Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 283, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 November 1920 — J. W. BECKMAN PLEASED WITH REPUBLICAN VICTORY [ARTICLE]

J. W. BECKMAN PLEASED WITH REPUBLICAN VICTORY

J. W. Beckman of Cincinnati, O. i spent Thursday and Friday here with his paranta, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. I Beckman of North Van Rensselaer street ' Mr. Beckman was very active in the management of the Republican campaign in Ohio and was, of course delighted with the great victory, Harding’s majority over Cox in that state was more than four hundred thousand votes. Hamilton county in which Cincinnati is located, which gave Cox a majority of 20,000 votes in his race for governor in 1918, gave Harding a majority against Cox of over 34,000 votes. , Harding carried Cox’s, precinct, city and county. He also carried “Imitation” Roosevelt’s precinct, city and state and he did the .same trick to President Wilson.Mr. Beekman, Who had made, a strenuous anti-Wood campaign, during the primaries, having succeeded in this effort began at once after the nomination of Senator Harding by the Republican convention in Chicago, to organize the Ex-service Men’s Harding Club. He was appointed chairman of the campaign committee, having been urged by all to take this responsible position regardless of the fact that many colonels, majors and captains were active members of the organization. Beckman made a wonderful fight during the primaries, having assisted in defeating the old line politicians, who were backing Gen. Leonard Wood.

He put the same spirit into the campaign and he and the ex-service men had much to do with the winning of the great victory. Mr. Beckman is associate editor of “THE LOYAL AMERICAN,” which is the official organ of the Army and Navy Union and the Disabled War Veterans and peveral other soldiers’ organizations. This s a monthly magazine and is pubished in Cincinnati, O. The editor is a former colonel and the other associate editor is a former general and is now serving as a colonel in the U. S. Army. Mr. Beckman is proud of the fact that he was one of the half' dozen original Harding men, he laving decided before his return from service in France to support the Ohio senator for the Republican nomination for presdient. He was strong for the late Col. Roosevelt, and would have been for him had le been alive at the time.

The following is a portion of * etter which was received, by Mr. Beckman from Harding’s manager: < Point Isabel, Texas \ November 12, 1920 I sincerely thank you for your congratulations and I want to express to you my sincere appreciation tor all you have done to make this victory possible. With high esteem and expressing my gratitude to you I am, HARRY M. DAUGHERTY. He is assistant salesmanager of the firm which manufactures motor rucks. Mr. Beckman went from here to Chicago Friday and from there exjeeted to continue Sunday to his tome, in Cincinnati.