Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 December 1915 — APROPER THE DISTRICT CHAIRMANSHIP. [ARTICLE]

APROPER THE DISTRICT CHAIRMANSHIP.

According to an Imlianapoli- paj er, -former Democratic distnc; chairman C. J. .Murphy said, when asked about the recent appointment of John IS. Peter-on"of Crown Point, as dii? successor a- chairman. "Yes. Peterson was appointed two motit hs ; ' Mr. Peterson has declined the appointment, as stated last week. ut coni men tine on the statement of Murphy that Peter.on's appointment had been made two months before it was made public, tiie Tippecanoe County Democrat, the ore an of tin* Democracy in the second largest county in the district, says:

Letters received from the Democratic state headquarters as late as two weeks ago. stated that the Tenth district chairmanship was vacant, so that the announcement that Mr. Peterson was named two months ago came as a surprise to the Democrats of Tippecanoe county It was understood at one time that Joseph McDonald, of Warren county, had been Picked for the place by the state chairman. Mr. Peterson will probably be re-nominated for congress if he will accept the place. As soon as Mr. Peterson heard that he had been appointed "two months ago” he hastened to decline the job, giving as his reason that he had made several enemies hv his appointments while congressman and that his selection would not have a tendency to better conditions. So the place is vacant again unless some one else was also chosen “two months ago.” And the editor of The Jasper County Democrat was but; recently shown a letter from Murphy, written less than a month ago to an aspirant for the chairmanship, saying that he < Murphy i had fully intended recommending this aspirant for the appointment, but had just learned that the '“wet” element wag' opposed to him, and therefore he must refuse to recommend him for the place. And yet, if Mr. Murphy’s latter statement Is. to be considered, the appointment had already been made weeks before this letter was written!