Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1900 — Mr. Bozarth Hits Back. [ARTICLE]

Mr. Bozarth Hits Back.

Valparaiso, June 23, 1900. Editor Democrat:—Under the heading. “How the Denis, supported Bozarth,” I see the Republican paper of your city has an article which does me an injustice. That the article is inspired by malice is evident from two facts. First, it does not even mention the fact that Mr. Shively’s name was balloted upon for Governor, which t >ok much of the support I would have otherwise received; nor does it mention the fact that Mr. J. Kopelke who lives in the county adjoining ours (Lake) was a candidate for Lieut.-Governor and received no support from Porter. Starke or any county near him, although no one else was in the field for that office from that (part of the state. No one will deny that Mr Kopelke is an able man, and as popular as most men are. Under all the circumstances | am well satisfied with the support 1 received. With three candidates from the same section of the state, none could expect to win. I was treated as well as the Republican party treats private soldiers. In I all the years since th<» war no man who was-a private soldier has iover been nominated for Congress ior on the state ticket by the Republicans of the 10th District. The Colonels, Generals anl Majors have been much in eviafence, j (Packard, Calkins and Demotte) but to nominate a private for anything more than a petty local office would shock the nerves of that party of trusts and aristocracy—the Republican party. Respectfully, Nelson. J. Bozarth.