Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 186, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 August 1919 — BRANCH MENTIONED FOR PLACE ON TICKET. [ARTICLE]

BRANCH MENTIONED FOR PLACE ON TICKET.

Emmett F. Branch, of Martinsville, is (being mentioned as a probable candidate for the republican nomination for lieutenant governor. If he announces for the place it is understood he will have strong support. Mr. Branch was formerly a speaker of the Indiana house of representatives, and has a long war record. He has been prominently connected with the Indiana national guard for many years and served as an officer in the Spanish-Ameri-can war, in the (trouble at the Mexican border, and as a colonel in the world war. Since his discharge from the service he has been practicing law in Martinsville.