South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-01

Political Gossip

The march Of the days is rapid so
FAR as politics is concerned. Too
rapid is the opinion OF many directly
interested in Indiana's first primary,
which will be celebrated. observed
and otherwise held in the Hoosier
state on March Z. Early aspirants
for the various offices. and especially
in the so-called county or local jur-
isdiction. are wondering. and they
have cause TO wonder even more
than ever before, what a direct pri-
mary is going to mean to their re-
spective candidates..
With a strong candidate for Of
flee from almost every district Of the
county. - excepting, perhaps. the
rural limits,-it is any mans race TO
a greater degree than is at first real
lied. Jones will vote for neighbor
Smith,-unless neighbor Smith has
chickens which tear up Jones gar
demand so on. until wild screams
and frenzied racking OF mental
storehouses denote a complete alb
/ sencC of logical conception Of what
might and what might not happen.
The first and second choice Of the
1 primary arrangement is causing no
I end Of trouble and comment. Clear
as mud" say the candidates. as they
q
after page of Interpretation. There
is one lone point for thankfulness:-
| The general election is 40 far ad-
vanced after the primary that party
I sore spots have an opportunity TO
4 heal. and candidates will be at least
on the road TO sound mentality when
\ il is time TO again pull forth arms
! and munitions and launch forth into
the decisive fray.
But. after all. it is only a matter
of getting used to it.
AS stepping stone of interest. the
various and respective state conven-
| tiOns rank next in order in the po-
| litical game. The democratic call
has been received in South Bend.
with the date for the convention
/ placed as April 20. at Tomlinson
hall. Indianapolis.
Duties facing the convention, 1ele-
gates for which are chosen at the
| March primaries. and nominations
for which must be filed not less than
20 days preceding the primary. are
many. First there is the adopting of
party platform; then comes the
selecting of presidential electors.
contingent electors. delegates and
I alternate delegates to the national
conventions.
Then. should no nomination be
/ made in the primary for governor
and United States senator, it is up TO
the convention TO operate the process
of elimination i'm first and second and
third and soon choice votes. Dele
gates whose petitions have been filed
are hoping against hope that the
gubernatorial and senatorial choices
are distinct when ballots are counted
March or 8. realizing the Austral-
ian system will be used.
Candidates for the following of
fees will be nominated at the con-
vention: Lieutenant governor. secre-
tary OF state. auditor. treasurer. at
torney-general. reporter Of supreme
court. superintendent OF public in
structiOn. chief o. bureau of Stats
tics one judge of he supreme court
for second district. one Judge of SUI
preme court for third district, one
judge Of the appellate court for the
first district.
The democratic convention will be
composed of 1868 delegates The
republican convention viii be held
June Z.
George kurtz. former prosecutor
of st. Joseph county. Monday en-
tered the 1916 primary race with his
petition, sent to Indianapolis for FL
ing in the office Of the secretary OF
state, as a candidate for the repub-
lical nomination
DR.. Earl p. Wagner. 4I3 y. Mich
igan St. has filed with the county
clerk declaration Of his candidacy
for the nomination for coroner or
the republican ticket.
jacob +. StOner is a candidate fol
the republican nomination for com
missioner from the middle district
filing Monday.
George "A. Phillips 40 Columbia
St. is a candidate for the democratic
nomination for commission at from
the middle district. He med hi:
declaration Monday.
William +. Williams and r. y
Agler. the latter of Lakeville. have
, fled their petitions TO be named
committeeman subject to the demo.
cratic primaries.
J. Raymond Schmidt chairman O,
the state committee Of the prohibit
tion party has declared emphati
cally, in the. face of rumors 70 tn,
> contrary that the prohibition part,