Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1919 — ISN’T THIS REFRESHING? [ARTICLE]

ISN’T THIS REFRESHING?

—— • - * CAPTAIN TUTEUR, MANY TIMES A CANDIDATE, RENOUNCES DEMOCRATIC PARTY. Never again will Captain C. Arthur Tuteur become a candidate for the office of prosecuting attorney of Jasper and Newton counties on the democratic ticket! ! ! Never again will he bare his chest to the onslaught of the republican voters by having his name placed in the Column beneath the rooster in anybody’s election! I ! The man who in past years has rivaled William J. Bryan as an office seeker has renounced the Democratic party forever, and is even now enrolled in the ranks of those who carry the symbol of republicanism. Ever since the day that Mr. Tuteur attained the age of manhood he has been a stablemate of the democratic cogs of the county. His, along with the remainder of his party in the county, has been a futile fight, filled with remorse, grief and sorrow—and now he Shuns it all, caring no longer to bear the responsibility that as a democrat he -has had thrust upon him. From now'on the diminutive and continuous office seeker is going to align himself with the Republican party, ■where his efforts will not go for naught and where he will be rewarded with something besides defeat. Art’s been convinced, convinced that he has been following the, wrong path and permitting his brilliancy to become dimmed through his selection of politics. ‘The startling announcement of Captaiin Tuteur has chilled to the marrow his former running mates in this county, and caused joy in the hearts of his many republican friends who are pleased to learn even at the age of thirty-four years he has not~foUnd it too late to right himself. * The first official announcement of the change of.mind of the Rensselaer boy is tojae found in the column of the Washington correspondent in today’s Indianapolis Star, which runs as follows: “Captain Arthur Tuteur, of Rensselaer, Ind., has just received his discharge from the army and has departed for Indianapolis to attend the Shriners’ meeting. He served in the military intelligence both in Washington and Key West, Fla. Captain Tuteur formerly was a member of the Indiana national guard and served on the Mexican border three years ago. Inability to pass the eye test prevented him from going overseas. He came up from Florida last week, wearing a rich coat of tan, but he declared that the Florida weather is less severe than a Washington summer. “Captain Tuteur, in common with an increasing number of men who have been in the military service, has renounced the Democratic party and hereafter will vote the republican ticket. He says there is an “accumulation of reasons” for leaving the Democratic party and renouncing the present administration. Captain Tuteur, before entering the army, was active in the democratic organization of his home county alnd at the last election was his party’s candidate for prosecuting attorney.” It is not known whether Mr. luteur will continue to make the race for prosecuting attorney now that he has changed his politics, but it is presumed that he will', as he is confident that he could be elected if he were to make the race as a republican.