Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1915 — TRAVELING MAN A STATE CANDIDATE [ARTICLE]

TRAVELING MAN A STATE CANDIDATE

Runs Newspaper at Carmel and Sells Breeches and Overalls All Over the State. Henry A. Roberts, who has been coming to Rensselaer as a traveling salesman for a number of years, selling pants and overalls, was in this city Wednesday and because it was market day he waited until today to do business. Mr. Roberts runs a newspaper at Carmel, Ind., and also • has been quite an active politician for a number of years and has an acquaintance with people all over the state, especially through the central and northern portions where he travels. He is an active candidate for the republican nomination for state statistician and The Noblesville Ledger gives him the following commendatory notice: “Henry A. Roberts, of Carmel, the editor of the Standard there, and a well-known and popular traveling man, will make the race for the nomination for state statistician on the republican ticket in 1916. Mr. Roberts is an active, energetie man, and perhaps knows as many people in Indiana as any man in the state. He has been traveling for the same manufacturing company for sixteen years, and makes a large part of the state, and he makes friends wherever he goes. These friends are anxious to assist Roberts in securing the nomination he seeks. He is a member of the three traveling men’s organizations of the state, and these organizations, composed of 18,000 sturdy Hoosiers, will be enthusiastically for him. “Mr Roberts has owned the Carmel paper for several years, and has stood for moral ideas, and has advocated many things for the benefit of the people. He is a republican, and believes in the principles of the party. He especially believes in clean politics and is courageous in advicating his beliefs. He is a man of family. He stands by the principles of his old Quaker stock. “Hamilton county is entitled'to consideration when tickets are made up. Except in one year, it has not failed in fifty Jears to carry the county for republican principles, and in that year, one of great political stress and division in the republican party, the county was then only carried by the democrats by a small majority. It has now returned to the republican fold. “The state ticket will be made up of strong me l* and will be carefully selected, and it can safely be said not only that Mr. Roberts would give the ticket strength, but that he would be able to fill the duties of the statistician’s office in a competent manner. Mr. Roberts is a man of ability, of devotion to his work, and would give the office his close and careful attention. This office has been filled in, lar re part by traveling men and their experience fits them especially for the duties of the office. It is accepted as good politics to recognize the traveling men in republican nominations. Mr. Roberts will have the active support of a large circle of friends in this county and district, and, in addition, the open help of thousands of friends over the state.”