Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 18, Number 48, DeMotte, Jasper County, 29 October 1948 — Full GOP Vote Urged To Assure Victory Tuesday [ARTICLE]

Full GOP Vote Urged To Assure Victory Tuesday

Support of National GOP Ticket Is Not Enough; Party Members Owe State, Local Candidates Their Support With a national election billed to take over next Tuesday, chief interest of the voters naturally lies in the skirmish to determine who will be the occupant of the White House after next January 20, but the shadow of the national race should not diminish the interest of the ballot army in the state and local elections which are essential to good government, for theiy are component parts of national administration. Although Jasper county is predominantly Republican in all phases of the election picture, members of that party should not take too much for granted and should be constantly on the alert to protect their candidates for the highest office to the loyest one. Particularly is this time true in respect to the state election. Jasper county with its preponderance of Republican vote can offset a locality or two where there is a democratic bulge. Therefore there should be a rousing Republican vote here on November 2. The usual big Republican bulge here might well serve to save some state candidate from defeat.

The way to safeguard the party’s interest is for every Republican voter to exercise his voting privilege. A mere Republican victory here is not enough. Let us not be content with just that. Let each Republican strike his ballot for the party and by so doing help those candidates who are not residents within our voting borders and who do not have much of a margin to go on. Thmas E. Dewey is a long-odds favorite for the presidency and if he should win by landslide proportions he may be expected to carry the bulk of the Republican candidates across the victory line with him. But inasmuch as the ballots are separate it may not work out that way in respect to state candidates. He should not be sent to the White House lacking a safe Republican majority in both branches of Congress. The Republicans have a big House lead and are expected to keep it, but in the Senate the margin is slimmer and the contests for Senate seats are more spirited. Indiana withstood the democratic attack four years ago, being one of the few states to give its electoral vote to the Republican candidate. That stand in the face of a smashing democartic victory in 1944 may have served to give a sense of security to many Indiana GOP voters this year. But that attitude ,is the wrong ope. This is another election year and although the prospects for the party are far brighter than they were four years ago, let-down instead of constant alertness might spell disaster to the Republican cause. As a believer in Republican party principles, it behooves every Hoosier Republican voter to cast his

ballot for this party’s candidates next Tuesday. By doing that they will assure Indiana’s remaining in the Republican column in respect to both national and state offices. GOP precinct workers are busy and vigilant. They are concentrating on getting out the vote. With the presidency as the pulling power, the voters are not expected to need a great amount of urging to visit the polls, but in respect to the lesser races there may be some apathy. That should not be. It is important that Indiana retain a Republican administration. That can be done only by the party’s voters fulfilling their duty on November 2. The Democratic party is concentrating on electing Governor Schricker, as they cancede defeat in most of the national races. Therefore, Republican voters should go to the polls with the idea in mind that their job will not be done until after they voted for their state and local candidates as well as for their national ticket. In respect to Jasper county races, the contests are few, but they are impotrant. The Jasper county ticket furnishes four contests. Congressman Charles A. Halleck has as his democrat opponent Theodore J. Smith of Lafayette. The other contests involve the second and third district commissioner posts and County Recorder. Cecil Hooker, Republican, is opposed by George Hoeferlin, democrat,” for the office of commissioner of the second district, and Brown Lamborn, Republican, incumbent of the third district commissioner post, is opposed by Adrien Lehe. The Recorder race finds Delos Waymire, Republican, opposed by George Calloway. All of the Republican candidates pre expected to win handily, but again the GOP voters are warned to not drop their guard. Vote and vote Republican!