Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 May 1920 — BATTLE LINES ARE FORMING [ARTICLE]

BATTLE LINES ARE FORMING

CONFIDENCE REIGNS IN CAMPS OF CANDIDATES ON EVE OF BATTLE. The last voter has been visited, the final plea of the candidate has been sent forth in an endeavor to penetrate the stoical ranks of those with whom the final outcome lies—the people themselves. Each candidate has left no. task undone to meet with the favor of the voters, and a hush has fallen over the city and county, a hush of intermingled hopes and fears, a hush of expectancy. The candidates for the various offices of the county, state and nation have worked hard and the final moments are being spent by them in gaining the favor of the voters in the communities in which they are weak. The battle lines are forming and promptly at six o’clock Tuesday morning the clash at the polling stations throughout the state will be on. By midnight the hopes of many will have been wrecked completely while the favored few will let their joy be unconfined. In the state it is felt that General Leonard Wood will be successful in the presidential race, with Hiram Johnson in second place and Gov. Lowden and Senator Harding trailing in the order named. However, the Wood managers feel that Johnson has made considerable progress within the past few days and that their margin will be narrow. , . . In Jasper county the principal interest lies in the race for judge of the Jasper-Newton circuit court in which the four sons of Jasper county—John A. Dunlap, Emmet Laßue, Abraham Halleck and George Williams pit their strength against that of the lone representative from Newton county—Ray Cummings. The four main gravel roads leading into Rensselaer and converging at Washington and Van Rensselaer streets separate the township and city into four precincts. Precinct number one is between the roads entering Rensselaer from Burke’s bridge and the county farm, and the voting place is the sample room in the Makeever house, with Daniel Waymire as inspector. Precinct number two is between the roads entering from Burke’s bridge and Pleasant Ridge. The voting place is at Bostwick’s engineering office, Riley Snyder as inspector- Precinct number three is between the roads entering from Pleasant Ridge and St Joseph college. The voting place is Dr. Hansson’s office, ’with Charles Dean as inspector. Precinct number four is between the roads entering from St. Joseph’s college and the county farm. The voting place is the D. M. Worland office, with C. Ross Dean as inspector. Turn out and do your duty by voting. There is a great deal of speculation among the voters as to the outcome, and the guesses as to whom the successful candidates will be are many. Each aspirant has his followers and confidence reigns in the camps of all. The perplexing problem will be solved Tuesday.

Due to the fact that the farmers have been delayed in their spring work by bad weather, it is felt that if the day dawns fair, thus giving the farmer a chance to catch up in his work, the vote will be lighter than it would have otherwise been. It is the duty of every citizen to cast his vote, and an effort will be made to get every voter to the polls o express his choice-