South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-07-10
Republicans Once More With
out d Leader and Will Call a
Mass Meeting to Let the
Voters Decide.
PR0GRESSIVES WILL
NOT ENTER THE RACE
Pass Resolution Throwing
Strength to Citizens Move
ment-AnOther Joyce Club
is Formed.

Refusal on the part Of William II.
Oren 10 carry the emblem of the re-
publican party for the honor of being
South Bends mayor; the switch OF
the progressive party TO the citizens
movement and a meeting Of Joyce
supporters in the fourth ward were
some Of the events that took place
In the city's political world Wednes-
day night
At a meeting Of the precinct COM
mitteemen OF the progressive party in
the office Of City Chairman w. e.
Miller in the J. NJ. S. building, a reso-
luton was adopted 10 withdraw fur
ther action toward placing a progress
sive ticket in the field and unite with
the citizens party TO help nominate
and elect its ticket.
The central republican committee
meeting held in the Office of Herbert
Warner in the odd Fellows build
ing decided TO put the proposition Of
placing a ticket in the field up to the
republican voters of the city. Not
wishing To take on themselves to dis
band as an organization. in the COM
ing mayOralty race, they will hold a
general mass meeting. the place and
time which is 10 be within two
weeks. to be arranged by the chair
man, John +. DeHaven.
Oren Will Not RuG.
William II. Oren was the only man
present who was not an officer either
of the central committee or a pre-
cinctman, and he came for the pur-
pose Of making a positive statement
that he will not be a candidate for
mayor on a republican ticket. Oren
said that he had not made any prom
ise 10 enter the race. but that urged
ny his friends ne had considered it.
The reasons given for refusing were
that business required his full time
and that he could not very we'll give
il up. Oren is in the employ of the
South Bend Chilled Plow works.
When the question as 10 whether
the republicans should enter the race
singly or affiliate with the citizens
movement came up, discussions were
heard from both sides, but fearing
that they could not win singly, the
general sentiment drifted toward the
new party. Fearing the criticism
that might develop, they decided that
all republicans should be invited TO
the meeting TO be held within the
next two weeks when definite action
will take place.
After the mass meeting the central
committee Will hold a session and
make the final steps. Several candi-
dates are on the verge of announcing
according 20 the committee members
and I'm justice to them the committee
felt that it should put the proposition
up TO the voters.
II. y. Joyce Club.
The Fourth Ward Boosters club.
having for its purpose the further
ance Of the candidacy of Patrick A.
Joyce for mayor was organized al
511 r. jefferson boulevard. About
100 voters from the various precincts
OF the fourth ward were in attend
ance and signed the resolution, pledg-
ing themselves TO Patrick A. Joyce
for mayor.
Addresses were made by Charles
Koontz. William Scherman, Gustave
SuueckIe, Max Livingston, Frank Muir
ply and O. A. Farabaugh.
The following officers were elected
c. A. Farabaugh. president; James
Mccartney, secretary: Paul Weiss,
treasurer; Andrew TrOeger. Arthur z.
Perley and John T. Neenah. vice
presidents. After the permanent or
ganizauon was then effected for the
ward those present We're then divided
into precincts and a permanent or
ganization was the effected for the
various precincts.