Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1917 — Terre Haute Mayor Makes Bid For Vote of Good Government League. [ARTICLE]

Terre Haute Mayor Makes Bid For Vote of Good Government League.

Terre Haute, Ind., Feb. 6,—Mayor James Mcnroe Gossum last night seemingly made a bid for the good graces oij members of the Good Government League, when his city council named a list of inspectors for the March primary that included ten preachers. Voting places were fixed also, nine of them in churches and 24 in school houses. One poolroom was fixed as a voting place and in this one of the preachers will be called on to serve if he accepts. Nearly all the preachers are republicans.—One inspector named is a saloon keper. The majority of the preachers named were active in the Good Government League work when Gossom was working v/ith it, but who repudiated nim when his administration opened the town to the all night and Sunday saloon and public gambling. The appointment of the inspectors last night will not interfere with the plans of the city committee, it is said, and at the proper time the chairman will submit a list of inspectors, c.s always has been the cqs.opi. It will require a special meeting of the council to receive this list it is said. Thre councilman voted against the appointments last night.