South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-02-29

last minute. BESIDES the address.
there viii be a musical program.
lunch and cigars. It is planned 20
enroll young republicans of Misha-
waka i'm the club at the meeting to-
night
That this week viii witness the
most heated contests i'm the primary
fight here i'm the democratic and re-
publican parties is evident from
Mondays early activities. Weather
conditions 20 some extent handi-
capped the various nomination as
pirants i'm their county work, but the
scene Of conquest was easily switch
ed to the city and town centers. with
hopes expressed that the end Of the
week would find favorable weather
for county canvass.
odds are being offered on Watson
nomination bets in several parts Of
the city. Quietly. and openly on the
boards in certain cigar stores, big
money is being posted, especially on
the state candidates.
a likeness of John Devine. baby
Of the republican ticket" as he is
described. being the youngest aspir-
ant for county office, has caused con-
siderable comment at the LaSalle
theater the past week. John has
been beaming down from a slide
advertisement along with other
candidates. and. from the applause
at some performances, many have
expressed WILLINGNESS to lay their
bets on his candidacy for the repUb-
Hcan prosecutorship nomination.
with John pulling the downtown
theater goers, George Kurtz has
caused a -clapping furore on
w. Division ST. screens. and Floyd
Jellison bows his thanks in ad-
vance" at the Surprise.
Ignatius j. Dunn of Omaha has
announced his candidacy for the
democratic nomination for United
States senator In making his an
nouncement Dunn said that while
ne favored the denomination Of
Pres't Wilson, he was not in sympa-
thy with the latter's preparedness
program
Dunn has been known in politics
for 20 years He has been closely
identified with the Bryan wing Of the
den ocratic party. At the democratic
national convention in Denver in
1908 he delivered the keynote speech
placing Bryan i'm nomination.
James b. Elmore, known for miles
around Charlottesville as the Bard
of Alamo. recently announced that
he would be a candidate for the
democratic nomination as repre-
sentative from Montgomery county.
A newspaper gossip, in making men
ton OF the bard's candidacy in his
paper. got away with only five lines
IN an appropriate poem for the oc-
casion, and then gave it up as an
impossible task, with the statement
that the bard could complete the
poem if he So desired. The reporter
wrote.
Voters. I'm candidate
For 20 represent the state
I'm the legislature;
7 who penned the Monon wreck
Should command the deep respect
When Gilmore read the announce
ment he laid aside his farm work
FOR a few minutes and took up his
pen. with the following result:
Voters. I'm "a candidate
For 20 represent the state
In the legislature:
I who penned the Monon wreck
should command the deep respect
OF each voting creature.
Now the guy that wrote the lay
May he live for many "a day
I'm verse sung sweetly.
For his scope il seems SO vast
10 viii surely ever last
I'm substance completely.
Let him onward move with care.
Climbing up the golden stair
or Mount Paruassus
Tie viii shine i'm peace and love
From the satellites above,
Giving light unto u.s.
Which. when poetry crawls into
rna .r1-fr column is srfrafy- enough