South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-04-09

Both Bull Moose and G. o. P.
Leaders Insist That Full
County Tickets will Be Put
in Field.
Declined with thanks!


That there will be both progressive
and republican county and legislative
tickets in the field this fall the "olive
branch" extended by the ex-Wilson
and Bryan league notwithstanding.
was the positive statement of both
County Chairman Guy. Of the pro-
gressives, and County Chairman Eli
oft. Of the republicans, Wednesday.
each by absent method. showing their
political teeth and vowing vengeance
at the Other,-party.
The declarations followed the meet
ing OF the league, aforesaid, held on
Tuesday night, and which it was de-
cided that Wilson and Bryan be
shelved at a reorganization meeting
TO be hello April %, and the more eu-
phOnious title discovered by William
Randolph Hearst, several years ago,
namely, the Independent Voters
league, be adopted,-this for the ad-
mitted purpose of making IL easier for
prOgressives and republicans to ANAL
gamate with them in their proposed
county ticket movement.
1T is no go with US" said County
Chairman Elliott. I'VE are not in
dependent voters but republicans, and
you can say that there will be a full
republican ticket in the field this year,
all the way down the line, and manned
with republicans; everyone a first
class man. and good enough for any
one to vote for. We expect TO elect
them too"
There is nothing to the proposition
that the prOgressiVeS fOregO a county
or legislative ticket this fall" said
County Chairman Guy AT least this
is the sense of everybody that l have
toll I'd Of rI,.,rI hot
talked to me. We had enough of try
ing to conduct a state and COMPRESSION
al campaign two years ago without a
county ticket, and while / shall not
be county chairman again, 1 shall GER
tainly discourage a repetition Of the
experience"
Choose State Delegates
The progressives will hold a series
Of mass meetings next Tuesday even
ing at which delegates will be elected
TO the progressive state convention to
be held at Indianapolis, April IS, and
after which reorganization meeting
of precinct committeeman will prob
ably be held in South Bend, and a new
county chairman, vice chairman, Sec
rotary and treasurer, will probably be
chosen
st. Joseph county is entitled to 50
delegates in the state convention, the
mass meetings to be called Friday,
with designated places, for their cleo
ton. being distributed as follows:
In South Bend-SOuth Bend and
Portage, German, Clay, Center and
Greene townships.
At Mishawaka-Mish Penn
and Harris townships.
At new Carlisle--Olive township.
At Wyatt-Madison township.
At Eydick-Warren township.
At North Liberty-Liberty township.
At alkertOn-LinCOln township.
At LakeVille-UniOn township.
The necessity of a county ticket will
be discussed at each of these meetings.
according TO the leaders.
Lambert Is InSistent.
I'VE have simply got to have a tick
ct" says Dist. Chairman +. +. Lam
bert. member of the progressive state
committee, ''or I'll be in a nice posi-
ton in comparison with the rest of
the district where they are absolutely
certain. There are principles at stake
here aside from just defeating Tom
and the Indiana democratic |
and we need the aid of
county ticket to bring these principles
home. 1t is useless to talk of any
thing else" and City Chairman w. u.
Miller. who was present at the eX-
Wilson Bryan Independent Voters
league meeting Tuesday night. speaks
very similarly"
This league meeting was one of
three weeks anticipations