Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 December 1915 — Fairbanks Strong Contender For Presidential Nomination. [ARTICLE]

Fairbanks Strong Contender For Presidential Nomination.

With each passing day, bringing a littld more activity among the candidates seeking nominations, the sentiment for Charles W. Fairbanks is growing stronger, and it is now certain that the former vice-presi-dent will have a strong following. At the republican love feast held in Indianapolis Thursday the Kentucky republicans, headed by Edwin P. Morrow, pledged their allegiance to the Hoosier. Morrow came as the principal speaker at the Murat jtheatre for the love feast, but the meeting became a Fairbanks demonstration almost from the start. A few minutes after Mr. Morrow proclaimed the republicans of Kentucky as followers of Fairbanks, and declared that every delegate from that state would support him at the national convention, Mr. Fairbanks was given an enhusiastic demonstration, when 1,500 men at the meeting rose and cheered repeatedly. Mr. Morrow in his l address paid the former vice-president a great tribute and 'had the following to say concerning him: “He lives An your midst, honored, respected, loved by all. Safe in council, wise in the knowledge of deep and diversified experience, sane in heart and brain, proved in the great average of deeds, tried and tested in the great affairs of the nation — great enough in the combined qualities of stalwart Americanism to be President of these United States—such a man is Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana. He can swing Kentucky into the republican column—sweep Indiana, and carry the nation. Kentucky republican proclaim him as their choice and pledge to 'him their full, earnest and qualified support.”

Beginning Feb. 1, the 25-ride commutation tickets between Hammond and Chicago, instead of being limited to sixty days, will ibe good for a period of ninety days. No baggage may ibe checked on these tickets. Hereafter the tickets will be interchangeable among all the roads running between Hammond and Chicago.