South Bend news-times., 1918-05-15
DENNISON AND
YAM FLEET ARE
PARTY CHAIRMEN
While Harmony Prevails at
Meeting Here. G. o. P.
Name Van Fleet After
Fight at Laporte.

Ralph W Gaylor. mayor Of Mish-
awaka. and Edward Murphy. of
Rochester. for the chairmanship #
the republican party for the 18th
district Judge Vernon ". Van Fleet
OF South Bend was finally elected
chairman at the formal session
held Tuesday afternoon at the
Rumely hotel in LapOrte.
While the republicans were quar-
reling amongst themselves in trying
TO select their man 10 nil the posi-
ton. the democrats held a peaceful
meeting at the oliver hotel in this
city and elected Roy Dennison Of
Rochester. Ind. as their leader for
this district.
Other officers elected by the dem
ocrats were: Arthur Taylor. La
porte. vice president. d. II. Shipp.
Rochester. secretary; Richard John
son. South Bend, treasurer.
Treasurer Johnson was elected
chairman OF the ST. Joseph county
democratic organization last Satur-
day afternoon.
DcnnlsOn Is UnOppOsed.
The election OF Mr.. DennisOn TO
the chairmanship OF the district
gave universal satisfaction and was
without opposition.
More than 80 prominent demo-
Gratis OF the district were in attend
ance at the meeting. which was
cha~acteristically d m C rattle
throughout.
Z. a Cast. OF Warsaw. former
chairman. presided at the opening OK
the session. which was opened with
the election Of the above-named off,
GERS. At the conclusion OF the cleo
ton. Mr. Dennison. the newly elect
ed chairman. was inducted into Of
fice and Officiated throughout the
balance OF the meeting.
Prominent Democrats Speak.
Short addresses were made by
Former Chairman Cast. Lemuel
Darrow OF Laporte. Charles H. Pc
ters OF Knox. Starke county; Charles
Emmons OF Fulton county. Dean
Barnhart Of Rochester. Marshall
county: d II. Shipp OF Rochester,
Marshall county; George NJ. Raa5.
county clerk OF St. Joseph county;
James c. Fletcher OF Knox. Starke
county. Fred Hennoch Of Laporte.
and Omer 3. Smith OF Rochester.
Marshall county.
Rudolph Ackermann. demOcra tic
candidate for mayor OF South Bend
al the election last fall. moved that
the retiring officers be extended a
vote OF thanks for their efficient SER
vices in the past. which was second
ed and passed by unanimous vote.
Public Democratic Rt Heart.
All the speeches made teemed
with democracy. emphasizing the
point that the coming election
promised universal victory for the
democratic party because the great
mass Of the population today is dem
ocratic at heart and are standing
whole-heartedly behind Pres't Will
son in the great conflict that means
the absolute safety OF democracy
and freedom for the world as well as
America Again was the thought
brought out that the temper OF the
great American public will not toll
crate unfair criticism for political
benefit in the next national cam
paiEn Mr. HennOch OF LapOrte
dwelt upon the importance OF bring
ing the voters 10 the necessity Of vot-
ing for the entire democratic ticket
regardless Of petty animOsity Of GER
tain candidates on the locaf ticket.
Patriotic Resolutions.
A committee on resolutions con-
sisting OF Lemuei DarrOw OF La
porte. Charles Peters OF Knox and
Gus Haslinger OF south Bend were
appointed and introduced the fol-
lowing resolutions, which we're
adopted unanimously.
BE it, and IL j. hereby re
solved by the democracy OF the
18th congressional district in
cOnvention assembled, That we
mos heartily endorse the na-
fiora: administration I'm the con-
daCt of the affairs OF the na-
ton and I'm the successful prose
CutiOn Of the war I'm the inter
est OF universal democracy and
against autOCraCy. and we
pledge Ourselves and our party
TO the unqualified support OF
Woodrow Wilson, one OF the
greatest presidents this nation
has ever had. and the greatest
exponent OF pure democracy
the world has ever known.
BE Il further resolved. That
we in convention assembled. en-
dOrse the Hon. Henry \. Barn
hart for congress. He has
served the district faithfully