Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 130, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1916 — Two Candidates Withdraw From Democratic Ticket. [ARTICLE]

Two Candidates Withdraw From Democratic Ticket.

William D. Bringle and John G. Culp, who were nominated at the primaries for the offices of recorder and sheriff respectively on the democratic ticket, have served notice of withdrawal and Chairman Welsh has called a meeting of the central committee for Wednesday, June 7th, to fill the vacancies and possibly there will be one or two other vacancies at the same time. ' When the arrangements were being made to provide a ticket for the primary election Messrs. Bringle and Culp permitted their names to be placed on the ballot but with the understanding, it i 3 said, that they would not make the ra<ce and that they would withdraw from the ticket. It was necessary that some name be placed on the primary ballot or the central committee would not have authority later to supply a candidate. Both are excellent citizens and good enough in every Way for the offices they had been named to fill, .but they were running against republicans of excellent qualifications also and there was practically no chance of election and in fact both are so situated that they don’t care for public office. Mr. Bringle owns a good farm and came to Rensselaer to retire, while Mr. Culp is a farmer and probably realizes that it would be questionable judgment to leave the farm for a term or two of county office even if he, could aa elected. We would suggest to our democratic friends that they do not fill their ticket at all but just fall in line and make it unanimous for George W. Scott for recorder and B. D. MoColly for sheriff.