Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1916 — PROGRESSIVE STATE TICKET [ARTICLE]

PROGRESSIVE STATE TICKET

Indiana Moosers Put Full Ticket in Field—Will Not Support C. E. Hughes. Indianapolis, July 20. —The Progressive party in convention here t o day adopted d platform and nominated a complete state ticket after Jackson Boyd, former state chairman, and chairman of the resolution committee, had resigned hh membership in the party because the convention refused to consider a resolution opposing the nomination of a state ticket. After the convention had ratiflcJ the nomination of James B. Wilson of Bloomington for United States senator, long term, made at 'the March primary, the following candidates were chosen by acclamation: United States senator, short term, Clifford F. Jackman, Huntington. Governor, Thomas A. Daily, Ind : anapolis. Lieutenant-governor, M. J. Bowman, Valparaiso. Secretary of state, James M. Zion, Clark’s Hill. Auditor, W. C. Camp, 'Washington. Attorney general, John L. Kings bury, Indianapolis.

Treasurer, Ward H. Smith, Otterbein. State superintendent of public instruction. Claude Rankin, Orleans Statistician, E. C. Green, Xewra.--tie. Reporter of supreme court, E. E. Pryor, Xlartinville. Judges supreme court. Second district. J. Oscar Hall, Shelbyville; Third district, Elias I). Salsbury, Indianapolis, Judges of appellate court, north ern division, Willis E. Roe. East Chicago, and southern division, Jo seph E. Henely, Bloomington. For presidential electors at large. William D. Headrick, Indianapolis: Dr. J. B. Stalker, Borden. For contingent electors at large, J. R. Morrow, Princeton; David B. Troyer, Goshen. For member Progressive national committee, John Napier Dyer, Vincennes. While the Progressive state con vention w-as in session today the faction opposing a state ticket held a meeting in a local hotel and jut the finishing touches to the organization of the Progressive league of Indiana an independent organization which Its members say will become a factor in the campaign. With very few exceptions, It is said, members of th * league will support Charles E. Hughes for President.