South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-22
STAND-PAT CROWD
PLAN TO GRAB ALL
Republican GrOOmingS For Sen
atOr and Governor Indicate
Attitude of Party Toward
ReaCtiOnary Bull MooSerS.
Special to The News-Times.

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INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. March o.
That the tendency in republican cir
Giles stands for none but stand pat
candidates for the various important
offices in Indiana at next years cleo
ton. became apparent mere Saturday
at a conference of leaders during
which possibilities were gone over.
Harry =. New, republican boss; Wal
ter l. Taylor. former attorney gener-
al, and James J.. Goodrich, national
committeeman. were talked of for
governor, James Eli Watson, Rush
wife. Tor United states senator. if not
president and Charles W. Fairbanks
for president In addition 10 Watson
for sena tor. Harry New is again men
toned along with James W. FesleT,
the seventh district chairman Quincy
A. Myers, former Judge OF the SUI
preme court. and former Mayor
Charles a. Bookwalter OF Indianapolis.
II is also asserted that Hugh Tn. Mil
Ter of Colum bus. having failed TO cap
ture Sen. B. r. Shively's tOga, will
ask the nomination in the hope of
succeeding Sen. John Worth Kern.
Ncw Looms Up Boldly.
At this time, however, New looms
up IN the eyes of the republicans in
the counties throughout the state as
remain in tine race. New has not
committed himself whether he will
submit his candidacy 20 the primary
election 10 be held next March, but he
has told his friends that ne thinks
very seriously OF becoming a candi-
date.
The fact that he attended the Grant
county republican love feast" at
Marion last week is taken by many TO
mean that ne has about decided 20
make the race in the primaries. He
has a very large personal following
from one end of the state to the other.
Outside OF three or four men, there
probably is no other member OF the
party who is SO well known 10 the
rank and file.
IL IS declared. however, that New
does not intend TO become an avowed
candidate until the situation is cleared
up in this county. IL is said that he
and his friends believe that if Indian
apOiis his two or three candidates for
the senate and two or three candi-
dates for governor. none of them
would stand "a very good chance of
being nominated.
Feslcr Looks Toward Senate.
Fesler is ambitious to make the
race for the senate and he has the
support of young republicans like
Chairman Charles W. Jewett OF the
county committee. who would like to
have a situation brought about that
would enable New 10 run for governor
and Fesler for senator
The situation. SO far as New and
Fesler are concerned, is somewhat I'M
usual. They are very good friends
Neither viii become q candidate if the
other is very anxious to make the
race.
Fesler has informed New that he
viii step aside for him at any time
fSew says he is going into the race H.
earnest. New has not given Fesler
this word up TO this time. No one is
authorized to say what his decision
Will be. but many of the friends of the
Two men are Of the opinion that New
will become a candidate for the SEN
ate and that Fesler Will do whatever
ne can to help him.
Bookwalter and Myers are being
talked OF for governor. but 1T is the
understanding that they would like to
run for the senate Myers stated re-
Gently that he would be a candidate
for governor. but since then there has
been talk that he would ask for the
senatorial nomination il his name
goes before the primaries at ALL
Miller Again Talked OF.
IL is the understanding that Hugh