Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 299, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1911 — What Gave Chairman Lee Such A Sadden Change of Heart. [ARTICLE]

What Gave Chairman Lee Such A Sadden Change of Heart.

About two weeks ago State Chairman Lee wrote to the republican county chairmen and to republican editors’ all, over the state, uklng the following language: “For eight months I have spent my entire time visiting every county in the state in order to get into touch with local conditions and in every manner possible promote the welfare of the Republican party. I am greatly surprised as a result of mtr'ps over the state and feel that we are entitled to expect an old-time republican victory next year.” Ten days later he came out wlti his anti-Taft statement It is a sudden and peculiar change of heart and apparently had some very forceful Impetus. Lee has violated a trust of his office by making public letters from men that were written in strict confidence. He has proven himself a political ingrate as well as a nincompoop as a politician. The Marion Chronicle very appro priately suggests that up to date Taft’s Latting average in Indiana is 1,000 per cent, while Lee’s in two campaigns is 000. In old time phraesology it is time for Lee to “go way back and sit down.”