Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1916 — ADAIR WINNER IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR [ARTICLE]

ADAIR WINNER IN RACE FOR GOVERNOR

James P. Goodrich, Republican, ? Nominated at Primary. I • SENATOR CONTEST IS CLOSE ' ' » Harry S. New Predicts He Will Have 1 a Plurality Over Watson for G. O. P. Nomination of at Least 10,000. Indianapolis, March 9. —Congressman John A. M. Ad Jr (Dem.) of Portland and James P. Goodrich <Rep.) of Winchester were selected In the state-wide preferential primary to ran for governor next fall. Opponents of Goodrich and Adair conceded their nomination. Goodrich’s majority in the 1,920 precincts reported is 18,528. Adair’s race •was an easy one. apparently. John W. Kern was unopposed for senator. The contest for the Republican nomination for United States senator is undecided. Unofficial returns from 2,400 of the 3.ITT precincts of the State give Harry S. New 72,560 and James E. Watson T 2.529 votes. The nomination of John A. M. Adair, the Democratic candidate for the governorship nomination, was conceded by Leonard B. Clore, his opponent. After receiving returns from about half of the state, Harry S. New predicted that he would have a plurality over Watson for the Republican nomination for United States senator of at least 10,000 votes. Cyclone Hits Rochester. Rochester. —A portion rs Rochester’s business district looked as if t had been the target of a Zeppelin raid. A small cyclone blew the rcof oil the armory and nearby bulldngs were damaged One of the walls crashed through an adjoining building in which a shooting gallery was conducted Two hundred girls working in a glove factory in an adjoining building became panic-stricken and several were slightly Injured in the riish from the building Beeler Starts for Rome. Bloomington.—Dale Beeler, son of iTAf Mr3. W. ft. Beeler of this city, who recently received an appointment as vice-consul to Rome, ; Italy, Las gone to Washington, where j he will remain a few days. He will i sail On a Spanish steamer for Barce- • iona and fron there he will go by rail j to Rome. '’okes Up Fire; House Burns. Fort Wayne.— J. P. Bolens poked up ; a reluctant fire iv the heating plant of bis apartment house at 1610 Fulton street and then went to sleep while toasting bis shins. Half an hour later he was awakened and found the overheated furhace Lad set the house on fire, ill' loss. !s f5,0(0. Thought Boy Killed: Fled. Marion:-—Fearing RoUo Gray, nine, would die from v (tends in dieted by the accidental discharge < f a gun, William G. Cunningham, sixteen, threw the gun away and fled The Gray boy is not d.-ad rnd an effort is being on.do to find Cu • i -ghai. and bring hie. back hone. Warsaw Shows Speed. Warsaw. —Charles O'Brien. twe-ity-fvc. tied Mrs. n.*ls h Remy, .a farmer’s wife, to a chair while he robl. ri the house lie was arrested, tried, sentence 1 and on his way to the JefTi rsonvilh reformatory', to serve ten to twenty years, ail Within two hours’ time.

Hcrsethkf Catchers Organize. Colm-chus*. —T*'-'- IlawiintVli Ifursefhi of D<-t<. -tivv a ~;ociat i- of 75 members was reorganized here, the former tWenty-ye-.r charter hating expired. with the following officers: President, Ezra Quick; secretary, E b. Carter; treasurer. He! ry McCullough. Auto Hits Car; Two Dead. Richmond. —Cecil Steely, eighteen, a high school hoy, and Mrs. James F. Hornadhy, are near death as a result of injuries received wht-r the automobile in which they were riding collided with an interurhan car. To Vote on Real Building. Eoonville.—The county eonai-ission-ers Lave ordered an election In Bcone township for March 28 on the question of building 23 miles of reck roads. The roads prayed for con stitute a system of 11 different highways out of Eoonville. Franklin School Teacher Dead. Franklin.— Miss Jessie Dunlap, % teacher in the local schools, forty-two years, is d«.ad. Woman Kills Piano Player. Terre Haute—Art Pelton, a piano play°r in a saloon, was shot and killed by Ida Cottrell, a young woman with whore he had quarreled in the E f reet. Pelton is said to have kickul the woman. Train Cuts Off Leg. Attica. —While beating his way on a freight train, John Potliner, twen-ty-five. a farm hand, went to sleep on the coupler and fell beneath the cars. One leg was cut off and both arms were broken.