Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1915 — Democratic Newspapers Oppose Campaign of Mayor Johnson. [ARTICLE]

Democratic Newspapers Oppose Campaign of Mayor Johnson.

Crown Point Register. That Mayor R. O. Johnson, of Gary, is making considerable progress in his campaign for governor, is evidenced by the vigor with which dome of the democratic editors of the state are attacking his candidacy Tbe Indianapolis papers failed to notice Johnson’s candidacy at first, andla studied effort was made to ignore the Gary man. Even Billy Blodgett, of the Indianapolis News, in his write-up of the Harrison Club picnic at c^ r Lake, forgot to mention Johnson. The recent tour of the Gary man over the state has made them all sit up to take notice, however, and both democrats and reptfbliians are beginning to realize, what Gary knew all the time, that JdhnSon’s candidacy must be taken into consideration when picking out thepossible winners. The democrats are fearful of his winning, as they remember what he did to Ton Knotts in the Gary city election, and they feel sure that he will do the same thing to their state ticket. And by he way, Johnson /was not So well known in Gary at the time of the city election as he is in the whole state now. . _ ...