South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-06
REPUBLICANS PLAN FOR
CITIZEN COUNTY TICKET
Mayor MCGlII, Republican, and
Mayor Kreuger, DiSgruntIed
Democrat, of Michigan City,
Constructing Machines for
Purpose.
BY JOHN HENRY zUvER.


LAPORTE, Ind, Feb. 6.-Talk OF
Mayor Fred ". Keller of South
Bend FOR progressive candidate for
governor OF Indiana in 1916,-nOt
knowing Of his platform promise that
he will have nothing to do with state
or national politics during his may
orally term except To exercise his
right OF franchises among the pet
topics Of the forward looking" bull
moosers OF I.aporte. which goes to
show, to an extent. at least. about
how much interest is being taken
here I'm the back to the eX-g. o. p
movement, and that right away
which has been having the particular
attention Of Col. Charles Arthur Car
isle. willing republican candidate for
congress. during the past fortnight.
1t was here that Col Carlisle re-
Ceived his initial Jolt" in his "har-
monizing' campaign, and If he still
wishes to run for congress again.
there is more than a probability that
Judge John e. Richter, who handed
him the Jolt" will be his progress
sive opponent Judge Richter says
he understands that Or. ClarcCce
Stevens Of Plymouth who was teel
progressive congressional nomine, in
1912. would like TO run again, but it !
Is asserted bv men close TO the nudge
that If Dr. stevens does not insist, \
the IapOrte man can be induced to
enter the race.
II is declared here that regardless
of what may be the condition OF bull
moOseism i'm Michigan City, the La
pOrtean pTOgressives are still for
Roosevelt Beveridge and the Chica-
gO platform. viii insist upon having
full county ticket in the field next
fall. and If there is "a ghost of a show,
will he i'm line for big national and
state fight two years hence. I'VE
haven't organized here yet" says +.
r. Moore. treasurer Of the county and
city committees, who is doing the Of
iicial talking since County and City
Chairman T. ~ Bolton has moved
away TO Pennsylvania. We are
waiting for Roosevelt to come back
and tell us what TO do and then we
Will do it"
Two Candidates for Judge.
Already there are two announced
candidates in the race for the pro-
gressive nomination for superior
iudge-Laporte and Porter counties.
both OF them. however lawyers of
Valparaiso They are Frank +.
Parks and Thomas Hurd. Porter
county, it is said, expects TO elect its
county ticket. The superior court sits
in Michigan city and Valparaiso.
There is talk Of running f. r. Moore
for member Of the state legislature.
Whatever disaffection exists at
Michigan city is charged here against
Judson Alexander and Ed churchill
the former of whom is said to have
become pretty we'll satisfied political /
1v 10y his appointment to Mayor Mar
tiU kreuger'S board of public works.
and the latter by his election TO the
cits Judgship as a citizen
Churchill was the progressive can |
didate for sheriff two years ago. and /
Alexander the candidate for treas /
urer on an improvised ticket gotten |
up at the last moment. our ticket /
this year will bee in the field about as
early as any of them, says Treas ]
Urcr Moore, 'and we expect TO give /
our old friends. the republicans. and I
our old euemit-~ tHe democrats /.
merry little race while IL lasts.
Moore. however. iu com Henting
upon the administration - Pes. VIII /
son, stated that he was about as we'll |
satisfied with 10 as anyone could be, |
and that If worse comes TO worse /
with the prOgressiVes. IL Is easy I
enough TO guess where he will land as
long as Wilson remains a the demo- /
cratic helm
Fred r. IiddeU law partner of
Judge Richter. is another UrogT essive |
who sees more i'm the Wilson admins 1
rratiOn 20 attract the bal moDsers /
than can be said of the republicans. /
Richter is quoted as expressing him /
self in a similar vein DIR. r. n Mar +
tin. who was county chairman two ]
years ago. but resigned 10 take trip 4
10 Europe, Is put down as flirting
again with the republicans
G. -. II. Wants Fusion Ticket.
Failing IN any appreciable effect I
upon the proEresslves In the recent I
effort TO harmonic" per Col Car I
isles harmony scheme the repub- /
licans are now talking fusion. the 4
proposal being "a citizens county \
ticket for next fall
Mayor McGil. republican. Of La \
porte, and Mayor Kreuger, democrat /
~ Michigan city, the latter elected on 4
citizens ticket last fail. are said 10 +
be at the head OF the movement
Mayor Kreuger. 90 is said. promises
To deliver his democratic following i'm 4
the county. and Jud. Alexander and /
Judge Churchill OF that city. are de-
pended upon 10 pull over the pro- 4
gressives OF that place and have some
influence on the remainder OF the
county. due 10 their prominence as
candidates two years ago.
This may account 90 an extent FOR
remark dropped by Alexander
while a caller at Mayor Keiler's office
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