South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-08
Is CANDIDATES
ENTERED IN RACE
Time Limit Expires For Filing
Petitions With SeCre-
tary Of State.
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service:
INDIANAPOLIS Jan. s. - Peti-
tions to place the names Of 70 can
didates. including two for the Presi-
Dental nomination, on Iadiana's
preferential primary ballot had been
filed with the secretary Of state,
when the time liimt under the pri-
mary law expired Friday night
The primary will be held March
and this il the first time the law
has been put into effect. Indiana
Will be the first state 10 vote in the
presidential primaries.
The progressives did not file petit
tions for any candidates for presl-
dent. but did. late Friday for United
States senator and governor
The primary law provides that
nominations for the state Offices
from lieutenant governor down shall
be made in convention and petit
tons By candidates for these offices
were not necessary. The law affects
only parties casting 10 per cent OF
the total vote Of the state and for
this reason does not apply 20 the
prohibitiOnists and socialists.
Fairbanks Only &. o. Il. Aspirant.
Pres't Woodrow Wilson's petition,
on the authority Of his secretary,
was filed Thursday night, naming
him as a candidate for reelection.
Charles Warren Fairbanks. former
vice president, was the only repub-
lican for whom a petition was filed
as a candidate for the nomination
for president
Vice Pres't Thomas r. MarshalIs
name will be the only one placed on
any Of the ballots for the second
place on the national ticket
William Grant Webster Of Illinois
fled a declaration with the secre-
tary OF state stating that he is a
candidate for the nomination for
vice president on the republican
ticket. but failed TO accompany it
with a petition bearing the names Of
name cannot be placed on the pref
erential ballot in the primary here.
Kern UnOppOscd.
Three republicans seeks the nom
ination for United States senator
but Sen. John ". Kern Will be un-
opposed for the democratic nomina-
ton as will also James y. Wilson for
the progressive nOpinatiOn. The
republicans who filed petitions are:
Arthur Robinson, state senator:
Capt. Harry $. New. for many years
republican national committeeman
for Indiana, and former Congress-
man James +. Watson. The filing
Of the petitions late fTriday of Leon
ard b. Clorc. former national cham
zion corn grower, as a candidate for
the democratic nomination for gov
ernOr, adds interest TO the race in
that parry. as it appeared for a time
that CONGRESSMAN John A. NJ. Adair
would be the only candidate. Four
republicans filed petitions TO enter
the race for the gubernatorial NOM
ination as follows:
HanIy With Bull Mooscrs.
Warren T. McCray, farmer and
stock raiser; James p. Goodrich re-
publican national committeeman for
Indiana; Quincy A. Myers. formerly
OF the state supreme court, and r.
o. Johnson, mayor OF Gary.
J. Frank Hanly. who was elected
governor by the republicans in 1904,
will be the only progressive to seek
the nomination for governor.
Atty. Gen. Evan b. StOtsenburg in
an opinion delivered To Secy. Of
State Homer L. Cook states that
candidates for congress. the legisla-
ture and for judicial Offices will have
until Feb. 10 file their declarations
of candidacy and petitions under
the new primary law The law
provides that such candidates file
their petitions at least so days be-
fore the primary which would be
Feb. 6. AS Feb. is Sunday. Feb. 8
is the last day.