Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1920 — BRADFUTE IS STRONG FOR WM. G. HARDING [ARTICLE]

BRADFUTE IS STRONG FOR WM. G. HARDING

Bloomington Editor and Wood Dio trict Chairman Declares Himself Knthuelastlcplly for Republican Nominees. Bloomington, Ind. — The Bloom, ington Telephone, edited by Waltoi Bradfute, one of the strongest Wood newspapers in Indiana, has declared editorially tor the election of Sonatm Harding and Governor Coolidge. Ths Telephone places Senator Harding as a leader of splendid qualificatloat aad a statesman ot ability. The nows paper declares that Gen. Wood, Governor Lowden and Senator Johnson had every opportunity to win th< nomination, but could nod master SUf detent votes, and the delegatee, oi their awn accord wont Io the support of Senator Harding. Mr. Bradfute editor of the paper, waa Gen. Wood’! manager in thO Second congressional district. The editorial la as follows: From oar viewpoint as - a party paper, the Telephone can conceive as real rosace why a ItapuNisM aboaM act give Senator Harttag, the Swab Mean nemlnoe ta Preaidoat, loyal and genuine support. ' Political dotoat always has tti sting, and la that thia paper was at the original Wood advocates, and oac of the editors was a part of the gonoral's state organisation, there io nab orally disappointment that ho was not the winner tn the- Chicago caaven Uon. However, tin foot that he was not successful, te no reaaoai in itself why the man who defeated him should not be elected. And in taking thia view, the suppOrterr of Wbod only foltow the general In hla position ap te Harding, for the general himself was one of the drrt fa send hearty congratulations to the, mag who was victor over him. ; teal fighter, bp waa also a game loser. It every time wo were defeated, m things did not go our way, wo betted, there weald soca bo no organisation Ct any kind anywhere, and thio Io eopoclally true in politico. There may be times when doubtful tactics er ccrruptlM eater tetesaoh a doeWea. but no lair man con sag tote to com Wood and Lowden and Johnson all had thotr inning aad AM ant suoaaod. aad by gotag over the states that voted tor Oaaator Mart tag wo tad several act even faNtitet st being under “crgaafaatiaaT gaaM first going te Harding. In too convention was ready te nemfaste tbs Ohio seaatar altar a total el Ate laid, and no aptlogios are oMr ft waa a sowars deal la the gm— st noUtiea, and wo who playodm haM am willing to abide by the iMUIh Ao te Senator Hardtag. thorn to Mt ano to gasotioa hta superior gaMH cations or hto abtitty ao a Mategmaa. His record as a rani MmMtaaa spanks tor itself. Me to i Mm* among men, and ft eeriataM w—M bo a very little party man Who to these trying hours of the 111 Unto Wilson regimo, would Mt stand .trite all hto power tar 0 mater Haodtag and BepubHcan success dear tewe the Pue , »