Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1912 — COUNTY TICKET BY PROGRESSIVES [ARTICLE]

COUNTY TICKET BY PROGRESSIVES

Few of the Leaders Met Thursday and Placed a Ticket In the Field—- . Considerable Opposition. The progressive party committeemen, or part of them, met at the Princess Theatre last Thursday afternoon and named candidates for part of the offices in Jasper county. The action of the committeemen was kept a profound'secret until today. It is understood that the object of this silence was to await hearing from some of the men named to see if they would permit their names- going on the ticket The ticket as named is as follows: For Treasurer, William C. Smalley, of Remington. For Recorder, Charles D. Shook, of DeMotte. For Sheriff, Solomon A. Norman, of Parr. For Commissioner 2nd District, Eli Arnold, of Barkley township. For Commissioner 3rd District, William O. Roadifer, of Carpenter township. The men named, we believe, are all excellent citizens. Some of them aided in nominating the republican ticket We believe all are or were republicans with the exception of Mr. Norman, who was elected assessor of Union township as a democrat. The method of naming the ticket was not in line with the professed policy of the progressives, that of giving every person a chance .and of being sure that the people all had a chance to express themselves. Many progressives have stated that they" wojild not support a ticket named by their party and It is probable that the ticket will fall far short of receiving the support of the voters who are for Roosevelt and Beveridge.