South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-01-23
LACK RECRUITS FOR
INDEPENDENT LEAGUE
Warsaw Leaders See No Ex-
CuSe for MOVe-Say 6. o. P.
AmaIgamatiOn Scheme Means
Democratic Recruits From
PrOgreSSiVeS.
BY JOHN HENRY ZUVER
News-Tfmes SfaR CORRESPONDENT


WARSAW, Ind, Jan. 23.-Despite
a little post office squabbIe in which
Il G. Wann, Henry Kline and G. :.
smith are the cOmbatants and A G..
Wood, age 70, the seemingly accepted
compromise candidate who will win if
the influence of Congressman Henry
\ Barnhart, Senators ShiVely and
Kern, and Vice Pres. Marshall can
bring Postmaster General Burleson to
overlook the age limit in the depart
ment rules, the democracy of War
saw and Kosciuslxo county is present
ing solid front, and ditto, an unaf-
fectcd roar, according To Charles
Cooke, who up to the closing OF dele
gate negotiations at the South Bend
district convention, was q candidate
for the 18th district democratic chair
manship.
Everybody talks satisfaction with
the election OF ID. NJ Bechtel of Co
shen. to the district Chairmanship,
satisfaction with the resolutions
adopted at the convention, indorsing
Pres. Wilson. Sen. Shively, Cong.
BaruhaTt and Gov. Ralston; satisfac-
tiOn with the enthusiasm shown at the
mention of Secy. OF State Bryan. The
county is organized for the coming fall
campaign and there are no factions
on state or national matters.
The county organization is headed
Arnold. vice chairman: G. L. Stout.
secretary and Wayne Anglin, treasur-
er
Loyal to the endorsements annOunc-
ed at the South Bend convention. the
leaders here assert that they will be
upheld at the polls and in coming con-
ventiOns without g. dissenting demo-
cratic vote from the whole Of KOscius-
kO county. There is but little settled
opinion with regard to who, from the
various candidates announced, should
go on the state ticket Charles Drum
mond. of South Bend, however, has
q number of friends here. who would
like to see him nominated and elected
To the state supreme bench, but Lieut..
Gov. O'Neil of Mishawaka, and
Judge James Gallagher of Laporte,
are also receiving some favorable con-
sideratiOn.
No 'Independents" i'm Sight.
THE sO-called independent demo-
Gratis or would-be distinctive anti
Taggart democrats, who organized the
Wilson-Bryan league at indianapolis
recently. presumlng 10 arrogate TO
themselves exclusive adherence 10
WilsOn-Bryan principles, haven't
show for a single recruit at Warsaw,
says County Chairman Wann wnen
asked his opinion OF the NOV ement.
we are all Wilson-Bryan demo-
Gratis" says Wann. I'm fact, I guess
proval by the press of the country,
regardless of party. given To Pres.
Wilson'S recent message, would seem
20 indicate that pretty much the whole
country had been won over TO the
Wilson Bryan methods. Ii this thing
keeps up, II looks now as tnousn
Woodrow Wilson might be reelected
in 1916. almost without either repub-
Ican or buH moose opposition"
The old BRYAN element here appears
particularly delighted with the party's
new national leadership. Still loyal to
the commoner. they see in the Prince
ton schOOlmaStcr pOSSib billueS even
greater than they ever hoped for from
the Nehraskan. Bryan knew his man
when he forced the nomination of
woodrow Wilson at Baltimore de-
clarcs County SeCy. stout, "and 10 him
is due a whole lot of credit even had
his efforts stopped there which they
didn't"
\ dozen democrats interviewed. out
side OF organization circles. expressed
similar views all demanding 20 know
what special claim the so-called Viii
SON Bryan league has upon the VIII
son-Bryan program. which every body
seerns TO be approving.
IL seems 20 be the impression here
that the WilSon-Bryan leaEuers have
deIuded themselves into believing that
theirs is the sum total of this ami
FcrEll applause. lnAN AItN are dt-
ulauding all right, but when they hear
the applause % others, they mistake
it FOR a mere echo.
Hope For ArnalgamatiOn.
Most OF the local democrats. Gartic-
ularly as expressed hS the leaders, are
hoping that the republican and pro-
gressive leaders viii amalgamate.
They are even inclined 20 Encourage
IL.
Tt is claimed here that the reorgan-
izatiOn Of the republican party. taking
back the progressives. VIII get &C. moth
ing bat what ID has always pretend
a 20 think left A.. viz. The disgrun-
tied office-seckers. These. 81 is point
I'd out. can DE gotten back bv shower
ing them with offices. but the rank
and file 81 the party viii never follow.
The democratic belief here IS. that
FRA ease Of an amolgamation of repub-
licans and progressives. there viii be
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