South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-11
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the country. IL necessary to save
both"
We don't mean To- shelve anything
Of the kind. said Hickey. when his
turn came, we are going 10 give
the men who stood by the party TWO
: ears ago the preference" as much as
20 say that if the seceders wish 10
come back they should expect h..
Then ne proceeded TO nominate Perry
smith FOR district chairman, as "a re-
publican champion OF the Watson
Warner I.auds Warsaw Man.
There were no other nominations.
Il had been understood for weeks that
there probably would not be, regard
less OF the pre-c0nVenuon caucus.
The district had been secured for an
other candidate but no one else could
ae found who would have IT, Several
South Bend delegates - and South
Bend put ON the mOst of the cOnven-
tIon-lamcnted the necessity OF nam
ms Smith, asserting that IL would Doe
as salt thrown on the 1912 sore. spec
Ial reference being made 10 the night
when as acting district chairman, ne
read score az progressives out of
the republican party there. and of
from the county committee
But apparently City Judge Herbert
j.. Warner was not among the Ia
mentors. In supporting the nOmina-
tlon OF smith ia behalf of ST. Joseph
county. ne Landed the action Of the
nominee in his "Out-reading' esca-
pade. and pronounced it showing the
kind of good stuff that ne is made
Of"
Eve have with MS mere today one
OF the men whom Perry Smith read
rrr.#r E.ff f an
committee ana out Of the party that
night" said the Judge FL don't know
what nc is here for but / presume he
came out because ne is getting lone
some. and then Warner proceeded
10 read County Recorder Noah L.eh-
man back into the party with just
about ass much ceremony as Smith
had read him out.
Lehman when interviewed declined
10 admit that hc would accept the
reading or that ne wouldn't. Several
republicans expressed the opinion
during the day. however. that he was
messing around because IL is getting
about time 90 run for Office again.
That tine progressives want office and
office only seems as chronic In the
talk OF the republicans now as 1t was
two years ago.
Cancellation by the republicans, by
calling the progressiyes 'mutts," ''ren-
ers. traitors" and such pet names
of course. when the progressives
are not listening appears 10 be the
prize method.
Carlisle Joins Orators
Col Charles Arthur Carlisle also
became prominent figure in the
convention toward its close. As a
mo0ted candidate for congress IL was
policy that ne should do something
10 measure oUatOTical talents with his
possible riVal-the Keynote speech
maker. Mr.. Martin, also frequently
mentioned during the day, for that
Office
Col Carlisle. like judge Warner
and Andrew Jackson Hickey dwelt
on the good qualities of Dist Chair
man smith. even after he had been
elected, realizing, perhaps, the boil
steering mp that he needed i'm view OF
the considerable, though quiet Oppo-
tion. 20 his being named
Whether Atty. Martin regards him.
self a candidate for congress or not.
that ne would seek TO pattern after
the late Abraham Lincoln Brick. If
elected. is assured from his address.
To him Brick seems To have been an
ideal congressman, and he urged the
prOgressives 90 Join the republicans
50 that the 18TH district can have
the prestige. influence and power in
the national congress" that Brick
gave il.
Naturally. regarding the progress
sives as a mere bunch Of office
seekers" all the speakers kept the
possibilities of Office, and the neces-