Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 March 1914 — SPLENDID CONVENTION EVERY PERSON SAID [ARTICLE]

SPLENDID CONVENTION EVERY PERSON SAID

Republicans Pleased With the Gathering Here and Prophesy Success in Fall Election. Republicans were rejoiced at the splendid gathering here Monday and with the enthusiasm that marked the convention that named one of the finest tickets ever put out in Jasper county. There was the very best feeling throughout and no room for sore spot®. The candidates had made dignified campaigns and the result expressed the unquestioned choice of the delegates and in most instances one of the losing candidates moved that the convention make the nomination unanimous. There was evidence’ on all hand® that there was a general turning back to the republican party. Many excellent men who had disapproved the Chicago convention and who had supported Theodore Roosevelt because they believed in him, never had any intention of leaving the republican party and are back in the ranks and ready" to promote every honest effort to bring about republican success and to support the nominees of the party tor the offices they seek. These men will expect and have a right to demand as we all should regard it a duty that the republican party adopt measures of progress and take a more aggressive stop than ever before in securing the adoption of laws that will make tor greater general prosperity. The Republican has frequently said and the writer firmly believes that if the great progressive numbers who voted for Theodore Roosevelt would throw their support to the republican party and urge that party to enact rational reforms it will respond cheerfully to their wishes. The reforms can not be ptoqured by division and many of the leaders of the departure two years ago are now back in ranks determined to make a united stand for democratic defeat. The speech of Hon. Will R. Wood, of Lafayette, was heartily approved by all who heard it. Mr. Wood quotd some figures to show the increase in importations of grain in 1913 over 1912, which were sufficient .to convince any person that the principal of protection one that demands the support of the farmer, the laboring man and the manufacturer.

Mr. Wood will pKSbably receive the republican nomination for congress and he as the style of man who will make us all proud to have him as our representative. He has had many yeais of experience in the state legislature, where he has Stood fast for economy, progress and honesty in all matters of law making. Mr. Wood has many close friends in Jasper county, who are greatly interested tn his nomination. Among these is Attorney Frank Foltz, who was raised with Mr. Wood in Benton county And has known him since boyhood. \ He believes him to be in every way fitted for the office and certain to bring credit to the district. Republicans are headed right and those who voted outside the party because they did not like President Taft know-that Mr. Taft is no longer an issue before the people and they are rational enough to see

that voting any ticket but the republican is simply contributing to democratic success. The doors are open wide and the invitation to come back is spread broadcast and every voter should consider well the advantages that may be attained before he cast his ballot against the republican ticket and thus contributes again to such gen era! democratic success. In addition to the proceedings of the convention reported in yesterday’s Evening Republican, the following business w*as transacted: The following were selected delegates to the State convention in Indianapolis on April 22nd and 23rd: H. B. Brown, John Greve, Rex Warner, J. W. Spate, John J. Porter, C. H. Peck, A. Halleck, D. S. Makeever. The following were chosen delegates to the congressional convention to be held at Valparaiso on April 28th: H. W. Marble, John Greve, H. R. Wood, Frank Foltz, W. E. Peck, W. F. Michael, Moses Leopold, Geo. H. Healey.