South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-26
MAKE PLANS
FOR STATE CAMPAIGN
viii Probably Open About Sept.
1O-SpeakerS Being Seized
uled by Committees.

held here for the purpose OF making
more definite plans for the formal
opening of the campaign in Septem-
Der The prOgressives state commit
tee at recent meeting decided that
the keynote speech shall be delivered
some time during the week beginning
Sept IA, but no arrangements were
made as 10 the place OF the meeting
or the exact date.
Chairman Korbly Of the democratic
state committee has been delayed in
making arrangements for the cam
paign because congress is still in ses-
sion and he has not been able 10 hear
from Sen. Shively Sen. Kern and the
members Of congress when they can
come home. However, Chairman
Korbly and his associates will go
ahead with the arrangements for the
campaign opening without waiting
for the adjournment &C congress.
which is liable to be in session longer
than expected because Of conditions
create by the war in Europe.
The republican state committee has
not made any definite plans for the
campaign opening and its managers
are somewhat up in the air as to what
course to pursue. They have arrange
with Sen. BOrah OF Idaho TO deliver
a speech here Sept II and Sen. BO-
rah may be called upon to deliver the
keynote speech for the party. He is
one of the Roosevelt republicans who
refused to join the progressive party
two years ago and the republican
leaders are hopeful that ne will be
able to arouse a great deal Of inter
est among the bull moOsers
g. d. Il. Needs Material
II appears that the republicans are
short of material for campaign pur-
poses. They are without the long list
of speakers they formerly had and
they have been placed in a position
where they must either rely upon
James T.. Watson. James E. Hemen-
way. Charles w. Fairbanks and 9TH
CT members of the stand pat organi-
Zation or accept speakers of minor
ability. In former years Watson.
HemenWay, Fairbanks and other
members Of that crowd were the big
drawing cards on the republican side.
II is not denied that they still have a
great deal of ability to draw crowds
but none of them have changed their
views on politics and the leaders Of
the republican party realize that IL
Watson and Hemenway are to do the
speech making they will not he able
To line up the progressives who left
the party two years ago.
Under the circumstances the repub-
lican committee is having it's troubles
in making arrangements for the open-
ing of the campaign and il Is likely
they will be forced to depend upon
whatever speakers they can get from
the outside OF Indiana. The situation
is anything but pleasant to the repub-
lican leaders who like Watson, Hem
enway and their associates. but who
are afraid of making them too prom
inent i'm the campaign work.
War Helps Democracy.
In discussing the political situation
here some of the best politicians in
the state say that the European war
Overshadows politics to such an extent
that it is difficult TO arouse interest
among the people i'm anything else but
war news. Some of the wiscst men in
politics are saying frankly that the
war situation has helped the demo-
cratic party in many ways and II will
result in overwhelming victory for the
democratic party in November
Careful observers say that they find
nine out Of every 10 are more enthu-
siastic about Pres. Wilson than they
were before the opening of the Eu-
rOpean war and prior to the opening
issues Of the Mexican situation. They
find that Pres. Wilson'S policies have
been closely watched since the Mexi-
can war broke out and that the
presidents policy toward Mexico has
been compared TO that Of the foreign
rulers since the war broke out in Eu-
rope
Ii is conceded even by the oppon-
ents of Pres. Wilson that the compari-
sons made between his policy with
Mexico and that OF the European
rulers has shown the president UP in
better light than ever before and
has added to his popularity in a way
undoubtedly OF enormous benefit to
his party.
1t is admitted that If the war con-
tinues there is going TO be difficulty in
arousing interest in political meetings
but the democratic leaders believe
that this situation will not be to the
disadvantage OF their party as much
as to the disadvantage of the bull
mOOsers and the republicans.
Business Is Improving.
Reports that are being received
here indicate that business Is improv-
ing generally throughout Indiana
another factor in favor OF the demo-
cratic party These reports are es-
pecially satisfactory to the democrat
ic campaign managers because of the
stories that have been circulated by
the republican leaders for the purpose
OF creating an impression InaI DuSl-
ness is bad A comparison OF the
prices paid for wheat corn, oats and
other farm products today with those
paid exactly a year ago show prices
higher now than they were then and
the farmers being injured by the Will
son administration as claimed by the
republicans is being disproved.
Prices that are being paid here 10
them for hogs. cattle, sheep. lambs.
horses and mules are higher than
they were a year ago today, which IS
another evidence that the farmer has
not been as hard hit as the repub-
hcans have been trying to make out
While the farmer has been doing
better than he did under the Taft ad-
ministratiOn the agents OF the federal
government here are conducting a
vigorous crusade for the purpose of
determining whether or not there has
been an unwarranted increase in the
sale price Of food stuffs TO the people
which shows that the Wilson admin
istration IS doing whatever II can TO
safeguard the peoples interests. In