South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-30
Political Gossip

hum throughout HoOsierdom. Rep.
John A. NJ Adair OF Portland will he
the busiest Office seeker in the state
for the next few DAYS. He is booked
up for 40 meetings in cities all over
/ Indiana. on most OF his trips he
Will be assisted by Sen. John W.
Kern. Tonight they are in Muncie
Last night they spoke in Brookville.
| The itinerary is being arranged by
Dale Crittenberger.
Gov Ralston, Rep. Adair, Sen.
John Worth Kern and J. Hamilton
( Lewis. senator from Illinois, are
speakers at the big democratic holi-
day affair tonight They Will adj
dress the Jackson club smoker at
Lafayette. Adair and Kern have
spent a few days in Indianapolis,
I where they have been looking after
campaign plans during lulls in the
speaking tour.
Gus Haslanger, S. Michigan st.
cigar man. has decided definitely to
enter the primary race as a demo-
cratic candidate for the representa-
! tive nomination. George y Hepler
will be a candidate 20 succeed him
self, and the third candidate being
sought is Frank Mayr, jr.. of this
/ city. Mayr is reported favorable to
the race.
r. II. Calvert is being talked of as
a candidate for county coroner. Cal
vert recently completed his term as
county physician. He was succeed
/ ed by DR.. Harry y. Holman.
Henry A. Roberts. editor of the
Carmel Standard. and at the same
time a travelling salesman, has an
nounced his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for state sta
| tistician, says the Gary Tribune,
which goes on to state that it does
not know much about Roberts nor
about the Office to which he aspires
and its qualifications, but that it
hopes the Gary delegation will 90 to
Roberts.
Porter republicans are preparing
TO wage an active campaign locally
| and nationally, according to the VAL
paraiso press. a meeting will be held
Jan. s, at which time some organ
| ization efforts so far as candidates
are concerned Will be attempted. At
a recent session of precinct COM
mitteemen. the primary law was
taken up and interpreted by legal
authorities Of Valpa.
One Of the interesting new stories
that is going around in political
circles is one to the effect that ].
Frank Hanly may be asked by the
lprogressives to accept their nominal
/ ton for governor What Hanly viii
say TO this proposition is not yet
| known. He is in favor of making
| prohibition a political party issue
! and it is understood that the pro-
gressive leaders who are talking
about Hanly for governor are will
ing TO put anything at all in their
state platform to get votes
Edwin NJ. Lee, progressive state
chairman, predicts a surprise. but
| has naught to say on the Hanly ru-
NOR. either affirming or denying it.
Evan 3. Stotsenburg, attorney
general, says prosecuting attorneys
are to be nominated under the pro-
visions of the new primary law. In
formation TO the contrary had been
disseminated, he said.
The Encouragement also rules
that a candidate for state senator or
| representative must pay l per cent
of the total per diem that might be
received by him as such officer, or
/ 1 per cent of 1866. and that mileage
should not be taken into considera-
ton.
The opinions went to Homer L.
/ Cook. secretary of state. who asked
/ ing attorneys and the legislature.
Candidates for circuit judgeships al
so must file petitions, Stotsenbury
said.
J. NJ. Kalnes of Starbuck, Mimi,
I says he will file the name of Will
J liam Sulzer, former governor Of
New York, on the Minnesota pri-
mary ballot as prohibition candidate
for president. A delegation of Min
nesOta prohibition leaders Wednes-
day attended a conference in Chi
lcago on the next national campaign.
| The progressive party Will have
plank on preparedness in its next
national platform, according TO
{ George w. Perkins. bull moose lead
er The progressives. Mr.. Perkins
said. were not going TO wait to see
what the republicans or the demo-
/ Gratis were going TO do on the sub
+ ject. but We're going right ahead with
their own program.
Ed Jackson has made formal an
inouncement OF his candidacy for the
\ republican nomination Of secretary
3 Of state next year. Jackson was the
republican candidate for the Office
in 1914.
The badge that will be worn over
land above all other badges by re-
/ publicans who attend the party love