Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 211, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1916 — RENSSELAER MEN ACTIVE IN CAMPAIGN [ARTICLE]

RENSSELAER MEN ACTIVE IN CAMPAIGN

J. G. Shedd, Brother of S. S. Shedd, of This City, and W. B. Austin Indorse Candidate. J. G. Shedd, of Chicago, brother of &. S. Shedd, of this city, president of Marshall Field and Company of Chf :ago, and recognized as the most prominent business man in Chicago has given his indorsement to Edward .T. Brundage, candidate for Attorney General on the G. 0. P. ticket. Mr. Shedd’s affairs bring him in contact daily with other captains of industry, with rival merchants and salesmen as well, their department heads and clerks, also an unending stream of bankers, lawyers, business and professional men. Prominent Chicago men have been untiring in their efforts with those of members of the republican county Organization and have started a campaign to land the G. 0. P. attorney generalship nomination for Edward J. Brundage. Mr. Shedd has taken the leadership in this movement and his indorsement wi'l bear much weight in aiding the selection of Mr. Brundage. Robert N. Holt, who is managing the candidates’ campaign, gave' out a statement recently calling attention to the indorsement of Mr. Shedd, and likewise the indorsement of several either prominent Chicago business men, including W. B. Austin, formerly of Rensselaer, and like Mr. Shedd well known to all. Rensselaer people. The Chicago Evening Post of Tuesday states that the indorsement of these two prominent men in. the business world has added greatly to the prestige of Mr. Brundage and should go a long way toward securing him the coveted position. The. Post says of Mr. Shedd: “His position affords a rare opportunity to be a good judge of. human nature. To succeed as he has succeeded he must know character. Ou£ of that countless multitude which passes in daily procession before him. he must be able to discern good from bad. He could not occupy his present pinnacle in the business world were he not a dependable judge in such matters.