South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-25
POTENTIAL COP.
CANDIDATES OUT
Sheriff Duck is Not Alone in
Early Fence Building
Business.

Visits % South Bend Within the
present week Of two candidates for
the republican gubernatorial nomi-
nation. Ed Jackson. OF Lafayette.
former secretary or state. and Ed
ward q. Toner of Anderson. poten-
tisl candidates for places on the re-
publican ticket for county offices.
are beginning 90 let DO be- known.
or their friends are that they are
soon 20 be in the race.
Although the nominating pri-
maries will not be held until May
republican fences are already unS s~
construction. II has already bee-
announced that Sheriff Louis b
Duck IS in the race for the republi-
can nomination for the office he
now holds But Sheriff Duck is not
20 be alone as an early starter. ac-
cording 10 the friends OF three other
potential candidates, not for the Of
flee OF sheriff. however. but for
that Of county prosecutor.
Three for Prosecutor.
Republicans are said TO have their
eyes closely fastened on the office
p. Schwartz. and the friends of
three attorneys are beginning 10 let
70 be known that these attorneys are
going after the republican nomina-
ton for prosecutor like 10 has never
been gone after before
The three candidates themselves.
however are not quite so anxious
20 enter the race az so early time.
even though they would like 10 have
the nomination. and as only one Of
the trio can possibly get It on the
republican ticket. they may be
forced 20 put their better Judgment
asido in an attempt TO beat one an
other.
JcTIiscn L Popular.
Friends Of Arthur VI GHHoln in
sist that the republicans cannot
nominate "a stronger man for the
prosecutor office than Mr. Gilliom
This is disputed by the friends of
Floyd o. Jellison, who say that Mr..
Jenison would have it all over Mr..
Gilliom. And then come the friends
Of Cyrus r Pattee. who claim that
neither Mr.. Glhom nor Mr.. Jellison
are in IL with Mr.. Pattee when IL
comes TO running for the republican
nomination for prosecutor. pointing
TO the fact that Mr. Pattee was
nominated by the republicans last
year for this office over all oppo-
nents, though grudgingly admitting
that he was defeated by Pros.
Schwartz in the election.
Mr.. Jellison appears TO have the
support Of the Carson administra-
ton for the nomination Il is said
that Mr.. Jellisons appointment by
City Atty. Thomas W Slick 10 take
care Of an city cases in city court
was made in order 20 aid Mr. Jelli-
son IN his campaign for the pros
ecutorship. but the friends of both
Mr. Gilliom and Mr. Pattee are said
20 be pointing TO the fact that once
before the Carson administration
backed a candidate for office by
giving him the same kind of an ap-
pointment that 1t has given Mr. Jel-
lison and that this candidate did not
have enough votes when they were
counted 10 obtain mis- election. The
instance referred to was when Jos
eph k0VdCS' was dtCandldaJe Tor JUS
tice Of the peace. After the cleo
tiOn and Mr.. KOvacs was defeated,
he was seen no more % take Mr.
Sticks place fiu- city court i'm prose
cutting eases wherein the defendants
were charged with violating city or
dinances. II Is said that the same
thing viii happen To Mr. Jellison
that happened TO Mr. KOvacs in re-
gard 20 the city court II Mr.. Jelli-
son fails totget the nomination for
prosecutor.
Backs Two Candidates.
So far the Carson administra ton
Is said 70 be back of only two can
didates for nomination on the re-
publican ticket in the county. name
~. Sheriff Duck for denomination