Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 105, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1915 — FIVE IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNORSHIP [ARTICLE]

FIVE IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNORSHIP

Warren T. McCray, of Kentland, is Among Those Who Will Seek Republican Nomination.

Warren T. McCray, of Kentland, well known as a business man and farmer, and with an international reputation as a breeder of Hereford cattle, has made announcement of his candidacy for the republican nomination for governor. The editor of The Republican was in Indianapolis last Saturday and stopped at the Columbia Club and was told there that Mr. McCray had authorized the announcement of has candidacy. He is a capable businessman and there is a demand all over the state for a man qualified to manage the business affairs of the state better than they have been in past years. We were told that Mr. McCray has warm friends among the class of republicans who are anxious to see the state’s aaffirs put on a strictly business basis. The writer also met at the Columbia Club another candidate for governor and he authorized the announcement of his name. It is James P. Goodrich, of Winchester. Here is a man of clean politics, clean life, and a capable man in every respect. We have known him with some intimacy for several years and can vouch for him as big. enough for the position and possessed of such traits of character as to influence this state most beneficially.

A personal letter from Quincy A. Myers, formerly of Logansport, now practicing law in Indianapolis, announces his candidacy. He is also a splendid man and fully equipped for the governorship. The writer feels very warm toward him because his first school teacher was my mother and she had watched his development with much pride. In the letter above referred to he mentioned the fact that she was his first teacher and that she lived while teaching his school at the Myers home. G. A. Carlisle, of South 'Bend, is also an active candidate, and said to possess high qualities. Another candidate is Mayor R. O. Johnson, of Gary. He is probably not so well known over the state as the other candidates. He defeated Tom Knofts for mayor, which is a recommendation of value. He has made Gary a cleaner city, compelling law enforcement and adopting a careful business policy in a city that was .running riot with extravagance.

Charles A. Bookwaiter, of Indianapolis, who has been mentioned as a probable candidate,- has announced that he will not be a candidate for any office 1 this year. Some of his friends, however, rather expect him to get into the race for United States senator later in the campaign. Candidates for this office are bobbing up rapidly. Hugh Th. Mijler, of Columbus, is quite certain to again •become a candidate. A. C. Robinson, republican floor leader of the state senate the last session, is an announced and active candidate. William L. Taylor; of Ipdianapolis, who is one of the ablest men jn Indiana as a lawyer, orator and politician, is a candidate. He has many friends all over Indiana and will be a big factor in the campaign. James E. Watson is also quite certain to be a candidate. He has no superior as an orator in the country and will have the hearty endorsement of many friends who know him well and who say “Jim is on the square.” Candidates are bobbing up for other offices also and every mail brings letters or marked copies of newspapers to The Republican, telling of the candidac yof some person for a state office. Only the names of governor and United States senator will appear on the primary ballots and .their selection in that way is preferential only. It will be necessary for one to receive an actual majority in order to be nominated. Otherwise the nomination will be made at the state convention, where other state candidates are to be nominated. The delegates, however, to the state convention and to all conventions will be chosen at the primary election. Congressmen, state senators and representatives and all county office nominations will be nominated at the primary and as the date for holding it is in March, only ten months away, it is probable that local candidates will be bobbing up within the next few weeks.