Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 305, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1915 — Petition For Warren T. McCray Being Signed Here. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Petition For Warren T. McCray Being Signed Here.

A petition to place the name of Warren T. McCray an the primary election ballot is being circulated in Rensselaer. The new law requires that a candidate for state office before the primary shall file with the secretary of state a petition signed by ait least 500 persons. It will probably be the plan of candidates generally to make the petitions much larger than the number required by law Bhd to have petitions circulated 1 in county in (the state. The petition blanks sent by Mr. McCray's

manager to Rensselaer offer opportunity for only 96 names. More than sixty have already signed and in order that Mr. McCray’s friends from all over the county may be given an opportunity to sign the petition it will be retained sit The Republican office until Wednesday noon of this week. Last week a similar petition! for James E. Watson, candidate for United States senator, was signed here. The primary election will be held on Tuesday, Mardh 7th, and candidate® for county office wild also have to. circulate .petitions and they should be doing so without much delay.

WARREN T. McCRAY Kentland, Ind. Candidate for Governor before the Republican primary election.