Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 November 1915 — Peterson Declines to Be Tenth District Chairman. [ARTICLE]

Peterson Declines to Be Tenth District Chairman.

John B. Peterson, former congressman from this district, has declined to become the tenth district chairman to succeed Chas. J. Murphy, who was disqualified because he holds a job on the public utilities commission. Mr. Peterson says that he had. recommended Malcolm McDonald, a wealthy retired farmer living at Williamsport, for the place and that he would not have the appearance of doublecrossing him. Mr. Peterson was urged by many to take the place, but it is hardly probable that Editor Babcock* joined in the request.