South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-03
Political Gossip


county Wednesday filed petitions for
primary places with the secretary of
state
Charles a. Hagerty, democrat.
seeking the nomination for joint
senator from 81. Joseph and Mar 4
shall counties. notified the powers /
that be Of his candidacy.
Chester r. Montgomery. seeking I
nomination on the democratic ticket +
for a fourth term as county prose +
cutor. notified Sec'y Cook Of his
tendencies toward a primary race.
Russell W. cieyer Of South Bend
is out for the republican nomina-
ton as state representative from
st Joseph county. He filed his pri-
mary petition Wednesday.
As yet Hagerty stands alone for
the senatorial nomination, no one
from Marshall county getting be-
yond the gossip stage. Elijah Mar
tindale. Marshallite, while here
few weeks ago. said there would be
a candidate from Marshall. but that
he wouldn't be it. st. Joseph county
residents are anxiously awaiting
Marshall's decision.
Phil NJ. McNagny of Columbia
City. Of the firm Of attorneys of
which Thomas r. Marshall. vice
president, once was "a member. has
filed a declaration Of his intention
to become a candidate for the legis-
lature on the democratic ticket from
Allen and Whitley counties.
The following have filed primary
petitions with the secretary of state:
Jacob l.. O'Bannon. Harrison
township. Harrison county, demo-
cratic candidate for congressman
from the third district.
Charles II. Good, Huntington. re-
publican candidate for congressman
from the 18th district.
Jacob F. Denny Portland. demo-
cratic candidate for congressman
from the eighth district.
Ora Myers. formerly mayor OF
Greenfield. announced that he will
seek the republican nomination for
state senator from Hancock, Rush
! and Decatur counties.
Addressing a meeting of progress
sives in indianapolis. Edwin NJ. Lee.
state chairman, said it had been
agreed that progressives in all Of
! the 80 counties of Indiana should
maintain thei organizations. Mr..
/ Lee much regrets in Elkhart, st.
/ Joseph. Grant, EOsciusko, Whitley.
/ Clark, Madison and some other
/ counties progressives have yielded
/ to republicans on the county ticket
| question. "One purpose of main
/ tanning the progressive county or
/ CARNATIONS is to be in a position to
participate in the spoils." says a
| district gossip.
Spells what?
F. r. Lidden of Laporte. chair
man OF the Laporte county pro-
7
/ definitely and emphatically that
/ there will be a bull moose ticket
! there He says declarations will be
J filed Friday, and that there will be
! contests for several places on the
/ ticket Strength manifested at Mich
| igan City, where a rousing meeting
was held. was responsible for Lid
delTs statement.
| Speaking of Laporte. the gossip
| clipped a bit of comment concern
ing one of st. Joseph county's emf
nent politicians from the Argus. 1t
| follows:
ut might be we'll for one Mr.
| Nicely of South Bend, who came TO
Laporte last week TO speak to the
| republican club. TO cast light into
dark places to read Prest Wilson's
| notable addresses to the American
people Mr.. Nicely is not Sc young
but that he might Intellectually de-
rive some benefit. such a potpOurri
of political rot as followed his COM
ing to LapOrte might he avoided
were he 10 take careful account Of
conditions and touch the pulse of
the people"
John l.. Norman of Knox, edi-
tor of the Starke County Republican,
is mentioned in connection with the
18th district delegate TO the repub-
lican national convention to be held
I'm Chicago June :. In 1908 Mr..
Norman was defeated for the NOM
nation for congress by Charles w.
Miller of Goshen. who was defeated
at the election by Henry A. Barn
hart OF Rochester Two years later
Mr.. Norman was given the nomi-
nation. He. too. was unsuccessful
at the polls.
Robert +. Proctor of Elkhart, fol-
lowing early statements TO the effect
ne would again enter the political
field as a candidate for state SEN
ator. has declared that business pre-
vents his seeking the democratic
N nomination. Proctor was heraldej
as a powerful opponent Of the
Beardsley silk stocking" crowd.