The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-03-28
ROOSEVELT WILL GET
Thirteenth DISTRICT
Colonel Will Have Clear Majority in April
2nd Convention Marshall County Gives
Him Nearly All Her Delegates own
ship Conventions Largely Attended.
Marshall County.

West township was the first to
select in Marshall county and chose
two Roosevelt delegates: L. K. Hill
and Adaa Kepler.
In West township there were 13
present, all of whom were Roosevelt
men.
Center Township.
In Center township this afternoon
Roosevelt delegates were elected to
both the state and district eonven-
tions by vote of 137 to 50. The
delegates chosen to the state con-
vention were Samuel Schlosser, ID.
]. Naavaetor and DR.. r. c. Stephens
To the district convention, Chas. W.
Helm. Warren McFarlin and Her
man Taber Each delegate was al
lowed to choose his alternate.
All the delegates were instructed
to vote for Roosevelt delegates to
the national convention. Mr.. Frank
Southworth was made chairman of
the convention and DIR. III. T.. Pres
ton secretary The best of feeling
prevailed.
Bourbon Township.
Bourbon township convention was
attended by 38, and 30 of these
were for Roosevelt, according to
vote after the convention was over
The state delegates elected are Will
Coar and C. W. Shakes; alternates
are l.. G. Allies and G. B. Harris. To
the district convention Jones Grant
and Wilford Erwin were chosen and
W. S. Ramsay and W. H. Foulke as
alternates.
Walnut Township.
Walnut township also chose Roose-
velt delegates to both state and dis
trict conventions. E. o. Thompson
goes to the state and Jacob Hoff-
man to the district
Union Township.
w. S. Easterday was elected as a
Taft delegate to the state conven-
ton and Al Porter as a Roosevelt
delegate to the district convention.
Polk Township.
Polk township elected Roosevelt
delegaes DR.. A. A. Thompson to
the state convention and Chas.
Rupel to the district.
The caucus was held at Tyner
and there were "a present. Of these
10 were for Roosevelt, / for Taft, 1
for LaFollette and 3 for Beveridge.
Green Township.
Green township divided her sup
port, electing Bert Hand, a Taft
man to Warsaw, and j. M. Lake, a
Roosevelt supporter to Indianapolis.
Tippecanoe Township.
Tippeeanoe township elected
Frank Woods delegate to Indian
apolis, and W. L. Yantiss alternate
Alva Skunk to Warsaw, and G.. S,
St. John alternate. A motion In
etructed them to vote for Roosevelt
delegates to the national convention
North Township.
W. L. Hoover was elected delegate
to the state convention at the Lapa7
meeting and Paul Logan to the Dis
trict convention. Both were instruct.
ed for Roosevelt. There were 1e
for Roosevelt and three for Taft
German For Roosevelt.
German township selected their
delegates Saturday night to the
state and district conventions, and
the Roosevelt men won both by q
narrow margin, the voting being Is
20 %. To the state convention Geo
Schlosser was chosen to cast tn,
11a vote Of the township, and J. w
Messimore made alternate. To th,
district convention J. M. Ransteat
and J. M. Black were elected, will
J. L. Teghtmeyer and w. H. Frank
: lin as alternates. The delegates wer,
instructed for Roosevelt.
thirteenth Is Sure.
There is now no doubt that tn
thirteenth district will be for Roose
velt. The Taft forces concede this
The delegates, as nearly as can b
determined beforehand are as fol
lows.