South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23

trict Craftsmanship will necessitate
the calling of a meeting TO choose an
other county chairman.
With activities launched locally,
the meeting may be announced in a
short time.
Lewis Duck. south Bend contractor,
is mentioned by THE boys at the cor
ner" as a possible aspirant for pri-
primary choice for the office of
sheriff. Charles Bailey. present DEM
ocratic incumbent, it is not expected
will have any opposition in the pTima
ries. However. it is early! Duck Is
q republican.
G.. a. Farabaugh. ex-judge of police
court and at present a practicing at
torney here, is said 10 have designs
on the congressional tOga from this
district. That Rep. Barnhart Will
again be a candidate at the primaries
is conceded, and that Mayor s. y.
Spohn of Goshen is also DESTROYS Of
such office is floating about the dis
trict.
Regarding the county treasurership
NJ. WesOlOwski, Martins deputy. is
held a possible candidate on the dem
ocratic ticket. There seems to De
cOnsidera bic hope among party heads
that he will enter the lists.
Of course. now they are talking
John KUespert for sheriff, a candidate
Of the .? ticket However,
such talk is foreign to his associates
at the city hall. who say however.
that were he given a chance John
would prove an officer worth having.
But John is young. comparatively.
and there are campaigns to come, and
while he may be a candidate, it's
probable his designs are not on the
next term of office. Friends of eX-
Sheriff Swanson are also busy.
]. Everett Sanders. junior member
of the law firm of McNutt, Wallace q
Sanders, of Terre HaUte, has an
nounced himself as a candidate for
the republican nomination for con-
gress in the fifth district
A straw vote taken at DanvilIe in
dicates James p Goodrich, for gov
ernor. and Hugh TIL. Miller. for SEN
ator on the republican ticket are
making a runaway race in that part
of the state.
William ]. Bryan has no intention
of fighting the denomination of Pres't
Wilson, according to a letter received
by Cong. I. r. Sherwood. Bryan
writes there is nothing personal in
his fight on the presidents army and
Bryan's belief that the president has
been misled by newspapers.
Announcement has been made at
the republican state headquarters
that Edwin P. Morrow of Kentucky,
and Cong w. z. HUMPHREYS Of Wash
ington. will be the speakers at the
70 nv = held
here on Wednesday, Dec. 90.
Andrew j. Hickey of TapOrte is re-
ceiving endorsement in the Laporte
county section Of the district as the
next candidate for congress on the
republican ticket Says the Michigan
City News: He made the race in
were anything but rosy. and, at that,
made one of the best runs Of any re-
publican candidate in the state. The
fine sacrifice which he made at the
time and the fine showing which he
made under the conditions ought 10
entitle him to the nomination again
next year"
Local men are of the opinion
Hickey will have little If any opposi-
ton at the primaries.
Vice Prest Marshall has returned
to Hoosier soil after several months
spent in Arizona.
II found the people taking very lit
tie interest in politics." says Mr.. Mar
shall. THE only persons that are in
terested in politics are those whose
business ii is to stir up interest in pol
itics-in other words the politicians.
But the common, everyday people j
met in the towns, on the trains and
in the hotels are not stirred up.
do not expect a very lively or noisy
campaign next year.
THE republicans have nothing new
10 offer. Their only issue is one that
has been discussed for 125 years and
will be discussed for the next 125
years. There is no new argument on
the issue. Every argument that can
be made on either side has been made
for many. many years. Every sixteen
year old boy in this country knows
the arguments by heart and can re-
peat all Of them.
Ion the subject of national pre-
paredness I believe there are few
people in this country that would de-
liberately harm the nation. The num-
Der is so small that one Chautauuua
tent would cover them. I believe the
people are in favor Of a reasonable
degree of preparedness-pre
for peace. IS the way / put IL. do
not mean a great system Of militarism
but the kind of preparedness that
would enable you, if a bad man step
ped foot over your doorstep and
YOU did not want him, 10 swat him
one and drive him out and tell him 70
stay out. Preparedness. / believe.
will not be a partisan matter. III viii
have support in all parties"
Mayor Thompson of Chicago; oscar
Rland OF Linton. and p. J. Lynch OF
Newcastle, viii be the speakers at
the republican banquet 10 be hsld at