South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-26
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Political Gossip

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When Jim Watson comes to South
Bend Wednesday for his address at
the Elks' temple Thi rsday evening
under the auspices OF the st. Joseph
branch of the Indiana Business Mems
Prosperity league, or some such or
ne will enter upon prep
aration TO reply to the charges OF
Rep. John A. NJ. Adair made in his
address from the Elks' stage Mon
day night.
This was the explanation given
for the very much occupied
shorthand artist who adorned a seat
in the gallery at the Elks' during
the Adair meeting. The representa-
tive's speech was taken down YER
batim, and, from appearances and
sounds, the Hon. jim will have not
a little difficulty covering all the
points to the satisfaction of his
hearers in one night.
Adair quoted progressives to the
effect Watson belonged 10 a group
of men classed as porch climbers" "
and a local democrat ventuTed Tues
day night that the Hon. jim would
have his hands full indicating him
self on that one count.
Charles S. Hills says the coming
republican convention at Chicago
will be "open-minded, anu pictures
a returning to the fold as he speaks
Franklin Murphy OF New Jersey, a
harmony hopper, contends that a
strong presidential candidate will
bring about the desired re-fusion.
Former Sen. T. f. Burton of Ohio
was present during the voicing of
the progressive sentiments of the
aforementioned. Ii all happened at
a meeting in Chicago at which MEM
bers of the republican national COM
mittee made plans for the national
conclave for the purpose Of making
someone accept" the republican
presidential nomination.
Optimism prevailed.
Jim Watson has been doing mis-
sionary work in Elkhart and Goshen
the past few days. Yes, he is work
ing in the interests of his candidacy
for the nomination for United States
senator from Indiana on the repub-
lican ticket.
Most of the candidates are fer
vently hoping that when the special
committee makes it's report inter-
preting some beclouded phases of the
statewide primary law it will not
neglect TO include detailed plans and
specifications showing precisely how
longing and extremely anxious as
pirant for a nomination can secure
votes enough TO win. That is really
of more concern to candidates than
the mere satisfaction of knowing
how TO make the carbureter and the
spark plug in the primary machinery
work smoothly.
The apportionment of delegates
from the counties in the 18th dis
trict to the democratic state conven-
ton has been made as follows: Elk
hart county. 22; Fulton county, 10;
Kosciusko county, IA; LapOrte coun-
", 23; Marshall county, IA; Starke
county. s; ST. Joseph county. SO. The
convention will be held April 20
and 81.
Rep. Henry A. Barnhart of
Rochester has notified the secretary
of state that he will seek re-nOmina-
ton, filing his primary petition for
nomination for congress on the dem
ocratic ticket in the 18th district
Tuesday.
The following have filed petitions
with the secretary of state:
Andrus A. Bordner, New Carlisle,
representative from ST. Joseph coun-
ty on the republican ticket.
John F. Devine, South Bend, prose-
cutting attorney for the 60th judicial
district, on the republican ticket.
s. ]. Crumpacker South Bend
JOINT senator for st. Joseph and
Marshall counties on the republican
ticket.
The appointment of Eugene V
knight, progressive. as a member OF
the board Of election commissioners
for the Floyd county primary. will
not be contested by the republican
organization which had obtained the
appointment OF John +. Platt as a
member OF the board. The latter's
appointment was based on the total
vote in the state in the 1914 cleo
ton and the appointment of knight
was based on the total vote in Floyd
county. in which the progressive
ran second TO he democrats. This
commission appointed TO interpre'
the new primary law has decided
that representation on the election
board should be based on the vote:
in the counties
A committee representing the
Howard county progressive Organiza
ton went to the democratic county