Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1920 — BOOSTERS HERE TO HELP M’CRAY [ARTICLE]

BOOSTERS HERE TO HELP M’CRAY

NEWTON COUNTY ENTHUSIASTS MAKE AUTOMOBILE TOUR. ■ V 1 ' • *. ■ Boosters for Warden T. McCray, of Kentland.X candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination passed through this city this Thursday forenoon. The party was traveling in eight large automobiles decorated lyith American flags and banners bearing the inscription: “McCray For Governor.” The members of the party are all enthusiasts and are working with a will to land the nomination for Mr. McCray. From here the party continued to Lake" county. The purpose of the tour is to counteract an attack made upon Mr. McCray by the Hearst newspapers, articles appearing in the Sunday and Monday Herald-Examiner charging the Kentland candidate with not supporting the war activities in his county and with being a tax dodger. Wednesday the party consisting of about sixty representative Kentland and Newton county people, made a tbur south and east .from Kentland, visiting the following places: Remington, Wolcott, Reynolds, Monticello, Chalmers, Brookston, Battle Ground, Lafayette, West Point, Attica> Pihe Village, Oxford, Fowler and Earl Park. Emory Towers, Mr. McCray’s private secretary, was at the head of the delegation here. The Rev. C. L. Harper, pastor of the Methodist church at Kentland, and a former pastor here, was also an enthusiastic member of the touring party. •The following article was taken from Thursday’s Herald-Examiner: Ade Denie Interest in Indiana Gov- , ernor Fight/ George Ade wired The Herald and Examiner . yesterday) from French Lick, Ind., denying he had thrown himself into the battle over the Republican .nomination for Governor of Indiana. “Permit' me to say,” wired Mr. Ade, “that I have kept absolutely out of the contest, and am neither opposing nor espousing any candidate. Regarding all campaign developments I am quite ignorant, having not been at home since last Fall. During my absence I have sent no messages which could possibly be construed as indicating I had intended to oppose or support any of the .candidates.