Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 231, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1913 — Democrat Says Our Ticket Is Weak in Some Places. [ARTICLE]

Democrat Says Our Ticket Is Weak in Some Places.

The Democrat says the republican city ticket is weak in some places, which is about the most, complimentary thing we ever remember the editor of that paper saying about any republican ticket. The paper does not point out the soabout any republican ticket. The leaving readers to sort them over. It is quite to be expected that Brother Babcock will support part of the republican ticket this fall, as it is hardly possible for the rank and file of democrats in the city to select a ticket that meets the unqualified approval of “Boss” Babcock. He seems to be paving the way for a little free-lance politics by saying that “* * * men who will give us a good business-like administration, which is more to be desired than mere partisan triumph.” Bab’s optimism about democratic success is clouded by the fear thathe will not be able to dictate the ticket and hinges success on the reorganization of the city committee and the removal of Chairman McFarland from the chairmanship. The article infers that an effort to do this will be (made next Wednesday night at the city convention and it is probable that the “fur will fly” if the mild warning is carried out.