Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1912 — IS LEE MUZZLED OR NOT? [ARTICLE]

IS LEE MUZZLED OR NOT?

Republican Chairman Tells Friends About Alleged Promise. 1 Edwin M. Lee, republican state chairman, said yesterday that he did not care to discuss for publication thfe question of whether he promised to muzzie bis future political utterances in consideration of the action of the members of the state committee in refraining from adopting a resolution disclaiming responsibility for interviews he bright give out in the future in regard, to the political situation i,n Indiana. • The resolution which was adopted by the commtitee at its recent meeting disclaimed responsibility for interviews given out in the past by - Mr. Lee concerning the Indiana po litical situation, which approved speaks itself. However, Mr. Lee has told his friends that) the only promise he made to the committee was that he did not intend to speak officially or on behalf of the committee, but that he reserves the right to say in the future what he pleases as an individual republican.— Indianapolis News.