Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 18, Number 6, DeMotte, Jasper County, 2 January 1948 — CREIGHTON IS BELIVED SET TO ANNOUNCE [ARTICLE]

CREIGHTON IS BELIVED SET TO ANNOUNCE

Indiana’s House Speaker Thought Ready To Toss Hat Into Gubernatorial Race Hobart Creighton, speaker of the Indiana House of Rrepresentatives, last night was one step nearer formal entrance in the ID4B Republican gubernatorial race.

While Creighton was meeting with a small group of supporters led. by Judge Grant Rogers of Johnson County, there were these other political developments: 1. Governor Ralph F. Gates again attempted and failed „to learn from United States Senator William E. Jenner whether he will be a gubernatorial candidate. 2. The Indiana Republican Editorial Association set Feb. 21 for its annual business meeting, traditionally the official start of GOP political campaigns. Creighton said of the meeting at the Claypool Hotel, “Some of the bbys met to talk thing over.” W r as he discussing a date to announce bis candidacy? “No—nothing like*that will be

.decided tonight.” he «aid. Creighton, successful northern Indiana poultry farmer, ha? been one of the big names in the political arena during discussions of the 1948 Governor race. Some observers believed Creighton may be planning to “steal a march” on other potential candidates and step .into the 1948 race ahead of the parade. Among politicians there is belief the first candidate in the race runs with a handicap. But that was before the 1947 convention reform law which practically compels a dead-earnest candidate to

' get slates of delegates in the field weeks ahead of the primary elec-' tion. K Jenner's position in the undercover campaign still was the one j that was worrying GOP bigwings. Both H. Clark Springer, Republican state chairman, and Gates hav£ tried unsuccessfully in re--1 cent weeks to learn Jenner’g plans. | Meanwhile, the Indiana Republican Editorial Association was setting the stage for. start of the 1948 Republican political battle.