Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1914 — Movement is Launched to Run Peterson For Governor. [ARTICLE]

Movement is Launched to Run Peterson For Governor.

Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 15.—-The candidacy of Congressman John R. Peterson, of Crown Point, for the democratic nomination for - governor in 1916 may be set in opposition to that of Mayor Donn Roberts, of Terre Haute. A quiet but energetic boom has already been started for the tenth district congressman. It is pointed out that he is the only democrat in a third of a century to win congressional honors in a republican stronghold. While he will not serve in the next house, this will not work against his Chances in 1916, it is pointed out. Democratic leaders claim that Congressman, Peterson’s clear record, in private as well as in pufblie life—without a blemish—will boost his claim to the 1916 nomination. The fact that he is a lawyer, banker, and farmer is also expected to help.