Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 40, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1908 — PRAISED BY DEMOCRATS. [ARTICLE]

PRAISED BY DEMOCRATS.

'Not by Republican* alone 1* the se--1 action of Jame* E. Wataon. to carry the chief banner In the state election tfcl* year oommended. A* everybody know*, the Fort Wayne Sentinel lead* among the Democratic Journal* of Indiana. It la published practically next door to the home of Thomas R. Mar •ball, the Democratic candidate, and |B a Mg dty where Mr. Marshall la popvlar. All thla makes more Interaottag the Sentinels praise of Mr. Watson, son shed la these as tc

his ability and fitness for the office of governor of Indinsat * ■ ‘ "In view of the prolonged and bitter contest that candidates for the Republican gubernatorial- nomination waged, it is only reasonable to assipne that the victory of Jos. E. Watson has left some sore places. Consideration of personality will give the verdict that the convention chose altogether the most attractive candidate of the four who were presented for the nomination. Mr. Watson is a man of proved great abtyty, of many brilliant talents and most affable and genial disposition. He is a ‘mixer’ par excellence In politics. With the single exception of Senator Beveridge, Mr. Watson is probably the ablest and most enthusing campaigner possessed by his party In Indiana. His character la above reproach and his fitness for the office he seeks will not be disputed anywhere.”