Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 February 1916 — THE REPRESENTATIVE. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE REPRESENTATIVE.

Representative W. L. Wood, who is seeking to be renominated as representative for Jasper, Newton and Benton counties, has all the qualifications necessary to properly erform the duties of that office. He was bom in Harrison County, Ohio, in the year 1867. Coming from a good family of Scotch descent, he has inherited all the commendable traits of character of his ancestors. In the year 1877 he moved with his parents to Jasper County, Indiana, where he has lived ever £ince. Mr. Wpod has been a republican all his life and in 1914 he was elected joint-representa tive on the republican .ticket for Jasper and White counties, and has filled that office to the entire satisfaction of his constituency. Representative Wood lives on a farm near the Village of Parr, in Jasper County, and has for many years engaged in farming and stock raising. Iu addition to these interests he was engaged in the mercantile and grain business for twenty years. He is a successful business man, a student of law and history, a member of the Jasper County Bar, an enthusiastic Sunday School" worker, and a persistent believer in surrounding the young people with the best environment. He has a wide knowledge of economic questions and is an excellent public speaker. He may well be called a self-made man and has every reason to be proud of the success he has attained in his various undertakings. During the last two years, while representing Jasper and White counties in the general assembly, he was •present at every roll call and voted on every printed bill. His ability and tenacity in fighting for the wants oc his constituency needs no mention here. For the last two years he has made a special study of the road laws of this as well as of other states, and hopes to obtain legislation which will give us better roads at a lesser cost. He believes that local taxpayers are bearing too much of the burden of making and maintaining the roads of our state, which are very widely used by automobiles belonging in other states; he is an advocate of legislation which will bring the state in touch with the national government for the purpose of obtaining an appropriation from the national government to help build and maintain the roads in this state. His experience as a member of the legislature, makes him a capable man to fight for the rights of the people at the next meeting of the General Assembly; for he may always be found on the right side of all moral and economic, que itions.

Representative W. L. Wood Parr, Indiana.