South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-08-06

Editor News-Times.
The democratic party will have it's
primaries Aug. 9Th.
The republican party will have no
primaries that have reference 70 the
1913 city election. Now get exactly
what l say, l. e, the republican party
Will have no primaries. This fact
was settled in a methodical, careful,
parliamentary way. The party action
of any political party is and must be
guided by it's central committee.
This practice and necessity is so we'll
established that it need not be ar
gueG.
The republican central committee
held several meetings at which was
discussed as to whether the repub
lican party should place a ticket in
the field this year. A strong senti-
ment in the committee favored no
republican party ticket TO the end
that the popular movement for a non
partisan government in our city
might have the fullest opportunity
The central committee in extreme
caution called a mass meeting of re-
publicans that they might in that
way get the view of republicans in
general. This meeting was adver-
tised daily and prominently featured
evening OF the meeting the hall in the
J. M. S. building was filed beyond
the seating capacity. The question
was discussed for more than an hour.
Every speaker favored no republican
party ticket in the field. A resolution
TO this effect was passed without a
single vote in opposition.
At latter meeting the republican
central committee as the official rep
q Of hn ~
ratified the action of the republican
mass meeting and agreed that the re-
publican party will have no ticket in
the field for the coming city cleo
ton, and such will be the fact.
Now note the careful, open regu-
larity of this action. i. -. a mass
meeting called by the central COM
mittee, daily and prominently adver-
tised, the unanimous action of the
mass meeting followed by the action
of the central committee, everything
as regular and open and fair and
unanimous as ii would be possible for
party action. The point which L
want TO make clear is that those who
are asking nomination as republicans
must not and cannot claim TO be
backed by the republican party, as a
party organization.
on the contrary they are in direct
! conflict with the official and mass
meeting action of the republican
! party. No republican should lose his
opportunity for free expression at the
citizens primary by Supp0Slng that a
| republican party candidate will be
| nominated Aug. 9Th. The republican
party as party will have no candi-
date
In Progressive Party.
! The above facts as to the repub-
/ lican party are exactly the same as
| TO the progressive party with the
| possible exception OF a mass meeting.
/ The progressive party central com
| mittee discussed the situation and
| took official action agreeing TO give
the citizens movement for a non
partisan city government the fullest
| opportunity by placing no progressive
ticket in the field for the coming city
election.
] Afterward a few prOgressives by
/ individual action announced that a
( progressive would be upon the ticket.
| The central committee of the pro-
! gressive party publicly announced its
| official disapproval Of such a course.
Now 10 the point and it is important
that every voter should catch the
point. I. e., the republican party as
a party will have no nominee and
the progressive party as a party will
have no nominee.
MIR. Loughman, If upon the No
| vember ticket, will be there as an in
dividual. AS an individual he is a
republican, but he will not be upon
the ticket by the action of the repub-
lican party as a party but in defiance
| OF and against the protest OF the Off
| cial action of the party as a party.
Mr.. Landon, if upon the November
ticket, will be there as an individual.
As an individual he is a progressive,
but he will not be upon the ticket by
the action Of the progressive party
as a party but IN direct conflict with
| and against the protest and the off,
cial action OF the progressive party
J both before and after his name was
| announced.
Now again 10 the point: if you are
| a republican and desire in any sense
20 respect the official action Of your
party, or If a progressive and desire
TO be at all influenced by the official
action Of your party as 20 what Is
best for both party and the city then
| keep away from the Aug. 9Th pri-
maries and hold yourself free 10 help
make the wisest selection for the citi-
| zens' ticket when the day comes for
| the primaries II you want Mr..
Loughman or Mr.. LandOn both in the
field as individuals so that II you
don't like the democratic or the citi-
zens' nominee you can vote for one
Of them, don't worry about that
Neither Of them has any opposition
neither OF them represent any party
The same 25 people who signed their
| individual petitions for place upon
the primary ticket can keep them
upon the November ticket leave this
responsibility TO this same % people
Now a word TO the individual dem
ocrat. AS first stated. your party as
a party Will have a nominee but
| don't you think il time TO forget party
lines in city government? Don't you
think IL time TO select and elect men
whose whole energy and intellect may
be devoted 10 the morality and pros
perity of the city rather than 10
strength and perpetuity in office OF
iany political party? IL so. hold your