Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 July 1914 — MANY PROGRESSIVES BACK IN THE RANKS [ARTICLE]

MANY PROGRESSIVES BACK IN THE RANKS

Men Who Supported Roosevelt Are Now Active in Promoting Cause of the G. O. P. Indianapolis, Ind., July 21.—One of the interesting features of the series of conferences at republican state headquarters last week between State Chairman Hays and the county chairmen was, the large number of former progressives who were active in the organization work. . Edgar D. Bush, of Salem, who is making an active fight from one end of the district to the other, as the republican nominee for congress, was a supporter of the candidacy of ■Col. Roosevelt in 1912. Aaron Rasor, of Warsaw, was a

progressive in 1912 but he is now chairman of the Kosciusko county republican organization. Ben F. McCready, of Connersville, was one of the prominent progressive leaders in the sixth district in 1912 but he is now the active chairman of the Fayette county republican committee. One of the prominent figures in the republican conference Wednesday was Walter S. Montgomery, of Shelbyville. In 1912 Mt. Montgomery,. through hLs.papeiytoeSb.elhyville Republican, was a progressive leader of his congressional district. This year Mr. Montgomery and his paper are active in the advancement of the interests the republican party. He is now a member of the executive committee of the Indiana Republican Editorial Association, 1 Charles E. Edwards, of Hendricks county, was a progressive worker in 1912. He is now chairman of toe Hendricks county republican committee, and as sttch was a participant in Thursday’s conference. J.

was one of toe stronga«t supix>rters of Roosevelt in western Indiana in 1912, was prominent in. Friday’s conference of republican workers. Jas. L. Wilson was prominent as a progressive in the (fifth district in 1912. He is now toe republican nominee for toe legislature in day coqrity. Ralph V. Sollit, of Peru, was a progressive in 1912. He is now the republican nominee for the legislature in Miami coftnty. W. F. Klee, of Indianapolis, who made speeches in eastern In’diana - in 1912 under the direction of the progressive state committee, was a participant in the republican conference Thursday. (Mr, Klee will make republican speeches in Indiana this fall. A number of other former progressives took part in perfecting plans for the republican organization work in toe state. The former progressives are finding that the plank in toe recent republican party platform regarding party management means just exactly what it says—that every member of the party has an equal share in its direction and responsibilities.