The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-14
NOV. II, 1884
YOUNG C. 0. P.
LEADERS SEEK
COFFIN CUSTER
Crushing Defeat in County
Brings Cry for New
Organization.
BY JAMES DOSS
Times stan Writer

E4N0dlAN NAAE % AAlt OAleldA4AAlal
manifestations Of the election az.
termath. in regard 20 Marion county
is the rumbling Of discomfort among
the younger Republicans over the
leadership Of the party.
u has been said that the crush
ing defeat Of Walter Pritchard, tbs
Republican mayor nominee, mean,
political oblivion for George V
Boss Coffin.
The anti-Coffin faction points
out that Boss" Coffin backed Mr.
Pritchard and Mr.. Pritchard took
a sound drubbing Ergo. the Boss
is washed up politically.
Too ready acceptance Of that
argument is 70 discount the quail
ties which have enabled the Boss
on other occasions to come back af-
ter he had taken a whipping.
Coffin Keeps Silence
However. there does appear 10 be
a grave doubt that the Boss" will
be able TO control the next primary
or convention with ease, because OF
the disafection among the younger
element Of the Republican party.
The Boss" himself IS not what
one might describe as a loose talker.
Consequently. his feelings about his
political future are not any too well
known. but the best thought is that
the old stag Will not take flight at
the onset Of the young bucks Of the
party.
Il IS no secret that some of the
younger Republican candidates feel
that they didn't get the best Of
deals from the organization which
controls the Republican party. be-
cause the Boss" and his boys didn't
want the candidates to get any
ideas.
In other words, the theory is that
the Boss" knew the Democrats
we're going TO win and consequently.
there wasn't any point in letting
the younger candidates look too
good. This alleged dumping was
said 10 have taken place in the leg
islative races.
Emmelman's Future In Doubt
OF course, to bring up the ques-
ton Of disposing Of the Boss" also
brings up the question of Wayne
Emmelman's future. Mr. Emmel-
man. the Republican county chair
man. IS a comparatively young man.
Hence on the score of age, he can
not be ranked with the old guard
leaders like the Boss" and Gavin
L. Payne. the Twelfth district Re-
publican chairman. However. to
paraphrase the political dictum
about Maine:
las Coffin goes. so goes Emmel-
man"
The Boss" is credited with put
ting him in as chairman, so if the
Boss" IS relegated to the political
background. it would be logical for
Mr. Emmelman also to sit back and
relax.
PAYNE Also Under Fire
Boss" Coffin alone is not the
target of the younger Republican
element. There have been some
complaints voiced about Mr.. Payne's
leadership also. However, if there
is a concerted effort for a general
housekeeping in the G. o. P. lead
ership. Mr.. Payne may not present
as formidable a problem as the
Boss" because the district leader is
reported to have stated before the
election. If We don't win this time, ="
I'm through.
However. he might put up a
fight and stick TO the Boss. -
He did when Senator Arthur R.
Robinson committed the prize tao
teal blunder of trying to wrest con-
troll of the state committee from
the younger group of state leaders
who now hold the reins.
The Boss" controlled the four
committee votes from the Eleventh
and Twelfth districts and the Sem
ator couldn't get one of them,
despite all manner of pleas to the
man who made him politically.
The move to unSeat the Boss al
-eady has gained some momentum,