South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-14
c. D. P. MANAGERS
SAME OLD CROWD
ProgreSSiVeS Are Wise to Plans
of Republicans to MiSIead
Bull MOOSerS Into Deserving
New Party.

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. IA story
was related today regarding the con-
ference at the republican state COM
mittee rooms last sdnesday, which
tends TO support the statements OF
the progressive leaders that the lead
ership of the republican party is prac-
Cically the same as it was IN 1912 and
several years prior thereto.
At the republican state convention
a plank was adopted 10 the platform
admitting that the party management
had not been what il should have
been but promising that In the future
there would be a place for every one
that desired to contribute. This
plank was adopted for the purpose of
inducing former republicans to return
20 the party.
Chairman Hays has mailed thou
sands OF copies of this plank to for
mer republicans who voted the pro-
gressive ticket in 1912 and whose sup
port the republicans are greatly de-
sirous of this year.
Some OF the members of the old
guard in the republican party have
realized If they are ever to get the
progressives back in line it will be
that the leadership Is in the hands
Of progressive republicans.
Keep "Old-IAnerS'' in Dark.
In line with this policy very little
has been said by members of the or
ganization regarding James z. Wat
son, James A. Hemenway and other
members OF the Fairbanks machine
which has been managing the party
for several years. The plan has been
n Keen these in
the background.
At the conference at the SEVERN
hotel for the purpose Of outlining the
plan of campaign it is understood that
Watson took the most prominent part
and that at his suggestion more than
at anyone else's it was decided that
the slogan Of the campaign on the
republican side shall be More tariff
and less taxes. Watson, of course,
is one of the high tariff men Of the
Joe Cannon type and more tariff Is in
line with his principal beliefs
WatsOn'S Name Omitted.
One of the significant things about
this conference of the republican
leaders was that when a list of those
present was given out the name Of
Watson was omitted. The progress
sive leaders say that the failure Of
the republicans to include Watson in
this list was premeditated on their
part and that il was done for the pur-
poses of making it appear that he
had had no part whatever in the de-
alterations.
The progressives insist that this
conference not only shows that Wat
son and the old guard are framing up
the policy Of the republican party
just the same as they did when they
managed the Taft forces in 1912 and
they are attempting to make it ap-
pear that the party is now in charse
of progressive republicans.
The progressive leaders are assert
ing that the situation in the republi-
can forces has not changed and that
there is no reason for the members
of the new party to be deceived. At
the progressive state committee rooms
the claim was also made that very
few progressives are returning to the
republican party and that on the other
hand the prOgressives are gaining
ground at the expense of the repub-
lican organization and that after
opening their campaign next week
will make a vigorous fight in every
county.