans are reported
to feel that the Robinson Goodrich
maneuvers in trying to grab con-
troll of the party reveal ingratitude
on the part of the former and may
result in such revulsion of feeling
within the party that strong
anti Robinson movement might be
started that would jeopardize his
senate chances.
Outcome of the chairman and
vice-chairman elections today in the
Fifth, Twins home district, may
serve as a barometer to the strength
of the Robinson-G Goodrich bid, which
many observers believe will be
abortive The Tenth district, the
home district of Goodrich and for
mer Senator James E. Watson, Rob-
inSon's bitter political foe, also will
be the scene of a "tip-off election. u
Much of the Robinson work has
been carried on by Walter Bossert,
Liberty attorney, and Ora Davies,
Kokomo, former state treasurer.
Irwin Succeeded Morgan
Davies secuted the Lake county
organizati ton election last week and
also has been active in the Second
district. Bossert has been doing
plenty of political gumshoeing in
several districts, it is reported.
Irwin, whom Robbie" hopes to
displace, became state chairman two
years ago when the present organi-
cation was set up largely by the
dictates of Jim Watson.
The incumbent chairman took the
post when Ivan Morgan, Austin can
ner, was given the gate after he re-
fused repeatedly to resign.
Results in ten district meetings
today will decide the strength of the
Robinson bid for control.
The Twelfth, which includes In
dianapolis, was reorganized last
week and the Robinson forces didn't
win anything in the election Of
Gavin Payne and Mrs. Paul Wetter
as chairman and vice chairman, re-
SDectiVelv.