South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-23
Political GOSSIP


j. Fogarty intends doing after Jan.
first. and as 10 whether or not he
is going into business with certain
Indiana interests next year. is said
10 have been settled with the receipt
here Of letters from the former may
or OF South Bend, on stationery OF
the new bindery Irvine industry he is
TO direct. Following the use OF this
stationery and the perusal OF matters
set forth by the warden, his friends
hold there isn't a doubt that ne in
tends 10 leave the prison and take
up business life. That his successor
viii be named in a very short time
is the prevailing opinion, and Fred
Miller and John A. Faulkner OF
Michigan City seem TO be in the
of South Bend, il is now understood
does not want the wardenship.
Mr.. A. ]. (Jack) Miller, OF La
porte. according 20 the estimaole
Laporte Herald, has been insulted,
and the insult took place last sun
day when Mr.. Miller, by some unac-
cOuntable hitch, was called MI
Smith" in an article by a staff cor
respondent for The News-Times.
The republican organ of the Rum
ely town does we'll TO take up the
cudgel In behalf of Mr.. Miller,
chairman of the Laporte county
democratic committee, and the mis-
take is hereby corrected. as we'll as
is possible under the circumstances.
The Herald deems il advisable to
hold the quoted situation" in La
porte county as absolutely wrong,
which has to do. no doubt. with Fred
r.. Liddell's statements as to the
strength of the progressive party in
the county to the west. Plaintiff
will note an exception.
That Ralph Smith was itching for
the congressional race vas news 10
the Laporte Herald. and that news
as given Herald readers.-but any
thing concerning Ralph Smith is dem
cratic dope, and right or wrong,
acceptable no doubt. to an organ of
the opposite party.
A business mems republican club
has been organized in Warsaw. w.
:, Thomas Of Indianapolis. assisted
in perfecting the organization. The
club is open to all business men of
Kosciusxo county.
Word has been received here to
the effect Mayor Spohn of Goshen is
ufs.ra .a1
hOnors in the thirteenth district
Too bsuy'' is the reason given.
A. r. Beardsley of Elkhart, secre-
tary of the Miles Medical company.
has made formal announcement of
his candidacy on the republican
ticket for the senatorial nomination.
William p. Krau of Elkhart is the
present incumbent, and il is said
he will not again make the race.
However. Robert Proctor of Elkhart
has issued an ultimatum to the eff
feet he will go after the democratic
nomination if Beardsley runs
Everett Sanders of Terre Haute
has come out with formal announce
ments. display advertising and or
SANITATION work i'm the interests Of
his primary race for congress from
the fifth Indiana district Sanders
is a republican.
With the announcement from Ev-
ansville to the effect DR.. T. ID. Scales
eX-mayor of that city has entered
the first district congressional ra0e
on the democratic ticket. comes
word to the effect Mayor Bosse viii
soon withdraw his name from the
lists. Too, A. II. Taylor of Peters
burg. says a state dispatch, is con-
sidering the primary contest. Judge
Herds Clements of Mt. Vernon has
taken his hat from the first district
ring. along with Homer Hazen OF
the Boonville Enquirer and William
B. Carleton, former state senator.
Marshall r. Tweedy. an attorney
of Boonville. is seeking the nomina-
ton for judge of the Warrick and
Spencer county circuit court on the
republican ticket. He is opposed by
Union w. Youngblood. an attorney
Of this city. his former law partner.
Vice Chairman w. r. Covertson
Of the Elkhart county democratic
committee, has called an innitial
meeting of the executive body for
Thursday evening. indicating an
opening OF organization work in and
around Elkhart.
Walter E. Foley. deputy United
States collector Of revenue at Evans
vile. is a chicken fancier. Being "a
democrat. he has a partiahty for
good. healthy rOosters. Recently he
bought a prize rooster from a barn
lot near Hazleton. Pending an OPP
portunity TO put the bird in his hen
merry the collector slowed the rooster
away under his desk and covered
him with a newspaper. The days
business was progressing, as usua'. |
when the quiet OF the revenue office !
on the second floor Of the federal !
building was split with a full-grOwn
crow. No reason for the ROSTERS !
assertiveness could be found until a |
curious person lifted the shielding 1