Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 190, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1912 — L. D. CAREY NOMINATED FOR STATE SENATOR. [ARTICLE]

L. D. CAREY NOMINATED FOR STATE SENATOR.

Monticello Attorney Defeated Starke County Man by Fraction of Tote at Convention Held Here. L. D. Carey, an able young attorney of White county, was named today by the republicans of the senatorial district composed of Jasper, White, Starke and Newton counties, as their candidate. It required two ballots to settle the contest and the race was very close between Mr. Carey and Lee M. Ransbottom, of Starke county. Abraham Halleck, who is the present senator from the district, was not at the convention, having been in attendance at the hearing before the railway commission at Wheatfteld. He had not authorized the presentation of his name to the convention but there were a large number of the delegates who would have supported him had he been a pronounced candidate and without knowing whether or not he wished the nomination, C. G. Spitler placed his name before the convention. The first ballot resulted: Halleck 8.47; Ransbottom 9.44; Carey 16.09. Total vote 34; necessary to choice a fraction over 17. Mr. Spitler then withdrew the name of Senator Halleck and on the next ballot Carey nominated. The vote resulted as follows: Carey 17.25; Ransbottom 16.75. The counties voted as follows: Carey Ransbottom Jasper ...2.25 5.75 Newton 8 4 Starke _ 7 White 12 Total .' 17.25 16.75 When Chairman, Warner had announced the result of the vote, anff declared Mr. Carey the nominee, Mr. Ransbottom moved that the nomination be made unanimous and Mr. Carey was called upon and made a short talk to the convention, in which he pledged his best efforts to be elected. He said that he would do all in his power to secure his own election and the advancement of the principles of republicanism. “During this race,” he said, “I will consider myself as a public servant, realizing that the offflce for which you have nominated me is an important one for the people and I shall never lose sight of the fact that the people want a representative, not a man of selfish motives. I realize at the outset that I will have a fight but I will try to win by all honorable means. lam a progressive republican and hold that the party is a progressive one and has never failed to respond to the needs and demands of the people and I am for a continuance of this loyalty to their interests first, last and all the time. I hope to merit the support of you all and of all citizens whose faithful servant I pledge myself to be if chosen.” The convention was delayed a short time in starting in order to allow the White county delegation to conclude a caucus. There were firee active candidates before the convention from that county, viz. T. F. Palmer, George W. Kassabaum and Jas. M. Mcßeth. The caucus was held for the purpose of determining which one would have the support of the county. In a ballot taken L. D. Carey, who had not been a candidate, was given 3 of the 12 votes, and on the next ballot he was unanimously endorsed by his home county. The convention was called to order by C. C. Warner, chairman of the Jasper county committee. On motion of W. O. Thomas, chairman of White county, Mr. Warner was made permanent chairman. George H. Healey was made secretary. No contests were reported. The following committee on resolutions was named: Fred Longwell, of Newton; A. K. Sills, Jr., bf White; H. R. Koffel, of Starke, and George H. Healey, of Jasper. The following resolutions were presented and unanimously adopted: YOur resolutions committee begs leave to submit the following report: We heartily endorse the administration of William Howard Taft, feeling that hjls record .has evidenced a high degree of administrative ability and clear, patriotic and able discharge of all the grave duties entailed in the discharge of national affairs, and we heartily pledge our most earnest support for his re-election. We endorse both the national and state platforms of the republican party and especially do we endorse the plank fit the state platform endorsing county local option and pledge the nominee of this convention to its loyal support in "the legislature. » We commend the the record of Congressman Edgar Dean Crumpacker and feel assured that the voters of the 13th district will join with the

voters of the 10th in the endorsement of his brilliant record as a statesman. We heartily endorse the nomination of Winfield T. Durlbin to head the Indiana state republican ticket, and knowing that the administration of the business affairs of the state from 1901 to 1905, when he was governor, were both able and economic, we look with confidence upon the judgment of the voters of the state, believing that he will be Returned to the governorship, there to correct much of the reckless extravagance caused by democrats during the past four years. We adopt the eagle as the party emblem and empower the county chairman of this Senatorial District to fill any occupancy that may occur on the ticket. The call of counties was then made and A. Halleck, of Jasper; Lee M. Ransbottom, of Starke, ibid L. D. Carey, of White, were placed in nomination. The result of ,the balloting is reported above. One of the interesting oocurrances of the convention was the speech of Editor John L. Moorman, of Knox, in nominating Mr. Rasmussen, who is a quite young man, although he has served two terms as auditor of Starke county. A. K. Sills, Jr., also rpade a good speech in nominating Mr. Carey. The convention was a mighty good one, with a large number of enthusiastic and loyal republicans in attendance and they report in all cases a growing loyalty to the party. For the most part those who are annexing themselves with the bull moose party are disgruntled because of some personal disappointment or are men who have not supported the party with very great loyalty in the past. A noticeable thing in the convention was the number of young men. *Mr. Carey should make a fine candidate. He was in the same class with Attorney George A. Williams, of Rensselaer, in the Valparaiso law school and they graduated the same year and "have since been close friends. Mr. Carey located in Monticello at’ the same time Mr. Williams located here and the latter took considerable interest in his nomination. Mr. Carey is a good, clean, upright man with truely progressive ideas of legislation and we are pleased to tell our readers and the republicans of the county that he is worthy of their fullest support and endorsement