The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-03-22
Result Was Foreseen.

convention Is over II might De re-
marked that the sentiment against
Mr.. Brick for denomination was
not nearly as pronounced and
widespread as some of our Repub-
licans profesed to think. Of course
the reader is aware that some men
are more able to Judge accurately
the pulse of this district in that re-
spect than others. Aaron Jones,
man we'll skilled in politics, was
able to foresee the result. A. P.
Kent, the editor of the Elkhart
Review, long experienced in dis
trict affairs, and not particularly
in favor of Mr.. Bricks renornina-
ton, announced weeks before the
convention assembled that no.
body could secure the honor over
the South Bend man, basing his
opinion upon the short time in
tervening before the convention
should make its selection. SEN
ator eBradsley, of Elkhart; Hon.
E. A. Dausman, of Goshen T;
Rome Stevenson, of Rochester /;
Judge L. w. Royse and many
others conversant with the actual
station in the district, could dis
Germ it with an acumen born of
long experience.
However, it is no discredit to
Mr.. Merica to have entered the
contest at the eleventh hour. 1t
is an honorable ambition to aspire
to represent the Thirteenth dis
trict in the House of Representa-
tives; but sentiment in favor of
particular candidate throughout
the various counties of the dis
trict cannot be created in fort
night, month, or perhaps year.
There seems to have been no
doubt that up to within few
days of the convention Mr.. Meri-
ca was misled as to the true situ-
alton. The much-talked-of senti-
ment against Mr.. Brick in Full
ton and Marshall, for instance,
faded almost to nothing. A
break in St. Joseph county was
really out of the question when
Aaron Jones preserved his
sphinx-like attitude and could not
be drawn into race, the outcome
of which he could plainly see
and even on a "dicker" Elkhart
county possibly could not be in
duced to give Kosciusko as much
support in the convention as she
would accord St. Joe.
No fault ca be found with the
Warsaw and Kosciusko county
friends who SO warmly espoused
Mr.. Merica's candidacy. Many
of these were his most ardent per-
sonal admirers; men who know
his worth, his character, his tai
ent and ability; but his plans had
an airing in the Democratic or
gan that could not be otherwise
than harmful to his interest, and
it looked like some of those close
ly about him were giving away
information which would prove
more or less harmful-informa-
ton that certainly could do Mr..
Merica no good. Republicans
who know this has ben going on
for the last year cannot bu. see
the fallacy of this course 1t
must be said, however, that Mr..
Merica could not prevent it, nor
perhaps could it have been pre-
vented through any other human
agency.
When Mr.. Merica was called
upon after the convention had FIN
ished its work. he in the COM
mon vernacular. made good >
His address was appreciated by
the Republicans of the district.
A good point he made was when
he assured the convention of the
loyalty of Koscisnk., county, anil
said that the proper way to sue
ceed was not to "squeal' but to
root" HARMONY was what he
wanted and harmony among the
Republicans of Kosciusko county
is the desideratum at all times.
Nobody can but admire Mr.. Mer-
ica's courage in facing such great
odds in his brief campaign
against Mr.. Brick and it may be
that our townsman may be heard
from at some future time.-War-
saw Daily Times.