Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 256, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1914 — REPUBLICAN TICKET COMPOSED OF GOOD MEN [ARTICLE]

REPUBLICAN TICKET COMPOSED OF GOOD MEN

Candidates Ask Support of Voters Based Upon Records and Citizenship—Brief Mention of Each. * ' A The election takes place next Tuesday,-Nov. 3rd. The issues and the candidates are with the people. The voter owes a duty to register his choice on that day and to support the men whom he considers best qualified for the offices and who will administer them with fairness to the people. The Republicans believes that the candidates of the republican party are worthy men, qualified and capable of handling the offices to which they aspire in a thoroughly able manner. Some of these men have especially strong claims for election or re-election and we •’sk the consideration of the following article discussing the candidates. HON. WILL R. WOOD. The county ballot will be headed by Hon. Will R. Wood, of Lafayette, who ha® served with high honor for the past eighteen years in the state senate, and who hlas been instrumental in having many wholesome laws enacted in this State and probably knows as well as any man in Indiana the needs of the state as a part of the federal government. Mr. Wood is 'an active, working, thinking, intelligent man, who has lived close to the people and who will take the most active part in national affairs. He has capacity, .experience, a clean record and we recommend him to the voters of the county and the district as a man worthy your support, a man who will make the tenth district proud he is its representative. WILLIAM 1. WOOD. For joint representative of White and Jasper counties our candidate is William L. Wood, of Parr. He is well known because he has been active in business and politics and church and a live wire in anything that has come up for action or discussion. Rogan is not the sort of a fellow who will go to Indianapolis just to be going. He will be identified wiith the daily proceedings by making himself familiar with every bt of legislation and will vote in support of measures calculated to reduce taxation and eliminate needless expenses. He is a business man and a good one and worthy the support of every voter. CHARLES W. HANLEY. /

Judge Hanley has served two terms in the judicial office for which he was again nominated at the urgent demand of his friends, repu'blicans, progressives and democrats. He has a record "hr fairness that has never been penetrated or brushed aside by political, religious, social or friendship considerations and his assurance of a square deial to every seeker at his bar of justice has made him friendship’s and admirers that desire to have him continued in office. The Republican has heard many, many men who are not republicans say that they will vote for Judge Hanley because they like him personally, have confidence in his judgment, know that he believes in the square deal and that these qualities are higher than politics. In Jasper county Judge Hanley should have a plurality of 500. REUBEN HESS. tMr. Hess resides in Kentland, where he has served as a county official with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituency. NeWton county was loyal to him in securing his nomination and pronounce him a splendid man for prosecuting attorney. He has campaigned prdtty well over Jasper county and has made a favorable Impression and is worthy the suppore of all voters. JUDSON H. PERKINS, Present clerk of the circuit court and candidate for re-election. Mr. Pprkins is a strong candidate Of personal popularity and official competency. He has seen the voters and many have assured him that he Will go through by a greater majority th*an he had four years ago. tMr. Perkins is a vote getter,, strong with the young as well as the old and courteous treatment by himself and his highly qualified deputy, Miss Ethel Perkins, has given him personal standing that forecasts success at the polls. JOSEPH P. HAMMOND. Present county auditor and candidate for reelection. Mr. Hammond is a clerical official of expert ability, a quality required in the important office of county auditor. Hisjs the hardest job in the court house and is hot the kind that lasts from 8 o’clock in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. Mr. Hammond, much of the time he. has been in office, as did Mr. Leatherman before him, found it necessary ih order t’o keep everything right up to the minute to work night after night. It takes a long time

