Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 292, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1914 — Delphi Journal Suggests Will H. Hays for Senator. [ARTICLE]

Delphi Journal Suggests Will H. Hays for Senator.

The Delphi Journal believes that Will H. Hays, republican state chairman, is the proper man for the republicans to name for United States senator in 1916 and The Republican wishes to give endorsement to the suggestion. By some coincidence the last campaign passed by without the editor of The Republican meeting Mr. Hays, although we were in Indianapolis on two or three occasions. We consequently do not know Just exact ly what sort of a looking individual he is, but based upon an acquaint ance acquired through correspondence and by watching his,masterful management of the campaign we believe he measures up to every requirment of the important office. For six months there was never a day that The Republican did not gressives and to all democrats who ters, setting forth valuable suggestions for campaign purposes. There whs never a suggestion of any unfair method, niver a campaign falsehood, never a deception, but al-ways-a wide awake, square-toed discussion of the candidate and the issues. Not all the matter by any means sent out by Chairman days could be used by The Republican, hut much of it was "used and with effective results. We learned during these six months to regard Will H. Hays with a feeling of great admiration because of his diligence, his enthusiasm, his optimism, his fairness and his intelligence. Such qualities are not assumed, they are -a part of the man and being a part they are just what are needed in the man who is to represent Indiana in the United States, senate. He came into a place that a less ©ouragous man would not have undertaken and from the very day he assumed Charge the influence of his spirit inspired republican workers and republican newspapers to their supreme effort to bring about success.

Mr. Hays was not identified with any bitter antagonism toward proand such mftn as Horace Stillwell, progressive leaders, have addressed letters to Mr. Hays telling of their return to the republican party. They admire the kind of campaign he directed and they admire him because of his great vigilance. They recognize in him progressive qualities that will furnish the opportunity for the enactment of clean and wholesome laws, free from special privilege and for the good of all the people. These things are to be demanded by the new republican party in which the progressives are to take part in the future and with Will H. Hays as the standard bearer of the party, either as a candidate for the United States senate or as governor, the republican party iwill slweep the state and at the same time accomplish a great and permanent good. We are for him and recommend him to all republicans, to all progressives who are not 'bound to the are not bound to the Taggart-Fair-banks-Donn- Roberts machine.