South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-21

Political Gossip

From the tone Of Indianapolis
dispatches. EIkhart republicans
should feel sorry for their activities
in favor Of the Hon. James +. Wat
son candidacy for senator. but from
later news advices from Elkhart, it
seems they are far from that frame
Of mind New sentiment seems state
wide insofar as state wide" refers
To- the capital city and its vicinity.
Y Laporte. too, is still rather solid for
Watson.
Kalamazoo republicans have or
ganized a smith for President"
club. and activities in favor Of the
Michigan senator. VIM. Alden smith.
are expected 10 move along rapidly
/ commencing with the first Of the
year A call will be issued soon for
la meeting OF southern Michigan vot-
ers In favor Of the Michigan solon.
when officers will be elected and a
permanent organization perfected.
/ smith workers are using news SER
/ vices in the southern part Of the
state while in the north. Charles 5.
/ Osborn is receiving a great deal of
attention. and while Michigan is said
/ to be pledged for Smith, and while,
/ further, smith feels a united dele
cation will go from that state for his
candidacy. Osborn workers declare
/ emphatically 10 the contrary and
hold the Michigan for smith" song
a huge mid-winter joke.
Nedill Mccormick of the Chicago
Tribune, vice chairman Of the pro-
gressive national committee, is re-
ported 10 have announced. on return
\ ing from oyster Bay, that he would
work with the republican party in
1916. The philadelphia Inquirer &C
cepts this as an indication that Mr..
Roosevelt will also support the re-
publican ticket and that the chief
/ business Of the progressive national
convention, if one is held, will be to
endorse the republican ticket and
platform.
Democrats Of Calumet county
have taken the first steps toward
organization Of the party in Gary
and the township with the naming
of a committee to see that only good
candidates are brought forth for
committeeman from the different
townships. At a banquet TO be held
soon. the names of all candidates for
committeeman, for local and for the
county offices will be announced.
Indiana progressives will have a
state convention at Indianapolis,
May "a, according to advices receiv-
ed here following a meeting Of the
state committee at the capital city
Saturday. Already plans have been
made for the circulation of primary
petitions for candidates for state and
national offices. The names of Al
bert j. Beverage. Theodore Roose-
welt. Hiram Johnson OF California
Clifford Pinchot OF Pennsylvania,
and John NJ. Parker Of Louisiana
were mentioned as possibilities for
president and vice president.
For governor the only one talked
about was W. A. Pierson. Of New Al
bany. and for United States senator
T ". ID. Headrick and Willis Bastian
= OF indianapolis. and Fred Landis OF
= Logansport, were mentioned.
Edwin VI. Lee has been elected &c
! the state craftsmanship. following the
= resignation of Jackson Boyd, OF
I / Greencastle. Boyd was in Indianap'
81 oils. and said he tried to find the
meeting but couldn't. Ellis d. sails
e. bury of indianapolis has been elected
p vice chairman and Henry d. Romin'
ger. also of indianapolis, treasurer
F,
2 Congressman Barnhart, Of Indi
r ana" SAYS a state gossip. declare:
, that he will not support Pres't VII
Z sons recommendation for a stamI
tax on bank checks. He'd make him
self more votes, perhaps. If he de
: cIared that he would not support th'
: presid ential Recommendation for &
federal tax on automobiles. for 1t Il
2 highly probable that more OF his con
stitucnts are running autos than arr
issuing bank checks. Certain 1t Il
p that precious few of them are dOtnt
70 both"
U Madison county "drys" in an ON
r bipartisan manner are endeavorint
p TO secure the support of candidate
> from that county on prohibition an'
@ temperance measures. If the candi
e dates refuse 10 agree to such an ar
{ raugcment. the "drys' claim the!
L will have a ticket OF their own, com
p posed of men from all parties.
r.
Harry : New is spending a httl
y time in Fort Wayne, and in For
e Wayne. he found none other tina
D. DR. T. II. Thomas of HUNTINGTON, am
"A Or. Thomas, as in Elkhart, was work
% ing in the interests of the Indian
/ business Mems league. which, at tn
foundation. is none other than Hon