Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 111, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1920 — ORGANIZATION MEETING HERE [ARTICLE]

ORGANIZATION MEETING HERE

TENTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT REPUBLICAN TO ORGANIZE. The newly, elected Republican precinctmen of the counties of the state will meet Saturday in the several county seats for the purpose of forming the county organizations. In this county there are two candidates for county chairman, Attorney Cope J. Hanley and D. Delos Dean. Junior Benjamin is a candidate for copnty secretary. George H. McLain, our present efficient chairman, having been nominated on the Republican ticket for county treasurer, will not be a candidate . forchairman.— —-— ——— - - On Tuesday, May 11, the county chairmen elected Saturday will meet in the thirteen congressional district to elect a district chairman and to i perfect district organizations. In this, the tenth congressional district, the present chairman, Lawrence Lyons of Brook, is a candidate for re-election, and will possibly be unopposed . The chairman of the thirteen districts of the state will meet in Indianapolis Wednesday and elect a state chairman and complete the Republican state organization. E. M. Wasmuth of Hunitington, the present chairman is a candidate for re-election. The Republican would be pleased to see our present district chairman, Lawrence Lyons, made the state chairman and his success in landing the gubernatorial for Warren T. McCray, certainly show that he has the ability to handle the important position of state chairman. ■