Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1914 — GEO. E. HERSH MAN WITHDRAWS [ARTICLE]

GEO. E. HERSH MAN WITHDRAWS

Crown Point Lawyer Quits Race for Democratic Nomination for Prosecuting Attorney. The Lake County Star publishes the following article regarding Geo. E.»Hershman, a former Jasper county boy and at one time located in Rensselaer in the practice of law, and while here the democratic nominee for prosecutor of the JasperNewton judicial circuit: Considerable surprise was manifested in political circles last Saturday, when George E. Hershman, of this city, candidate for Prosecuting Attorney, announced that he had withdrawn from the race. The announcement bursced over the community like a flash of lightning from a clear sky, as Mr. Hershman has been one of the most ardent workers in the Democratic ranks in the central portion of the county. Behind the witrdrawal there seems to be a little friction between the county organization and Mr. Hershman, and the attorney arrived at his decision very suddenly. The Gary Tribune had the following to say regarding the withdrawal in its Saturday issue. "Attorney George Hershman of Crown Point, Democratic candidate for prosecutor, has quit the race. “He announced to his friends in Crown Point Saturday and he will make no further effort to secure the nomination in the primaries of May 20. He is giving as his general reason lor withdrawing that his law business at Crown Point demands his attention. "As a matter of fact, however, Hershman declares that there is no use butting his head against the stone wall of the ring at Hammond, which, he believes has already selected the nominees on the ticket. For another thing, the county, organization has so conducted the affairs of the party that the greatest apathy prevails jn Democratic circles throughout the county. "Nowhere is there any enthusiasm in the Democratic ranks. In Hammond the leaders declare that there is "not a thing dol.'ig” except that the candidates have placed their announcements in the papers. At Crown Point there is the same story and in Gary the only activity is that of the candidates for township offices. The Democratic party has never been known to be as quiet as it is at present. It appears that there is no head to the organization but thkt each community is left to battle by Itself.”