Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1902 — A Victory for Hanly. [ARTICLE]

A Victory for Hanly.

The most interesting politick fight that has occurred in the republican ranks in the Tenth district for many years has been in progress for some time in Tippecanoe county. It reached its climax last Saturday and the result is one that will leave its imprint on local and state politics for some time to come. Briefly stated the battle was for control of the local organization of Tippecanoe, in which the rank and file of the party was endeavoring to

“bust the machine” and displace the old leaders. The opposing forces finaljy lined up about J. Frank Hanly and George Haywood, and it came to be regarded a 8 a personal struggle between those two gentlemen. The Hanly forces espoused the cause of the voting primary to supplant |he delegate convention, and the paywoods crowd opposed it, because they knew that it meant the loss of control to them. The Ujembers of the central committeeyfoere chosen last Saturday, and ro j] o f new was founjjg that the Hanly forces ua n. won a sweeping victory, 42 out "if the 56 committeemen being from their ranks. This places J. Frank clearly in the ascendency, and may presage various things.—Williamsport Review.