Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1922-02-17

In TINS issue OF the Metropolls Ca
zette will be found the official an
nouncement of Claude l.. Rev as a
candidate for reelection to the iegis-
lature on the Republican ticket. AS
everybody knows Claude is a former
MASSAGE county boy, having been
raised in Metropolis, his parents be-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Rev o
this city. Claude made the race two
years ago and was elected by large
majority.
No better commendation can be
said Of him than an article publish
ed in his home paper, the Harris
burg Daily Register, which is as fol-
lows:
Why Claude L. Rev Merits Re-
election
AS the time for the Republican
primaries in April approaches, it be-
comes apparent to all that the voters
of Illinois should exercise the great
est care and preeaution in selecting
the various candidates. This is cs-
pecially true of the man who will
be sent to the next session OF the
Illinois General Assembly.
There's an old axiom which says
that it rs unwise to change horses
in the middle of the stream" That
old adage can justly be applied to the
Importance attached to the selection
OF candidates for the lower house Of
the next General Assembly of Illinois
inaSmuch as there is SO much legis-
lation started last session and yet
unfinished. Claude l.. Rev, present
Representative, is before the people
again for denomination by the Re-
ublieans, and if the old adage ever
held true as quoeed above, it an
questionably stands up in the pres
eAt case.
To say that Mr.. Rev "made good"
in his first term as an Illinois legis-
lator would be putting it very mild-
ly. Two years ago when he announ-
eed- his candidacy, that young man
was practically unknown outside of
his own city. He delved into the
campaign with such vigor and with
such enthusiasm and determination
that it quickly dawned upon the peo-
pie that he meant business; that he
was a young man of promise and ac-
ton; that he was going TO show TO
the world what young man could
do when he tried. He resorted to
great newspaper and publicity cam
paign and practically every hilltop
and valley in the five counties was
placarded with lithographic pictures
of this hustling candidate. Into every
district he went alone and single
handed, placing his advertising mat
ter and meeting man after man as
he went along, introducing himself
and making friend after friend. He
bombarded the johnson county fair
at Vienna, taking with him the Har-
risburg band, of which he was and
is yet a member, unique effort and
one that was commented on all over
she state. When the votes were
counted on the night of the primary
it was found that Claude L. Rev
was an easy winner. He was trium-
phantly elected at November cleo
tion and no man ever made a more
pronounced success in his first term
as such legislator than did Mr. Rev.
He was from the very start of his
official duties in Springfield boost
er for the people of his five counties.
He stood fiat-footed for better roads.
He wanted his district to get its
share of the state hard roads. Pope
and Hardin counties alone should
give him a solid vote to send him
back to the Legislature for the eff
forts he put forth in their behalf rel
ative to good roads and in fighting