South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-12-07
HAPPENINGS IN AND ABOUT TOWN
Political Gossip

within the next 80 days just which
candidates for governor and United
States senator will be placed before
them March in a primary cleo
ton. and which aspirants for presi-
dent and vice-president their dele
gates will be asked 10 support. is
the opinion Of capital city gossips.
who predict the following state
slate:
Republican.
I For Governor:
/ JAMES P. GOODRICH of Win
chester.
WARREN T. MORAY of Kent
land.
+ CHARLES A. CARLISLE of
South Bend.
MAYOR r. o. JOHNSON of
Gary.
! QUINCY A. MYERS of Logan
sport.
For United States senator.
JAMES f. WATSON of Rushville.
HUGH TIL. MILLER of Column
bus.
ARTHUR r. ROBINSON and
WILLIAM NJ. TAYLOR of Indian
apolis.
WALTER oLDs of Fort Wayne.
Democratic.
For Governor:
REP. JOHN A. NJ. ADAIR of
Portland.
JAMES X. RISK Of Lafayette.
SEN. FRED VANNUYS of Ander-
son possibly.
For United States Senator:
JOHN w. KERN Of Indianapolis.
In commenting on the primary.
it - claimed there is little doubt Of
a favorable decision as to points TO
be brought before the supreme court
of the state within the next month.
Republicans will file a petition to
have the name of Charles w. Fair
banks placed on the ticket as a can
didate for president unless he OBJ
jects. Up to the present he has not
permitted any public work in his
interest. The filing of the petition
will bring him out as an avowed
candidate. While the Indiana dele
gates could vote for him even if he
did not go before the primaries
they would not be bound to do so.
Under the law the presidential can
| didates receiving a majority of the
votes in the primary shall have the
support of the delegation until such
time as it is evident that he can
not be nominated.
Indiana democrats will have a
chance to show in the primary how
far they will go TO support Vice
Pres't Marshall fer denomination.
There are reports from various parts
of the country that a new vice-pres-
idential candidate will be urged by
certain democrats.
If Indiana democrats are anxious
about his future it is believed they
will file a petition in his behalf
whether he asks them to or not.
There also is speculation whether
the Indiana democrats will file
petition TO have the name of Pres't
Wilson voted on in the primary. This
matter assumes national interest.
since Indiana is to hold the first
presidential primary OF 1916.
Presidential campaigns are on in
earnest, or will be within the next
two weeks. Sen. L. Y. Sherman,
heralded as the man from the
west" with an active delegation OF
% Illinoisians, is bound for the east
where Sherman headquarters will be
opened at Washington this week
Headquarters in Chicago will feel
the pulse and look after the tenn
perature in the north and west.
Sen. Robert NJ. LaFollette Of Wis
consin mas launched his campaign
for president. Wisconsin, while op-
posed in a great extent 10 LaFol-
, lette, looks to Sen. Sherman Of ILL
nois. They seem 10 doubt the posi-
bility Of the election of Root OF New
York. Burton of Ohio or Cummins
Of Iowa. Root and Burton are
claimed too conservative. while
Cummins is labeled a radical in the
progressive line.
Cummins and Sherman are fight
ing neck and neck in the Dakotas
for supremacy in the instructing OF
delegates. Sherman hackers claim
the progressiveness Of Cummins will
act in their favor, since Montana
republicans are highly in favor OF
Sherman. according 10 reports from
that state. 1t is stated the IIli-
noisian stirred things in a manner
equal 10 that Of the Roosevelt cam
paign there.
Lafayette is 10 have love feast"
Dec. 80. at which men prominent in
democratic circles will speak. Gov.
Ralston. Thomas Taggart. Judge
Larry of the supreme court and
others are slated TO address the
gathering, which will include voters
from miles around, states the La
fayette gossip.
Frank F. HIGHWAY. Lake county
uperintendent Of schools. has an
nounced his candidacy for the re-
publican nomination for state super
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