Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 266, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 November 1912 — REPUBLICANS GET BIG END IN JASPER [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICANS GET BIG END IN JASPER

Loyalty of Progressives to the County Ticket Largely Responsible for Partial Success.

'UNITED WE WIN; DIVIDED WE LOSE Democrats Were Successful * Only When Our House Was Divided Against Itself —In Its Union Success Perched Upon Our Banner. It is probate that few countlfes in Indiana emerged from the three-cor-nered campaign in as good shape as old Jasper, where the republicans were successful in electing a large part of the county ticket. Complete returns show that Alson A Fell was re-elected treasurer; George* Scott elected recorder; W. J. Wriglit coroner; D. Si Makeever and Charles A. Welsh elected commissioners for the 2nd and 3rd districts and majorities returned for Charles C. Warner for joint representative and Lawrence D. Carey for joint senator. These latter two gentlemen, however, were defeated by democratic counties in their districts:The success of the republican ticket can be attributed to two or three things combined to its advantage. Primarily the loyalty of the progressives to the republican ticket wherever they did not vote their own ticket achieved the results. The persistent campaign put up by George Scott, who was handicapped at the outset by some convention sore spots, not only helped him along but was material in pulling others on the ticket through with him. Some of the other republican candidates also campaigned with almost equal diligence, while some, notably, Treasurer Fell and Surveyor Osborne, could not spare the time from their official duties to make a campaign. Mr. Fell went through but Mr. Osborne was defeated by a narrow margin. His opponent, Devere Yeoman, made his greatest inroad into the republican ranks with the young voters, with many of whom he had been a schoolmate, club brother and associate. He is a mighty good fellow and. Mr. Osborne’s loss was not directed against him but went to Devere of his goodfellowship among the young voters. The defeat of Alton L. Padgitt is one of the scurfy happenings of the campaign from a republican viewpoint. He worked with a commendable zeal and made the best possible race in the face of impassable obstacles. He realized that he had a hard fight and he worked like a trojan to overcome the odds. His opponent, Will" Hoover, is the present sheriff. He almost broke the solid republican ranks four years ago and came right back two years ago and defeated L. P. Shirer, who had served in the office two years and who is a mighty fine man and mighty popular, too. Bill has been playing politics for all it is worth during the intervening time and his strength has developed in some circles over the county until he was a personal issue with the voters and they were for him with a fervor that no candidate could stay. Although the campaign waged in Jasper county was one of the warmest in recent years, it. was concluded with a good feeling and there is no reason why the republicans and progressives should not get together before another campaign. United we can stand for victory, while divided we are certain to go down in defeat. The fact that the progressives did so loyally stay by the republican county ticket should be cause for us standing gether in this Armageddon business in future campaigns. It is a long time before another election.' The fire of the campaign should be allowed to die /Dut. The fact that Roosevelt has received a larger vote an Taft and that Beveridge ran abeacKpf Durbin in the state is proof tfaat the biggest end of our former party\ favor the progressive candidates and measures* Let us be thoughtful and fair and doctor our with a view to being one big and powerful party for good. .Let the former republicans help cleafi 1 the republican mansion and we believe they will be received with the fullest fellowship once more. We all want the same thing, wholesome and honest prosperity. We are apt to want it badly before we have a chance to recover It. Let .us have no tears for milk already spilt. There is a good day coming for us all. The silver lining is just beyond the clouds that have temporarily obscured our snccess. Mrs. John Gibson Gray, mother of Congressman Finley H. Gray and Geo. L. Gray, judge of the 37th judicial district, is dead at Connersville. She was 75 years old. Her husband and five children survive. A cold was the immediate cause of death.