South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-22
RESOLVE TO STAND ON
OWN PARTY'S MERITS
Republican Desire for Panic
Born of Wilson Progressive
ism Shows Perfidity of Pre-
tense Advanced by Leaders.
BY JOHN HENRY zUvER.


WARSAW, Ind. Jan. 22.-That the
bul moosers of Kosciusko county are
AN laying awake nights, anxiously
awaiting the inviting roar Of the white
elephants. that they may return to
their old haunts and be amalgamated.
is the cocksUre assurance being vouch-
Safed by Hon. A Perry smith, this
city, the assurance. however, being
dependent somewhat upon who is 10
do the roaring.
And Smith points TO himself as the
man.
Drawing heavily upon the absence
of other repu ublican aspirants for the
job that he Graves. and the consequent
Willingness Of the 18th district repub-
lcan leaders TO let him carry IL of.
this supplemented by the assurance
that his popularity with his neighbors
is enough to pull the whole bull moose
Shebang across. O. Perry Smith has
developed into a considerable OF q
O.. O. P.-warhOrse within the last fort
night, relegating the Frazers. the
Widimans and the VIM. Reids far 10
the limbo Of political obloquy.
Emerging from 8 secret session
composed of a band of stalWarts and
one progressive. whom he had chosen
20 let him lead-the Frazcrs Nidi-
mans and Reids. uninNited.-stu aI-fa-
gamation program was framed and
lateTpOsted like Caligula posted hi=
early mandates that all Rome might
see. nothing apparently remaining ip.
be done other than 10 execute the per
formance billed for Plymouth earir
next month. and then TO nominate
Rep. Jesse Esch bach for CircUit iud-o
Follow the drift
Sure il must be the mission oL
Warsaw to bring forth some such hero
e
back into the republican fold. for was
it not here in the old opera house, ON
that memorable April day of u and
u, that Archie Graham and +. Henry
Wurzer so "balled" matters up that
the 18th Indiana district actually re-
ceived special mention in the national
republican convention
Bull MOOsers RescntfuL
Very psychologically then. is the
announcement in South Bend by Gil.
Elliott and Col. Charles Arthur Car
Isle that prOgressiveism in the 18th
district is dead. and that kosciusko
county. following the Hon. O. P<ry
Smith as its receiving lord. is ready
10 lead the funeral procession IN the
backward march.
But watt
Last Saturday there was another
convention. or semi-convention, in that
same old opera house.
This time it was not a republican
convention. nor even a semi-republ-
can convention.
Neither was it a star chamber ar
fair. and everybody was welcome.
IT was "A convention Of the progres-
siVe precinct committeeman OF Kos
ciusko county, called for organization
purposes. and every ward and precinct
In the county was represented with
one exception.
In al. 62 committeeman were pres
ent
Retiring County Chairman Walter
Brubaker presided.
And this is what they did:
They informed O. Perry Smith, Dv
indiscretiOn. that his recent political
activities supplemental 10 his years or
political perfidy. had branded him as
the next akin to a political ass.
They reminded him in substance. De-
not in words OF how he was sup
ported in the district convention n
South Bend two years ago. as the can
didate OF the progressive republicans
for district chairmanship, and how ne
later deserted them and Joined the
'stand-patters" in return for the
meager honor Of being acting district
chairman while Dist Chairman Fred
woodward was spending a vacation on
the Pacific slope
Resolve on Tuu Ticket.
They resolved I'm short
eThat II IS the sense Of this
meeting that we make no conces-
siOns Ip any party. nor arnalga-
mate with any other party. and
that the progressive party in this
county stand as a distinct organ
izatIon with a fun ticket in the
field"
IF there f. anything IN thar se>H-
luton that is consoling % o. Perry
Smith. or 10 the republican party
said BramweH Williams. the new proc
gressiVe county chairman. when inter-
90 all the consolation it brings
Pres Wilson has made splendid
record so far for progressiEe ism. sa.1
Wallace J. Dillingham;. the newly
elected county secretary and with
the republicans hoping for hard times
and distress as the outcome OF thar
pr0gressiVeism 10 go back 10 thar
party would be- a confession of equal
traitorism toward the country--ynH
notice I said 20 back
The other newly elected progressive
officers are Charles A Sparkley, oL
Milford. vice chairman and Henry n.
KinSey. I.eesburg. treasurer
Atty Walter Brupaker. former
county chairman IS a conceded candi-
date FOR circuit Judge on the Drogrc--
sive partv's own ticket and any ef-
fort of the republicans - coucili8te
the urogrcssiFes by nomiuGting Res
frsck bach. who has never committed
himself as being either a republican
or progressive. is pronounced ny All
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