South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-26
Political Gossip
Travelling Salesman speaks.


personally" The grip toter switch
ed from an after-dinner cigar to a
quill molar-cleaner and turned half
round in his chair in the Oliver
lobby.
"No,-from your travels and
meetings with business men on your
'beat'-you know. we call it beat
In newspaper circles, as do the cop
pers.' -
That's a hard question 10 an
swer. but if you'll ask me about
business conditions generally I'll
have my sentence prepared and it'll
be news to you If you've been swal-
lowing some of the gaff being dis
tributed by anti-democratic and
anti-Wilson propagandists." He
smiled broadly.
Then it isn't business depres-
sion?" The Political Writer was
hopeful.
Sure not:-same songs been sung
ever since the first time a democratic
president happened to be elected
about the time a panic was due
They forget the script Of Roosevelt
ian days.
And s'en,-stand-pati may
he mighty disastrous to a certain
seeker after reelection. You know
this policy Of what was good enough
for father is good enough for me?' 4"
He pointed a convincing finger. THE
song is forgotten in everything but
politics.
Then there's Bryan. He says he
won't oppose Woodrow and that
their differences are purely personal,
which is a poor rejoinder. Bryan
might go out to defeat Wilson as
candidate in another party"
You don't think he'd form one?"
The Political Writer felt like edging
for the nearest exit.
"No,-not that, but there's the
prohibition cause. you know, and
while William j. isn't generally ap-
preciated. according to his version
of his own policies, there might be
enough strength in Bryan's candi-
dacy to defeat Wilson"
But Bryan wouldn't do anything
for the detriment of his party"
40. no! Neither would Teddy
Roosevelt do anything to overthrow
his former running mate. Politics
puts the fist in pacifst, you know"
st see in your column where Jim
Fry of Fort Wayne is mentioned as
the next democratic chairman"
writes a local democratic leader to
the Gossip, Ego to it and more power
tC YOU" He goes on to picture
James f. as the best organizer in
the state of Indiana and a man
worthy of the office for which the
boys about the state seem to have
slated him.
Already a scramble among ninth
district democrats is in prospect for
CONGRESSMAN Martin A. Morrison's
seat. He announced in a letter to
w r. Durham, district chairman,
that he will not seek denomination.
]. c. Heron, KokomO lawyer, is
expected to be one of the candidates
for MOrrison's seat.
Morrison. in his letter asserts it is
probable his position on a number
of measures that will come before
congress at the coming session will
rot be in harmony with the ideas of
many democrats in his district.
Morrison was first elected to con-
gress in 1908. In 1914 his plurality
over Fred w. Purnell of Attica, re-
publican, was 971. He is now in
Washington.
Southern Michigan promises a
lively congressional campaign IN
1916. as we'll as a heated county race
i'm Berrien county, just across the
Indiana line. r. l.. Hamilton of
Niles is representative from the
fourth district, and has been for
many years However. people close
10 the Niles man say he has entered
his last political fight, regardless of
the statement to the effect he would
seek William Alden Smiths sena-
torial toga. Some such agreement
WAS understood in 1914 when Ber-
rien's young men got behind Ham
ilton. c. NJ. Ryno, Benton Har-
bor's doctor-mayor. is bent on the
congressional race, but there is
doubt expressed as TO his desire TO
win in the primaries so much as to
use his candidacy as a means TO an
other end-a foreign post Ryno
studied medicine abroad and seems
to think of Europe as great place
for future research. He has been
strongly identified in republican pol
itics for years. and is a compare
lively young man. AS to Hamilton's
again seeking Office, a fear is eX-
pressed that his health will not per-
nit further political activities.
It was entirely proper and COM
mendable for Sen. Kern 10 tell the
Pittsburghers how proud Indiana is
CT its great president, Benjamin Har-
rison. and its two vice presidents,
Charles W. Fairbanks and Thomas
X. Marshall. but, in order TO make
the list complete. should he not have
included Schuyler Colfax and Thorn
as A. Hendricks? - Indianapolis
News.