Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 170, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1916 — Divided Support [ARTICLE]

Divided Support

"So you really thought the people wanted you to run for office?” “Yes,” replied the defeated candidate, ruefully. “I was not mistakeu There were some people who really, wished me to run.” “Who were they?” •’ --T iZsZ “Oh, the wife, who hoped I would win, and a few relatives who knew in advance that they would have the satisfaction of seeing me defeated.”