South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-31
GREAT CROWD To
HEAR PRESIDENT
At |ND|ANAP POLLS
Wilson Expected to Give AC-
count of His Administration
When ne Speaks at Jackson
Day Banquet in Capital.
Special to News-Tlmes

Spe cial to News-Times.
INDIANAPOLIS. De-. ~ rb,
news that Woodrow Wilson viii come
to Indiana Jan. To helm fndiana
democracy celebrate Jackson da,. and
incidentally TO announce. to tba cof,,-
uN-dS practically all leaders here
sc 1t that his administration at
"H'inSto on mas been following
democratic principles and thar he viii
% candidate for reelection in 1916
Has SET the political world here aGre
Politicians and the genus common
cltl%en stood in hotel lobbies hareI
ana discussed the visit of the Dresi
dent There will be the greatest
crowd on hand 10 hear him sneak
llat day that Il democratic president
ever mas seen assembled m Indiana. il
Is confidently expected.
Democrats here see The clirnav or q,
situation which has been deveIoping
Tor weeks, in Wilson's coming. ON,
the heels OF several types of investi-
sauons OF election and other tangIes
Mhlch nave been charged up against
the element OF the democratic Dartv
winch leaders now seek 10 eliminate
IN the coming legislature, the coming
oI wilson IS an omen OF good luck,
N--' - DAAAAiANAAl hGHlOCialS OGIlG,C
Entitled 10 Explanation.
Dispatches from Washington which
say that the president feels he has
kept silent personally on the doings|
OF ms administration long enough
that the people are entitled to know
at hrSt hand what he has been doing
and what he intends to do ANYWAY
one looks at it the occasion is to he
one OF hilarious jOllity for the dem
a In.r1fp
OF the possibility of having the presi-
dent address the legislature. This is
not probable. 1t is highly probable
the legislature Will adjourn following
its convening Thursday. next. until
the next Monday. or at least until
Saturday, giving the legislature an
opportunity 10 hear Wilson and meet
many democratic leaders from all
over the state. Thousands will come
from towns and cities of Indiana to
eaten glimpse Of the president. it is
predicted. TOmlinsOn hail already
engaged for the meeting. will not
hold the crowd that will assemble. in
all probability, and overflow meetings
probably Will be planned. A Jackson
day banquet, at which the president
Will speak, probably will be the clos
ing feature of the day
Inc candidates for positions as en-
plONeS of the house and senate in tho
next legislature seemingly are as
scarce this year as the proverbial
hens teeth. For few of the principal
jobs in either house have more than
two candidates appeared and SO far
there has been no such cOnglomera-
tion of candidates for the lesser
clerkships as appeared two years ago.
j. l.. Luther Is Candidate.
Arthur Hamrick of Greencastle
seems to be in the lead for the posi-
tion of principal clerk to the house.
For the position of assistant clerk to
the house are mentioned two candi-
dates: DR.. y. +. Combs of Clinton
county and Harry Gardner of LO-
ganspOrt, a member of the 1913
house. J. l.. Luther Of South Bend
is 4 candidate for chief dOOrkeeper
of the senate and T. J. East Of
/ Bloomington seems TO have corralled
most of the legislators for the job Of
chief doorkeeper in the house.
G. r. Custer of Columbus is a can
didate for secretary of the senate and
! it is said that he has seen Gov. Raj
stOn and asked him to favor his can
didacy. 1t is reported that the gov
| ernOr replied that ne (the gOvernOr)
! had no authority TO dictate the en-
/ ployes OF either house. but that il
senators asked him for his opinion
as To who would make a good man
lie N0ulQ utSlS nate 0uSltl- lidt Is
merely hearsay, however. and may
not be competent when the senate
caucus finally cOnvenes
Ralph G. Thomas Of DeKalb
county is being mentioned as a pos
sible selection for the principal door
keeper OF the senate and a Randolph
county man is said 10 be sending let
ters TO the senators, urging them to
give him the same place
To Name No Postmaster.
Charles FL. Bedwen the leading
candidate for speaker of the house
said he did not believe there would
be a postmaster named for the house
this time The picture OF a hundred
! legislators being compelled TO lick
their own stamps will be one for
sore eyes-for the precedent is one
that is rare In Hoosier legislative
halls
one democratic member Of the
legislature here today said he be-
! lieved the total number of employees
of both houses should not exceed 100
persons. TWO years ago the payroll
of this class carried about 200 names
This member Of the house said from
so TO 90 employees OF the house would
be moro than enough to operate its
business properly.
PHILADELPHIA.- earth viii
be approximately 10O,000.OO1 years old