Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1914 — PLANS BEING MADE FOR STATE CONVENTION [ARTICLE]

PLANS BEING MADE FOR STATE CONVENTION

Precinct Committeemen Asked to Attend School to Be Held Under* Able Leaders.

Indianapolis, Ind., April 7—The Republican State Committee has added to the program for the Republican State Convention that is to be held in this city on April 22 and 23 what probably will prove the most novel convention featur? ever offered by any party in the political history .of Indiana. At 10 o’clock on the morning of ApjJl 22 a “school tor precinct committeemen” will be held in the assembly room of the Hotel Severin. The members, of the faculty of this school will be the former chairmen of the Republican State Committee, five in number. The “teachers” will be Jack Gowdy, former U. S. Consul General at Paris; Charles S. Hernley, of New Castle, known when he was at the head of the organization as “the king of precinct committeemen”; James P. Goodrich, Indiana member of the Republican National Committee; Geo. F. McCullough and Fred A. Sims, former secretary of state. The “school” will be called to order by State Chairman Hays, who will present his predecessors. These former chairmen, each of whom is a past master at the game of politics, will speak on “Organization.” It is expected that this school will be productive of much good and go far towards helping the present committee realize its aim to make the organization in Indiana this year one of the most efficient and effective in years.

Interest in the coming state convention continues to grow. The impression prevails that the republican who misses this convention will miss a history making meeting and the strong demand for convention seats that is in evidence is the result Announcement was made at state headquarters today that no tickets will be sent in advancoathose who make reservations by mail can secure their tickets by calling at state headquarters when they reach Indianapolis for the*convention. The program, has been completed'. The night of April 22 has been turned over to the Lincoln League, the officers of which will have charge of a big smoker that is to be held in the assembly room of the Hotel Severin. The delegates, by districts, In session in rooms at the state house on the night of April 21, will select the members of the convention committees. The convention committees will meet oh the same evening. The first session of the convention proper will open at 2 p. m. April 22. That night smokers will be held in the Hotel Severin and the Marion Club with music and addresses by prominent republicans. The final session will open at 10 a. m. April 23, when the platform will 'be adopted and the state ticket named. Already word has reached state headquarters of the coming of a half dozen bands and a number of glee clubs. Old observers do not hesitate to predict that the convention will be one of the largest and liveliest ever held. -

Bee our line of buggies and carriages. Hamilton A Kellner.