Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1912 — UNFAIR ATTACKS HELP RALSTON [ARTICLE]

UNFAIR ATTACKS HELP RALSTON

[Greencastle Herald.] The bitter attacks of Congressman Boehne, .of Evansville, who aspires to the nomination of Governor at the hands of the Indiana Democracy, upon the Hon. Samuel Ralston, of Lebanon, 1 his only announced opponent, have caused little worry among the friends of the Lebanon man. In fact, the unfair and unjust i charges made against Mr. Ralston have only caused his many supporters to become more earnest in their efforts toward his success. Those who have followed the political and professional career of the Lebanon man, know him to he a man of sterling character, an honest attorney,* a broad-minded scholar and a man who will listen to reason and take it for what It is worth, but who will pot be lead by any man or clique of mgn. Boone County, the home of Mr. Ralston, was the only Democratic county in the state, which sent its representative to the state legislature, with the instructions to vote against the repeal of the county local option law. As Boone County Democrats admit that Mr. Ralston is their leader, he probably could have prevented such a move had he seen fit to interfere. This one little fact more than disproves the charge that Mr. Ralston is allied with an element, which Mr. Boehne would lead the Democrats to believe. The Putnam County Democrats have not been greatly influenced by Mr. Boehne’s spectacular campaign, and, unless the name of Ralph W. Moss, the Fifth District Farmer Congressman, should go before the State Convention, as a candidate for Governor, the Evansville crowd probably will "'find old Putnam in the Ralston column when the final count is made.