South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-18
DELEGATES OFF
To CONVENTION
South Bend and MiShawaka
Democrats Leave WedneS-
day for Capital to Attend
District Meetings.

All that was left Of St Josephs 80
delegates to the democratic state con-
vention. nled into line Wednesday
morning and constituted a rear-guard.
headed Tor the state capital. Several
made the trip Monday, number went
Tuesday, but the rear-guard was IN
the majority, taking with them a
numb Der of prospective onIoOkers. The
convention will be called 10 order at
. o'clock Thursday night but the
cducuses Wednesday night are quite
as important a feature.
The Thirteenth district caucuses in
room liz at the state house. All but
one other district will caucus in the
same building, that other being the
Indianapolis district which has been
assigned to the criminal court room
AT the caucus each district will name
its member OF the resolutions, Gre
dentials and rules committees.
Comment on Letters.
Much comment was heard among
the delegates during the morning with
regard 10 President Wilson's and Sec
rotary Bryans letters TO Senator
Kern, urging a statewide primary
plank in the state platform. The idea
appeared to have general indorse-
ment. IL IS probable that an effort
will be made at the district caucus
TO instruct the member of the COM
mittee on resolutions 10 stand firm for
such plank.
1t may be that after a canvas Of
the situation. either Charles =. Drum
mond or Judge James r. Gallagher
will be eliminated from the race for
justice of the supreme court at this
caucus. There is talk that the one
that proves the weakest in the dis
should in
which case it will probably be Judge
Gallagher. it geing generally conced-
ed that Drummond is far the stronger
over the state. On the other hand
however Gallagher may be kept in
the race, at least, until after the first
ballot. on which it appears practically
certain that no one Will be nominated.
South Bend Delegates.
The South Bend delegates, and al
ternates, elected for the convention,
are:
First ward-Charles L. Goetz. Geo.
Martin, Harvey +. Rostiser, p. j. Hou-
Than and Frank Cmith, delegates; and
Barry Scanlon, Edw. J. Twomey, Thos
Williams. Thos. II. Ayers and Fred
Vergan. alternates.
Second ward-Albert Homer and
Marion s. Gorski. delegates: and John
s. Buczkowslsi and George KnobIock.
alternates.
Third ward-William A. McInerny
and Joseph NJ. Sullivan. delegates:
and Manuel Altfelt and J. j. Stou.
alternates
Fourth ward-Thomas NJ. Hoban.
Tdw. Keller, Patrick A. joyce and
Charles L. Koontz, delegates: and
Christ Kutcher, VIM. Williams. c. A.
Farabaugh and ]. B. Witwer. alter
mates.
Fifth ward. Elmer Peake and
Ralph Osborn, delegates: and DR.. p.
III. Calvert and Harry EngeI alter
mates
Sixth ward-Frank A. Witucki and
George kizer, delegates: and John
Smogor and Leo FlorkOwski. alter
mates.
Seventh ward-Gus Haslanger. ]. p
Gully, IsadOre Cohen, Henry Myers
and James A. Mccullough, delegates:
and Leo Gross, j. G.. Shenefield John
Berfanger, William Wooster and wal
ter Allen, alternates.
Mishawaka Delegates.
The following are the Mishawaka
delegates: First ward, c. r. Steven
son and Geo. NJ. Raab: second ward
ID. j. Campbell and Fred Rankert.
third ward. Joseph Ganser. James
Hennesey, L. X. Parks and Fred How
lett; fourth ward, Frank p. Chris
toph; fifth ward, Frank Bickel. rural
district Penn township. NJ /. PAN
cake. Alternates selected. Charles
Bingham, Claude Jackson, Peter Jan
sen, Charles l. Metzger, Samuel
SWartZ, Otto Munich and r w Reana