Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1916 — Gets 20 Votes and Swells Up Like a Poisoned Pup. [ARTICLE]

Gets 20 Votes and Swells Up Like a Poisoned Pup.

Editor Babcock published what he aimed to be a very ironical article in the latest issue of The Democrat, saying that the editor of The Reputnlcan had met some disapsii!n£ ments the pastoweek and recounting the failure of Warren T. McCray and James E. Watson to be nominated, the failure of-,Editor Healey to be chosen a delegate to the convention and the ineligibility of, the editor’s son to the appointment to the United States naval academy owing to the fact that he was a few* weeks over age. Fresh from a remarkable victory for precinct committeeman ‘of the third precinct of Marion township, having received! the enormous total of 20 votes, Editor Babcock is swelled up like a poisoned pup. In 1914 there were 70 votes cast in the -thirl precinct of Marion township for Homer J. Cook, democratic candidate for secretary of state, and in the same precinct Editor Babcock received 20 votes and them he presumes to make fun of * a candidate with live who received 45 votes in his own precinct.

Of "course, Bab, long established in schemes of deception, does not confine himself to Abe truth. He says that Editor, Healey solicited aid at the polls and that his opponent, J. D. Allman, did not. As a matter of fact, Mr. Alim an had The Republican print for him a circular letter- setting forth his desire to represent his district at the convention and these were sent out, 300 of them, to the voters. He stated that he was for Warren T. McCray for governor and Harry S. New for senator, but that he would vote in the state convention for the candidate who received the -.highest number of votes in the county. This arrangement had been made by Mr. Altaian and Editor Healey <m|he sag- 1 gestion of the latter. The editor of. The Republican went Ptygiouth Monday, leaving Rensselaer on the 11117 train and did not get back home until 10:36 a. m. on the day of the primary. He asked a few people to support him, saying that he was running against a mighty good man and telling what Mr. Allman had pledged. The result of the vote wag no sur prise and the 57. votes we received loom large compared to the measly 20 votes that caused Editor Babcock to swell up to the bursting point. His opponent was Conrad Kellner, who permitted his name to go on the ticket but against his will and who has said on several occasions that he was not in accord with the democratic party and who will —beyond much doubt vote the republican ticket this fall. * As to the candidates for governor and United States senator supported by The. Republican before the primaries, the resutl speaks for itself. We supported Warren T. McCray, who received 553 votes to 304 for his nearest opponent and James E. Watson received 469 to 335 for his next nearest competitor. That indicates very plainly that the republican voters of Jasper county were in accord with the views expressed by The Re-

publicanThe slurring remark about the editor’s son being ineligible to the naval academy because he was too old is too contemptible to deserve reply. It shows, however, the putrid condition of Editor Babcock’s mental arrangement. , . The real joke about the thing is the fact that Editor Babcock received only 20 votes, three of which were in his own family, for precinct committeeman, out of some 70 democratic votes in the precinct and then swells up until he explodes into a quarter of a column of very , ®Uy worry about The Republican editor’s disappointments. As we have said before, The Republican editor, no matter what happens, will continue to be a republican and to support republican candidates and republican principles without regard to personal matters, and there will be no agonizing claims of like tile ones that emanated from Babbie when he lost the postoffice.