The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-07-31
C. 0. P. OUTING
TO Be MECCA
OF CANDIDATES
20 Already Mentioned for
Governors Nomination
in Next Election.
BY JAMES DOSS
Times Stah Writer


Candidates and potential candi-
dates for the Republican nominal
ton for Governor will be stumbling
over each others feet this weekend
when the Republican Editorial AsSo-
citation holds its annual mid-sum-
mer outing at Lake WaWasee.
In a situation somewhat similar
to that Of prohibition days when the
bootleggeTs we're so thick they sold
to each other, the Republican as
pirants viii be trying TO sell each
other on the idea of getting out of
the picture.
The gathering will be far greater
than last year and the demand for
reservations has been so heavy at
the Sphinx Wawasee Hotel, cOnven-
ton headquarters, that all rooms
are taken and it will be necessary
for many visitors to stay at nearby
hotels.
Score Being Mentioned
It would require too much space
to list here the possibilities or cam
didates for Governor who will attend
the two-day session Friday and Sat-
urday
Raymond Springer, ConnersvIlle,
is certain to be there. Likewise is
Ralph Gates, Columbia City. In any
event, If they are unable to attend.
they will be we'll represented by
lieutenants who are pressing their
cause.
At this time, they are regarded as
two of the outstanding possibilities
for the nomination. although there
are at least a score being mentioned.
Evans Hat Is in Ring
H H. Evans. Newcastle, and
George Freyermuth, South Bend
mayor are both announced candi-
dates and are expected to attend.
So is F. Harold Van Orman. for
mer Lieutenant Governor, who also
is an announced candidate and who
was host at Decatur. Ill, to the Hoo
sier delegation to the grass roots"
convention in June.
One important figure in Indiana
Republican politics will be missing
He is Arthur Robinson, former
United States Senator, who is men,
toned both for the Governor NOM
ination and for the presidency IN
1886.
Robinson in Europe
The ex-senator has gone to Eu-
rope on the Nazi liner Bremen, but
his lieutenants who we're sounding
out sentiment at the grass roots"
parley will be at Lake WawaSee -
take care of his interests.
Robinson, one of the stanchest
of the Old Guarders, was on the
Bremen the other night when the
hatred against the Nazis broke out
in a riot.
: There we're reports today that the
young Republican organization
headed by Elmer Sherwood will at
tempt to play an important part IN
the meeting They have reserved
approximately 20 rooms and are go
ing to have large attendance. The
Sherwood group also went to the
grass roots" parley, but did not get
all the recognition they sought.
Probe Committee to Report
The probe committee" of the edi-
torial association, it is said, is sched-
uled to make report at the meet
ing on the alleged bipartisan activ-
tiles of the Republican State CON-
mittee heads.
The probe committee" is COM
IF Il
some time ago to make an investi-
CATION of these alleged activities.
However. it is regarded as ex-
trenely likely that they will return
no finding of any kind. The move,
political observers declare, is but a
renewal of the abortive efforts of
former Senator Robinson to regain
control of the party machinery.
Halleck. Hayes to Speak
Ex-Senators Robinson and James
Eli Watson never had any love for
each other and the latter now is in
the aScendency in the party coun-
CHS, even though there were some
complaints at the grass roots" af-
fair about his dominance.
The oratorical fireworks for the
Friday and Saturday night dinners
will be supplied by Charles Halleck,
only Republican Congressman from
Indiana, and Edward Hayes, former
national commander of the Amer
lean Legion.
Inasmuch as Mr. Hayes. a resident
of Decatur. Ill. was one of the prin-
cipals at the grass roots" parley,
an echo of the sentiments voiced
there are expected when he speaks
Saturday night at the windup
session.