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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 90
Speaking of machine politics
which has become more or less of a
byword in Indiana during the eight
years that the democratic party was
in power i'm various branches of the
state government, it $ pertinent to
expose certain situate $, which eX-
listed today at the republican state
headquarters in the SEVERN hotel in
this city. Never before in the his
tory Of a political party in Indiana
has machine politics so dominated
d party organization as it is doing
today in the republican party.
Wire-pulling, fence-pulling. pow
er-pulling. persOnality-pullin and
hair-pulling are all the rage among
republicans today. Because an en-
tire new state republican administra-
ton goes into office. beginning Dec.
1. and extending through several
months thereafter. And if ever the
hungry had their mouths up 10 the
trough they have them there now.
There are more job-hunters TO the
square inch in Indianapolis and
throughout the state these days
than have been at large for many a.
moon. And few of them know the
real truth about how the jobs are 10
be apportioned over at the state
house.
The republican state committee
had officially determined that it will
dictate every appOintee OF the en-
tire new list of state office holders.
1t has started in TO carry out its
plans. Ele Stansbury, republican at
torney general-elect, this week ZAP
pointed" L. s. Lesh of Huntington
as assistant attorney general. In
reality. it is declared on highest
authority. the republican state COM
mittee appointed Lesh. And, TO bear
out this fact, one only needs to point
to the fact that Lesh was the can
didate against Stansbury in the con-
vention fight for the nomination last
spring The "plums" are to be dis
tributed thus throughout the new
state administration, according 10
| advices that come directly from re-
| publican headquarters.
Committee AbSOrbS All Functions.
Not content with debating the APP
continents. the state committee has
gone farther. Ii has decreed that
every announcement Of an appoint
ment shall be made officially from
| the republican state headquarters.
And the announcement OF every big
official act Of the new state officers
Will come through the republican
state committee. Thus has ma
/ chine politics"-for which the demo
Gratis have been blamed by the re-
publicans for years-been washed
away in Indiana.
But the republican state commit
I tee leaders are not content at this
/ They have decreed also exactly what
/ the next legislature is 10 do in the
I way of Legislators for the people OF
/ Indiana. The legislators themselves
are not TO have a word 10 say about
I III, cording 10 present plans. They
are TO be merely the puppets of the
state committee.
For instance. the state committee
! has decreed that first on the pro-
/ gram Of the legislature shall be GER
/ tain enactments concerning prom
/ Uses made by the republican state
/ platform last spring These bills
/ probably 10 be prepared far from
/ the halls of the legislators. are TO be
| driven through, rough-shod. regard
I less Of whether the legislators like
I the particular form of the enact
I ment Beyond this point-which has
enough work in it 10 consume the
entire 81 days OF the legislature
I the legislators lin "a way" are TO be
/ allowed 20 follow their own, gentle
u pleasures about what they want &c
enact. Bur wherever the state com
! mittee has mapped the Legislative,
I prOgram-well. there might as vel
! have been an abolition OF the legis-
lature at the recent election and
I simply a ratification Of the republi.
can state committee instead.
ESchbach tn BE Speaker.
Then there's the speakership o.
/ the next house OF representatives