Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1920 — LYONS AGAIN CHAIRMAN [ARTICLE]

LYONS AGAIN CHAIRMAN

TENTH CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN RE-ELECTED.

The Republican chairmen of the eight counties of the tenth congressional district met here this Wednesday forenoon and “ perfected the organization for the coming campaign. The count chairmen are: Moses Leopold, Jasper county. A. K. Sills, Whit? county. Dr. R. W. Campbell, Tippecanoe county. Elmer McKnight, Benton county. Milton Greaves, Newton county. Jack 'Sheffer of Williamsport for John Stephenson of Warren county. — John Kelligrew of Lake county. A. E. Worstel of Porter county. The meeting was called to order in the East Court Room by District Chairman Lyons, who was made chairman of the meeting, with D. D. Dean of this city as secretary. The following officers were chosen by acclamation to serve the district in the present campaign: r Chairman, Lawrence Lyons, of Brook. Vice Chairman, S. W. Thompson, of Monticello. Secretary, D. D. Dean, of Rensselaer. Treasurer, Moses Leopold, of Rensselaer. Chairman Lyons called upon the county chairman and many other prominent Republicans, who were present for £hort talks. All responded and expressed the belief that the tenth congressional district would give bhe largest Republican majority every, known in the political history of the state. A delegation of women was present and urged that the tenth congressional district send Miss Ada Bush of Kentland to the National Republican convention in Chicago either as a delegate or an alternate delegate. Among the prominent Republicans present were C. P. Fate, of Crown Point; Mayor Walter Schrage of Whiting, who is a candidate for delegate to the national Republican convention; Little Johnny McCabe, of Whiting, who is the Chief Page in the National House of Representatives in Washington, D. C.; Dr. G. R. Coffin, Sheriff Ben Price, George Kassabaum and Mayor S. W. Thompson of Monticello; MatthewBrown of Crown Point; George Schaff of Whiting; Captain A. E. Adeleott, of Gary; Frank Cox of Morocco; and Frank Greenwald, of Whiting.