South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-14
Political GOSSIP

r. A. Martin. South Bend attorney.
has withdrawn from the race for the
18th district congressional nominal
ton on the republic ticket For
this year" added Mr.. Martin. when
questioned as TO whether or not he
would concede Andrew Jackson
Hickey nominated at that historical
meeting at the Elks' temple. some
months ago, when Col. Charles
Arthur of Carlisle House on the
Hill voiced his sentiments regarding
he congressional race. which. as the
scribes have it, Mr. Hickey, thought
the sentiments of the district
Perhaps they will so be construed.
as there is as yet only Mayor Ralph
Gaylor OF Mishawaka. who is due
10 announce one way or another
very soon. IL might be said, in
passing, that there is a great deal
Of Gaylor sentiment, and not only
in St Joseph county.
The appearance of Col. NJ. NJ. Null
hall a: Indianapolis Thursday caused
considerable CONSERVATION in repub-
lican ranks, and especially the Harry
Stuart New division. Right away
the politicians harped back 10 the
year 1903 when Mulhall led in or
ganization efforts toward the anti
union labor forces, and found cause
to wonder what the colonel had up
his sleeve this time, and whether or
not it-whatever il was-belonged
70 To Of l.
who would be United States senator
from Indiana.
Fort Wayne's News is waxing
geographically vitrolic in its COM
ment on the Beveridge- Hanly situa-
ton. Regarding Albert Us letter TO
Indiana progressives. and as an
afterthOught thereof, the News para
grapher says: Something leads US
to believe that Beverage will not
come 20 Indiana next fall to make
speeches for his dearly beloved and
ardentiy cherished friend, j. Frank
Hanly. who in 1912 went over the
state denouncing "Bev' as a fraud,
a hypocrite, an migrate and a politi-
cal fizzle."
Which is considered ample reason
for the withdrawal of Beverage sup
port, except in the well-known fact
that Albert ]. might have gune as
strong as Hanly, if not a wee bit
stronger. in his oratorical arraign-
ment OF republican opponents.
1t is said republicans are after
John ]. Hayes, employed at the
Studebaker factory. as candidate
tor the nomination as candidate for
representative from this county. 1t
is figured Hayes will appeal to the
labor vote.
Republican candidates for repre-
sentative are in the minority; they
all want the treasurership.
over in Porter county the pro-
gressives are not dead, or at least
they don't seem TO he so with ac-
tivities of the progressive county
committee. The statement Of the
committee. in part:
Republican papers and spellbind-
selves believe that the progressive
party is now a dead issue, and that
all the prOgressives have returned TO
the e. o. p. banner. The republican
papers have heralded this kind OF
mush and dope to their readers for
so long that they really believe it
TO be a fact.
Nevertheless. the progressives are
still on the job. Following the an
nouncement Of Leader Perkins that
the party is active and united. comes
the fact that the progressive ma
tional convention will be held in Chi
cago at the same time as the g. o. 2.
meeting. Following this comes a
publication notice from the Porter
county progressive committee calling
meeting in Valparaiso. The pro-
gressives are alive to the situation.
and will never return to the stand
pat, machine-ruled, reactionary re-
publican party"
Or. G. r. Coffin Of Monticello.
10th district moose chairman, will
be in charge Of a meeting 1T Val
paraiso Friday and a permanent or
ganization for the boosting OF Frank
Hanly and any other candidate the
progressives happen 70 decide upon
is promised, also a Porter county
ticket So there,
The Indianapolis Star suggests
that Hanly may be trying to whittle
the progressive platform down to his
size.
Edward C. Brewer OF Franklin has
anpOunced that ne is a candidate
for treasurer OF Johnson county on
the democratic ticket.