South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-11-20

Will the incoming legislators have
anything TO say about who shall be
the next speaker? They shall not.
That much is definitely settled right
now. For Jesse Eschbach Of War
saw is 20 be the next speaker of the
house-and all the kings horses and
all the kings men couldn't pull Jesse
down again from that job. Because
il is written that he shall be reward
ed for having guided the republican
state speakers bureau through the
recent campaign. and because he
did the bidding of certain republic
cans in the 1915 democratic session
of the legislature, he is not only
"slat ed" by the republican state
com, .ittee for the speakership, but
n. 8 "riveted" in it right now.
.schbach will rule with a rod of
irl n-fOr the state committee in that
gislature. For he has been at it,
leading republican minorities in In
diana legislatures for a good many
years
The question Of the new appoint
ments is all absorbing just now But
other news also is being made by the
republican state committee.
For instance, the committee de-
cided. at a meeting here this week
10 pass prosperity around" by ele-
waiting the salary of Jack Henley.
secretary to the committee, 20 a
total of $4,000 a year. Besides that
il gave Jack nice. gold watch and
also bestowed on Will II. Hays,
state chairman, a beautiful diamond
ring. Things must be good for the
republicans during the next few
years in the Indiana state house.
say the wiseacres here.
RumOrs of Fraud Revelations.
There is a great real Of specula-
ton about certain other things that
are transporting quietly here also
and these things are so much under
ground at this time that it really is
dangerous TO discuss it. But a little
can be told about it,
There are persistent rumors that
Frank c.. Daley. formerly United
States district attorney, and now
special assistant attorney general OF
the United States, has amassed a
great deal OF information concern
ing alleged election frauds in In
diana, Ohio and similar states. which
Will suddenly be sprung on the pub
! lie without much more warning.
In Ohio this week Mr.. Daley was
/ quoted as saying that election fraud
] revelations in Cincinnati alone would
t-fv- 40
! trials. Persistent rumors from those
nigh in authority in democratic
| circles here say evidence concern
I ing at least a. specific cases Of cleo
( ton frauds has been filed with Mr.
Daley from Marion county alone.
From other SOURCES it is known that
! Investigations Of irregularities prob-
| ably have borne fruit in Gary and
J IN several southern Indiana cities
and towns. Just when these matters
Will be handled by the courts it is
impossible to say. for Mr.. Daley is
keeping exceedingly quiet concern
ing them. Rumor has il that none
Of the alleged violations have been
committed by democrats. Will H..
hays, republican state chairman, in
/ a glowing statement this week. ridi-
/ culed the idea that election frauds
had been practiced in this state and
/ declared that the recent election had
/ been conducted on a particularly
/ high and clean plane. What results
are TO be forthcoming out of these
I rumOrs is, OF course, merely foou
\ for conjecture at this time.
Gnarn1arfnn also IS rife
/ principal appointment Gov. elect
: Goodrich Will make. The public
i service commission sppointees are
! most discussed, perhaps They are
/ mentioning many men for whatever
/ vacancies occur there is the next
4 year