The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-05-09
SChortemeier May Head
G. o. P; BookWaIter
Promises Fight.
.EMMELMAN TO RETIRE
Democrats Expecting Quiet
Farley; Boetcher Slated
for Re- election.
BY ARCH STEINEL.

WI SidISS VI OlllCGIS lOE
the Marion County Republic
an Central Committee are to
be presented to party work
ers when they meet at / this
afternoon in the K. of P.
Building to organize for the
November election.
One slate is headed by Frederick
E. Schortemeier, former secretary Of
state. The other by John H. Book
walter, anti-Coffin candidate.
At the same time the Democrats
County Central Committee is ex-
pected to go down the line for re-
election of Walter G. Boetcher as
county chairman in county con-
yention in the Claypool
REmors that Mr.. Boetcher might
not be reelected were discredited
today by prominent party leaders
who seemed to be virtually unani-
nous in sanctioning a second term
for Mr.. Boetcher.
Goett Shift Indicated
The major change in the Demo-
cratic Party's roster may be a shift
OF Henry o. Goett, county commit
tee treasurer, to Twelfth District
chairman. The move is seen as a
possible grooming of Mr.. Goett for
the party Craftsmanship at the next
county convention.
Albert H. Losche may succeed Mr..
Goett.
Other probable selections in the
Democratic convention are: Mrs.
Edna Bingham, for reelection to
vice chairman; Jim Noonan to Sue
coed Joseph Mcnamara as secretary:
Mrs. Nannette Dowd to succeed
Mrs. Albert H. Losche as Twelfth
District vice chairman; Thomas
Haef1ing and Thelma Koesters,
Eleventh District delegates.
Bookwalter Slate Listed
The Bookwalter slate for Repub-
lican county committee includes
Mrs. Samuel Lewis Shank, vice
chairman; Thaddeus r. Baker,
treasurer; Herman Hi1es. secretary:
Harry o. Chamberlin, Twelfth Dis
trict chairman, and Mrs. Michael
Cation, district vice chairman.
Opposed to the Republican reor-
ganization slate are the present
county committee officers, exclusive
of Chairman Wayne Zimmerman,
who is reported ready to step aside
in favor of Mr.. Schortemeier.
They are Mrs. Bloomfield H.
Moore, vice chairman; Edwin Nc
Clure, secretary; Samuel L. Mont
gomery, treasurer.
Gavin Payne Slated
Gavin L. Payne is scheduled to
be Twelfth District chairman with
Mrs. Paul Wetter, vice chairman.
William E. Edwards and Mrs. Aileen
Kidd are to be Eleventh District
delegates.
In some quarters the belief is
strong that "bandwagon" move
ment will attempt to thwart the
success Of the reorganization group
in naming its slate. But Mr.. Book
walter and his associates claim that
they have not quit their fight
against "Cof1nism.
A petition Of candidates named
at the primary was presented to Mr..
Schortemeier urging him to accept
the Guardianship at the convention.
it was learned.
Meyer Quits Group
Howard M. Meyer. Republican Re-
organization Committee chairman,
quit the group yesterday with a
statement declaring he had advised
Mr.. Bookwalter to retire from the
contest.
He pointed to Mr.. Bookwalters
close business relations with Keith
L. Johns, secretary of the Demo-
cratic state committee.
Mr.. Bookwalter today laughed at
Mr.. Meyers comment that Mr..
Johns had prevailed on him to con-
tinue the battle and said, That's
Iunny. Mr.. johns Is just an erll-
rloye Of ours. I have friends, it is
true, in both parties"
District Meetings Next Week
Following the county conventions
each party is to hold a Twelfth
District convention to name officers.
The county Democrats are also to
meet in Eleventh District con-
vention.
All G.. o. P. district conventions,
except the First and Twelfth, are
to be held Tuesday with state COM
mittee reorganization scheduled for
next Saturday.
Ten Democratic district conven-
tons are to be held Wednesday
with state committee reorganization
also scheduled for next Saturday.