Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — GENERAL AND STATE NEWS [ARTICLE]

GENERAL AND STATE NEWS

Telegraphic Reports From Many Parts of the Country. SHORT BITS OF THE UNUSUAL Happenings in the Nearby Cities and Towns—Matters of Minor Mention From Many LocalitiesTAFT WARNS REPUBLICANS Of Political Danger in Opposing League of Nations. Duluth, Feb. 11.—Herbert Hoover and the league of nations are likely to exert considerable, if not decisive, influence in the coming presidential election, William iHtoward Taft, former president, declared here yesterday in a political discusslon with a group of prominent Duluth citizens. Mr. Taft came here for an address under the auspices of the American Legion. “Mr. Hoover has declared that he Is with the party that supports the league of nations,” Mr. Taft said, “and should he be nominated by the Democrats, and the Republicans choose to make the league an issue, Mr. Hoover would poll many Republican votes. I will not go so far as to say this situation will result in splitting the Republican party, but it might spell defeat instead of victory for the Republicans Ln the presidential contest.”! Mr. Taft gave the Impression that he did not believe the Republicans will allow the league to become a vital factor in the presidential campaign. “I have reason to believe,” he said, “that since will Haya made a trip through the west he is' anxious to get the league matter out of the way.”

CONTRIBUTED Fair Oaks. Ind., Feb. 18, 1920. Rensselaer Democrat, Renssselaer, Ind. Gentlemen: The Rensselaer Republican must be hard run for news that they should put on the front page a write up about a little personal settlement between two 16-year-old boys. As far as 'having a “free for all” on the basketball floor, two of the players simply got unnecessarily rough and were immediately disqualified by Referee Campbell. After the game was over these two boys waited until they were off the school grounds and then endeavored to settle their differences. They settled and then shook hands. If the people of Rensselaer would not try to run other schools down probably they would be better thought of. If the Republican would make it a 'point to get the real facts concerning happenings perhaps they would have more patrons. Yours respectfully, JAMES L. MoKAY, PAUL BARKER.