South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-17
TOO MUCH NOISE FOR
ADEFINITE DECISION
In the Meantime Hungarian
Club Decides to Put in a
Ticket and Brands Boilers as
Non-RepubIiCanS.


to decide whether a republican ticket
would be placed in the field next fall.
held at the j. NJ. s. building Wednes-
| day night. all but broke up in a row.
While all this was going on. the
Hungarian club met at it's hall on
Chaplin ST. and decided to put re-
publican ticket in the field regardless
of what the mass meeting did.
They further resolved that anybody
not favoring a republican ticket was
not republican.
John DeHaven, Tribune representa-
| tive on the city central committee,
ran a SteamrOller over George NJ.
Fountain and others who protested
! against a resolution binding theEparty
| to support the citizens ticket unani-
| mously, but the dIstur bance following
this prevented the committee taking
definite action.
Wanted the Merger.
Seeing the sentiment of the meet
ing at least divided, if not turning
against them, the committeeman ia
vOring a merger withdrew their mo-
tion and voted for another meeting
on Friday to settle the matter.
The shift in plans came with cleo
trifying suddennesS. The I-Am-a-Re-
publican-But club had controlled the
meeting previously. Speaker after
speaker had endorsed the merger "as
the only way TO beat the democrats"
Political suicide to put ticket in
the fielG-we can be republicans Ia
ter" ran the tenor OF speech after
speech, and all went merry as a we'd
ding bell.
Chester Ducomb then read a reso-
luton, carefully typewriter in ad-
vance, pledging all good republicans
TO unite under the citizens banner Ito
rescue our fair city from the grasp,
ETC.
The motion was put to adopt the
resolution. Seconded.
Motion before the house" snap
ped DeHaven.
But 1 want to speak to the mo-
ton" said Fountain.
You can speak after it has been
put"
Not Republican Meeting.
But / want to speak now before
il is voted on" properly insisted
Fountain. 'I want TO amend this res
olution to make IT we, the people
present. instead Of we, the republi-
cans This isn't a republican meet
ing"
Emboldened. two or three others
joined Fountain in his protest.
THE question is" began DeHaven
overriding the objections.
II was going TO say this, too"
shouted Fountain, defying the chair
mans gavel, that twO-thirds of these
people here are bull moosers."
Question, question" citizens boos-
ters rallied to DeHaven's assistance.
The chairman put the question.
II refuse TO be bound by any such
resolution" broke in Bob Rogers, a
member Of the committee, marching
from his seat.
The question was finally put and
carried. The objectors refused to
vote. The meeting had been COM !
mitted TO the citizens movement.
Objection and loud murmurs arose |
at once. c. A. Carlisle and others, !
in alarm quickly moved an adjourn |
ment. but DeHaven wanted to put
the committee on record.
Couldn't Count Vote.
One committeeman put motion ]
binding the committee not TO support |
a straight republican ticket. 1t was
put There were as many angry |
noes as angry yeas" An attempt |
was then made to get vote by roll /
call OF the committee, but by this
time the objections had become too
pronounced.
Committeeman George Currise' see
ing the situation, Withdrew his mo-
ton and substituted one for decis- |
ion by the committee on Friday. This
got past and the citizen boosters
heaved a sigh of relief
Then the real meeting began. In
the aisles, at the back OF the room /
and out on the sidewalk the discus
sion in groups Of threes and fours be-
came heated and angry.
The committee can't bind the
party" was heard.
The bull moose party will have a i
ticket in the field" insisted promi- !
nent leader OF that faction.
Wen head him OF, said an au-
ditor. !
ITS a Tribune movement. with only
selfish interests behind IL. was neard
in another group.
Marvin Campbell. Col. Carlisle
Noah lehman. Councilman Rice.
Committeeman II. D Warner and l.. l
dorsing the merger.
Il am a life long republican" be-
gan each speaker. but. and ne went
on TO tell why republicanism should
be forgotten this year in favor of the
merger against the common demo-
cratic enemy.
Feeling Breaks Out.
References 10 the feeling still ex
listing between straight republicans
and bull moosers broke out at times.
as in the smiling admission of Mr.. /
Campbell that he had voted for Taft.
in the heated assertion of Col Carlisle
that he believed In partisan politics-l
except this year-and that he would /
have 10 overcome an awful prejudice
10 break away from the party as he /
voted the grand old ticket all down
the line last fall. In the grim acknOWl-