Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 238, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1912 — NO INFORMATION FOR PUBLICATION [ARTICLE]

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Bull Moosers Held Executive Session and .Ponderous Secrecy Has Followed Their Thursday Meeting.

The meeting of the progressive committeemen at the Princess Theatre Thursday afternoon, called for the purpose of placing a county ticket in the field by means of petition, brought out only about ten or twelve of the committeemen. A few others were at the meeting for a time but the meeting place was cleared of all who were not entitled to remain by reason of being a part of the county organization. In executive session the business of the afternoon was transacted and no direct information of the proceeding could be procured by The Republican from any one who was there. It is understood, however, that there were two or three men on hand who insisted on being named for certain offices and that there was a ticket determined upon conditionally. The condition is understood to be that those decided upon will make the race. It was understood that one or two democrats were placed on the ticket and that it is not certain that they will accept the nominations. It is well known that there were many of the local progressives who were bitterly opposed tO' the placing of a county ticket in the field, and a number of these based their position on the fact that they had directly or indirectly participated in naming the republican county ticket. A number of others are said to have opposed the plan of letting ten or fifteen men name a county ticket and say that it is in no manner fair or in line with their professed policy of “letting the people rule. If the plan to put a ticket in the field as urged by a few leaders is followed it is quite certain to fail to receive the support of a number who have been heretofore active in the party. County Chairman Harris was seen by a reporter for The Republican at the depot this morning and was asked where he was going. He replied that he was “going north.” That was quite evident in view of the fact that the milk train in the morning habitually goes in that direction and we observed that he was going out to see some of the men mentioned for places on the ticket. The republicans and progressives spent an hour or such a matter on the street corners during the afternoon in friendly discussion of the issues and in an occasional effort on the part of republicans to ascertain the result of the secret session of the committee.