Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1911 — Lafayette Paper Has the Proper Spirit of Party Harmony. [ARTICLE]

Lafayette Paper Has the Proper Spirit of Party Harmony.

Lafayette Journal. The Journal is in receipt of a postal card from the South Bend Tribune which seeks an expression concerning the republican nomination for governor of Indiana. The Tribune wants to know the Journal’s first choice, its second choice and its third choice. Evidently a poll is being taken of Indiana newspapers. The Tribune gives the assurance that the name of the paper will not be published without permission. The Journal has no reason for concealing its reply. The Journal’s first choice for governor is Senator Will R. Wood, who has served his party long and faithfully. The Journal's second choice is Senator Will R. Wood. The Journal’s thin choice is Senator Will R. Wood. And then if Senator Wood can’t be nominated the Journal favors and will support any full-blooded republican who is not ashamed of his party and who has no apology to offer for the achieve ments of the party. There Is a long list of available candidates. James E. Watson, James Hemenway, Colonel Durbin, Charles Bookwaiter, W. L. Taylor, Harry S. New and James Goodrich might be mentioned among those who have served the party and state and anyone of them, or any other good republican who believes the party is marching forward, would be acceptable. But the nomination of a republican candidate for governor rests with the republicans of the state; their first choice shall be the Journal’s first choice. Unlike the self-annointed the Journal is willing to abide by the decision of the party. L