Evening journal., 1916-07-14
GENERAL BENSON SAYS OUSTING
OF DISLOYAL COMMITTEEMAN WINS
APPROVAL OF KENT REPUBLICANS
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have been in this
~Ihs time with dsIOyaly,
matter where political
stake permit of a desires to be
Republican, participate Republican primaries and
meetings. Republican and be loyal to Repub
lan principles practices Republican
conspiracy destroy regularly Republican
izaons Such course the height OF political treason and Republic
propose for for
opinion Republicans
do they in
clements
the and meet the is folly to empOze with
purpose the organization and the
party emissar the field
mpounng them Join this deruc
un-RpubBan Those emsa at in all
misakng their They elements
better than do Kent
t Republicans, exhausted ono in that direction and
only reachery n return for their OIertures.
the partywreekins disposition of the cOter Of
whom speak. permit in the
part county suggested that get TO-
geter upon We do
support nominated by crowd then re-
Piled suppose people go ahead and nominate the ticket
for dstrwha hnr The reply we positively decline
ticket because elected crowd could of
eeons it. and we do not any you people,
Of II is typical of the movement and shows
Its Irregular and destructive endeney.'
as there been manifestation Republican approval Of the
e oil the iour committee membersT General
@ies he replied ~Thee Republican meeting held at Lockwood
In the Fourth Representative by probably 500 Re-
publican Fifth and sixth Representative dis
rc At that meeting speeches made approved
county committees action
by the voters similar meeting Representative
district 1t attended probably Of district who heart
lily approved the committees pledged support to the Re-
publican party organization the Eighth
Representative district Republicans attended H.
The action Of the county committee pledged to
The Republican organization their hearty suppOrtT
Nhat voting county bent upou
Republican OrsauzaiiOn wrens and wecns
general
only reply Of people quoted as being D
ent at the meeting at senator Baunrds home have they are
allied with the expressed meeting and that they
are hearty accord with the Republican organization county They
meeting under mprehen.
sion @ the purposes for which be held at
tended hundred who is can
didate Governor He told me at e
Lockwood meeting that any party
wrekng movements that he led
meeting cased as Re.
publican dream for
instant meeting Republican party he held IN
such added honest
opinion candidates heartily
Henry A. that he
should be considered this gubernaoaI faithfully
served the Republican would continue
"How votes Kent county do think the AoeBarnard-
asked.
you Republican washis cOunerinqulry.
he reporter
you any.
j. handled certain election
line this
whether that unable true he might land
which hut in doing he would
party Republican
party Democratic party county contains the great
Of the
this wreeking scheme he
n;tei 70 vote at Republican primaries l9T'
my judgment Republican Committee permit
ticket he committee any
party and that should
a Republican primary their
provided oath that they will support
Convention and the Republic
primaries condition will they he permitted to
vote As huseceauing is Of the best things
that Republican side leaves
us perfectly footing and provides for proper
lineup The Republicans their time and in
completing their polls in November instead
81 wasting their Republican renegaes
no intention Of voting the Republican
cd such men Will vote the Democratic done
In the past and the Republican this action
o. placing them where they properly belongy