South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-06-25
c. D. P. IN FEAR
Of BOTH WILSON
AND BULL MOOSE
Sentiment for President Grow
ing Stronger Steadily While
Choice of Joining with Pro-
greSSiveS Gets Simmer.
By wills S Thomnson.


INDIANAPOLIS. June 25.-There
have been some very interesting con-
ferences the past few days at republi-
can state central committee head
quarters and among organization MEM
bers in the hotel lobbies. There are
two or three things about the political
situation in Indiana that concern them
very much. For a large number of
those composing the inner circle at
republican headquarters are seeking
places on the state ticket in 19+ s..
one thing that has distributed their
peace Of mind Is the growing senti-
ment for Woodrow Wilson, which has
invaded the ranks OF the few who
stood for the G.. o. =. during the try
ing times of 1912. Another most dis
turbiny thing Is their utter failure to
create ascension in the ranks Of the
democrats. The only result is that
democrats are stronger today than
ever before under the leadership Of
Woodrow Wilson.
one prominent member of the re-
publican organization, expert in pOlit-
zeal estimates, asked at conference the
other day why so much talk about
democratic divisions. He thought their
own problems in long division were
the ones to receive attention. 'All
democratic divisions We ever see that
amount TO anything are contests for
the nomination and these only indicate
good health In the party. There were
a dozen democrats who wanted TO be
governor when Marshall was named
ard they all went TO work TO elect the
ticket. IL is mighty seldom any In
diana democrats let family fights reach
the November election. The Wilson
sentiment sweeping the country means
lon nor f. will rff1 hn a.
What comfort we republicans get
from all our talk and work for sew
cral years 10 encourage democratic
family quarrels is hard 10 figure. They
have elected all the state officers, all
the congressman and senators. and
most OF the city and county tickets IN
the state"
Worried Over Bull Moose.
\ third and by no means the small
est annoyance TO ambitious repub-
leans Is the failure Of al their efforts
70 either drive or coax progressives.
The combination Of circumstances that
appears so strongly against them de-
stroys their peace OF mind.
They recognize that the Woodrow
Wilson popularity is the sort that en-
dures; the kind that grows. In all his
official acts the people note the alb
sence of selfish political design. Some
men in high places In the past have
done things that seemed popular for
the moment and the doing was usual
" accompanied with much noise but
with small ultimate good to the coun-
try The Wilson policy in all things
has shown sincere and unselilSh
wish 10 do a thing because II IS right
and for the interest of everybody. lie
has taken time 10 decide tine right
course and followed it.
After the election of 1914, there be
ing 10000 progressive votes cast IN
Indiana, and when the democratic
legislature had passed a primary law,
the republican organization. COM
posed of all the Old-time managers,
got together and reasoned as follows.
1--WE have shown the prOgress1ves they
can not win. We have shown their
one hope of success is TO come back
10 the republican party. We Will
show them the way TO get back. We
Will attack the primary law and fix ii
so the prOgreSslvCS can vote our
ticket"
But these 10000 independent pro-
gressives have their own definition of
success. They are eminently satisfied
with their campaigns. They have not
been convinced that success consists
in voting hand picked candidates
into office on the republican OF any
other ticket. That is what brought
the revolt of 1912 that Is still revolt
ing These Independents believed
they had a right 10 say who should
represent them i'm office. This was de-
MED them and their independent
strength has since become the deciding
political factor.
Toner Sort OF Traitor.
So after selecting the men To MI
the offices in case OF republican sue
cess in 1915. a bid was made 20 get the
Drogressives TO bind themselves i'm the
republican primaries. This plan did
not interest the prOgresSiVCS Then
came the scheme which is now famous
for its awful failure. This was the
carefully prepared move for Chair
man Toner to dissolve the progressive