South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-25
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Political Gossip
'he Travelling Salesman speaks,

The. Travelling Salesman Speaks.
ut promises to be heated cam
paign." ventured the Political Writ
er, dropping to seat beside the
Travelling Salesman in the corridor
Of one Of South Bends large fac
tories.
Political YOU mean?" queried the
Travelling Salesman. turning quick
ly the eye he had kept on the Office
Boy who was seeking time for his
/ interview How do you mako that
out?' lie sat back for a disserta-
ton.
From talks with different men,"
replied the Political Writer.
What kind of men p" The Trav-
! cling Salesman seemed interested.
/ His questioner debated inwardly.
Politicians mostly" ne said. with
faint recollections Of another's
/ words TO that effect.
'fes.-that's it,-poliuciaus!" He
snapped it out. That's their stock
/ in trade;-their business is TO talk
politics, because if they didn't talk
it no one else would. and there
wouldn't DE any excitement or any
interest.
Business men are talking bust
ness. he continued. quietly now.
! because there is lots of business.
They haven't time for politics. and
! while they may have their prefer
I ences as 10 party and candidates.
they are not letting these prefer
ences enter into their business deal
ings. Yes. politics is being talked
and exciting campaigns are fore
casted and discussed. but by poll
tciaus alone. The average individ-
, ual has something else TO do and 90
think about Wonder if this firms
got many war orders2"
The Travelling Salesman asked
! the question quickly, as though
compelled 20 get down TO the mat
ters i'm hand. Ana no doubt he was
/ compelled 20 do so. as is everyone
else nowaday. And the matter in
hand isn't exactly politics
Turkey and sage dressing. sup
I ported by a platform of other edi-
! bles. seems the favorite ticket for
/ the nonce.
With the four year term Of the
| republican incumbent. John Motto.
/ expiring May %, 1916, seven demo-
| Gratis are already in the lists as can
I d f1s TOO fIr nj
mastership.
: Attorney General Evan b. Stotsen-
/ berg has something to say regarding
/ thee attack being made i'm Marion
/ countys circuit court against Indi-
I ana's new state primary law:
1t is. simply a suit between two
{ individdals i'm which the state or
4 other people can have no interest,
/ says the attorney general.
zone man who says he is a demo-
crat. but l doubt it, is being sued
/ 10y another man who pleads guilty
/ TO being republican, and who COM
I plains because the man claiming TO
/ be democrat viii not let him vote
\ in the primary. The attorneys who
represent the complainant are en-
ployed by the republican state cen
trail committee. The man being sued
/ is employed by the Marion county
republican committee. They have
! brought the suit in republican
/ court
IF the suit were seeking TO de-
/ termine any point touchins the new
primary law, then such "a suit would
! DE useless. A suit was brought re-
/ Gently i'm the New Albany courts
and Judge Paris rendered a decision
! uphoIding all the law save one sec
lu0n. An appeal has been taken to
/ the state supreme court ON all the
points involved touching the consti-
| nationality of the law. and this case
! ON appeal has been set down for an
early hearing
"B. l.. T." Ventures To state that
W. j. Bryan has at last realized his