to learn* all the intricacies of the office and Mr. Hammond is familiar now with the duties and deserves the support of the voters. He has been unable to spend much time campaigning and has not rieglected his official duties in order to promote his political opportunities. You will find Joe right on the job all the time and you must admire that sort of official. He is the kind that you should vote for. Joe is well known over the ctounty, having lived in Wheatfield and Remington, as well as Rensselaer, and having been a bank clerk and school teacher during many years prior to his election to office four years ago. A vote for Joe Hammond will guarantee that the auditor’s office will be in as capable hands as there is in Jasper county. CHARLES V. MAY. Mr. Miay is a resident of Carpenter township, from which township Jasper cbunty has previously procured two of the most able treasurers, the last two men to hold the office, namely, J. D. Allman and Alson A. Fell. They both worked in conjunction with the Auditor’s office in bringing to the highest degree of efficiency this important department of the county’s business. It requires the management of a capable man and in Mr. May the qualities are embodied. He has made a successful trustee and is a thrifty business man. He would give the office his personal attention, which should be required of any office holder. You could look a long time and not find a man of higher personal integrity and good Citizenship than Mr. May. The voters of Jasper County do hot want any other kind of men in office and Mr. May should- receive the support of those who want their Votes to go to this type of aspirants to office. BEN D. MoQOLLY. Here is a hustler and as constable in the years long ago he gained experience that fits him just right to fill the office of county sheriff. Ben whs raised in Jasper county and except for some years he resided in Chicago Heights he had always been a Jasper county citizen. He is a man of positive disposition and does what he thinks is right in all matters. He don’t lay back to find out where popular opinion centers. A man of this type has the qualities of endurance and you always know where Ben is. There’s no guess work. Straightforward, spirited, of splendid physical strength and a good knowledge jf the kinds of men who are apt to fall to his keeping, Ben D. McColly is an ideal man lor the office of county sheriff and should have the support of Republican readers. # vote for Ben is a vote for comp# tency in the sheriff’s office. DR. C. E. JOHNSON. Dr. Johnson is the party nominee for county coroner. He has resided in Rensselaer some three years and has demonstrated his ability in his profession. The office of coroner is generally placed in the hands of a doctor, because they are best qualified to judge the causes of death and to detect indications Of foul play on bodies over which inquests are held. Dr. Johnson has professional knowledge and is qualified for the jffice. CLIFTON J. HOBBS.

Mr. Hobbs is a highly efficient civil engineer. He has been identified with a number of important ditch jobs and was the Gifford railroad engineer for many years. He resides at Kersey. Mr. Hobbs has been unable to make a canvass of the county, owing to the fact that he has been busy as the engineer on the Gifford branch of the Monon \,railroad, where constructional Work has been going on all summer and fall. Mr. Hobbs was offered a permanent position as civil engineer in Missouri at a good salary soon after he was nominated for county surveyor. He will maka-ji splendid official. GREENLEAF THORNTON. Green Thornton, of Surrey, is the nominee for county assessor. Green is a farmer and has seen farm values grow in Jasper county from the cheap prices of twenty years ago to the present. high values. He has served as township assessor and made a good one. He will make a good county assessor and should have the votes of all republicans, while members of other parties will make no mistake in voting for/him. HENRY W. MARBLE. “Buzz” is. the nickname that has almost obliterated his correct title, but it has helped to give him acquaintance and acquaintance means friendship and support. Mr. Marble is a broad-minded business man, an active factor in the progress of north Jasper and is certain to give to the constituents of his district and the county the best that wisdom and <carCful business can secure. There was expression of great satisfaction when Mr. Marble gave consent that he be noipinated and democrats and progressives joined with republicans ■in giving him endoi senvent and in the north end he will get a wonderful vote, tyt is suggested that all

voters fall in line and make it unanimous, for Mr. Marble is just the man the county needs as commissioner. CHARLES A. WELCH. Mr. Welch is just completing his first term as commissioner. His home is in Carpenter township. He has been thorough in his first firm and has exercised precaution and conservatism in the interests of his Constituency. Mr. Welch has been a successful farmer, has always stood for progress in drainage, road making and building improvements arid he has shown the same interest -with the county’s business that he has in, his own. The record of the past *two years will- show that Mr. Welch has ably filled his office and is therefore deserving of endorsement by re-election. COUNTY OOUNCILMEN. The same high qualities of citizenship that characterized the men discussed above maintains in the candidates for eouncilmen, namely, H. W. Jackson, Elmer E. Pullins, George May and Charles E. Kersey. Taken all in all the republican ticket is one to be proud of, for the convention that named it tried to put men forward who were entirely worthy and who would make the very best officers if elected. We take pride in submitting this list to you. A cross inside the square containing the eagle means a straight republican ballot. That is the safest way to vote.