South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-12
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Political Gossip

So far as has been learned here.
Byron B. Miller. candidate for the
republican nomination for sheriff. is
the only political aspirant who re-
tired from the st. Joseph county lists
Friday. the final day for Withdraw
ais Lawrence Romine quit the
representative race on the demo-
cratic ticket Thursday.
Elmer -. Brandenburg Of Ham
mond last Saturday sent a declara-
tion OF his candidacy to the secre-
tary OF state for the progressive
nomination for state senator from
what he contends is a new district
composed Of Lake Porter. Jasper
and Newton counties. The last
legislature, in redistricting the state
for legislative purposes, threw these
four counties. into a joint senatorial
district some OF them. Of course,
having other senatorial districts
within their borders
Sen Dwight Kinder Of Gary was
elected prior to the last general as
sembly as a state senator from the
former joint district of Lake and
Porter counties. Kinder is a repub-
lican and was elected in 1914. The
secretary Of state sent the declara-
ton OF Brandenburg back to him
with the ruling that there was no
bacancy existing in the district from
which the candidate sought to make
the race.
State senators. once elected, hold
office four years. Brandenburg may
fight the ruling. it is said. and the
secretary's office has returned all
papers in the case officially SO that
Brandenburg may make a test OF the
situation. If he so desires.
Several ST. Joseph county repub-
licans are in Terre Haute today for
the Lincoln league conference be-
ing held there Among those who
left for Terre Haute last night are:
W. A lick, st. Joseph county chair
man; JOnn G.. Yeagley. president of
the St. Joseph county Lincoln league;
Stanley r Stephenson. its secretary;
d. d. Nemeth and Paul Frankel.
Florida republicans at a meeting
at Palatka named a state ticket.
candidates for the congress. and IL
delegates 10 the national convention
TO be held in Chicago. The Chicago
delegates go uninstructed. The con-
vention studiously refrained from
any expression of presidential prefer
ences. II was evident the repub-
with prOgressives.
Alabama republicans have decided
on "A state convention at Birmingham
May Il. when delegates TO the ma
tional convention will be named. At
meeting Of the state executive
committee no mention Of presidential
candidates was made.
Rep. Will r. Wood has been
chosen TO take the place Of Thomas
r.. Shipp, who resigned for business
reasons. as the Indiana member of
the national republican campaign
committee. Ship said he felt the
place should be held by one of the
Indiana congressman who would be
able to give more time to the work
of the committee.
W. II Ripley, Indianapolis lawyer.
and a republican candidate for pre-
cinct committeeman, has filed a chal-
lenge and protest of the candidacy
of Paul Kabrick, a rival aspirant. He
holds Kabrick is not qualified to
vote at the primary in that rather
than being a membe of the repub-
liCan party. he has always opposed
IT, and that. too. he has never regis
tered or voted in Marion county.
Efforts are being made by sup
pOrters of Quincy A. Myers of
Logansport to gather in the Lake
county support conceded r. O. John
son Of Gary. who retired from the
gubernatOrial lists. James p, Good
rich adherents are also on the trail
of Johnson aid and are flooding
Lake county with large display ad-
vertising. Yes. and Warren T Nc
Cray, southbound after his visit here.
is reported 10 be rapidly retracing
his steps in the direction of the lake