South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-18
All Classes in Indiana
Satisfied With Democrats
General Survey Reveals

I This man went into many farming
communities. Everywhere the far
mers were more prosperous than be-
fore. he declared, and everywhere he
found them unexcited over the
charges being made by Mr.. Hughes
/ nationally or Mr.. Goodrich, In a
state way. Uniformly they we're sat
isfed with their lot. he reported. and
In big majority OF cases they would
vote for the state and national ad-
rainistration, he said he was told.
Sec $4,000 Plurality.
lie met many others of like feel
ings. He was asked whether he had
heard anything on the other side Of
the fence. He thought for a few mo-
ments and then explained that per-
haps because he was OF known dem
ocratic faith. the other fellows
hadn't discussed politics with him
10 any great extent, but that so far
as he could remember ne had dis
covered absolutely no OBJECTIONS
from democratic ranks and had
. found many converts in both the re-
publican and progressive camps 10
the Woodrow Wilson standard
What is your candid estimate
not as a democrat-on the outcome
of this campaign in Indiana" he
was asked.
You'll have to discount my rough
guess, because 1 am a democrat"
he replied, but l will buy you the
best hat 1 can find early next No
vember if this state doesn't go dem
Il
The man is far too sanguine-but
his experiences at least are worth
, while recording at this early stage
! Of the big game.
There is no gain-saying the fact
that the republicans are cOck-sure
now They believe that Goodrich is
making Roadway in Indiana with his
challenging OF the present demo-
cratic state administrators. They see
whole lot of jobs possibly comins
their way and they, very naturally.
are much excited. Their enthu-
siasm. undoubtedly, will have re-
suits among certain classes Of voters.
But the quiet kind, that thinks first
of his pOcketbOOk and next of his
prospects-basing both on what has
happened to him in the past four
years-will not be influenced TO any
great extent by this enthusiasm. il
now appears.
Plan Berth for Watson.
There is a little story going the
rounds that may or may not be true.
But it is worth recording-just as
a matter of premature history. 1t
is declared that certain leaders in
Indiana (known to all during the
Gays of Mulhail fame) and certain
leaders in other big business and
commercial circles, have made pro-
posal to James =. Goodrich, repub-
lean candidate for governor, that in
the event of his election he viii APP
point James f. Watson, republican
candidate for the short term sem
atorship, 10 the chairmanship of the
public service commission OF Indi-
ana. These commercial interests, so
the story goes. have laid before Mr..
Goodrich, or his Ieutenants. the
fact that the candidacy of MIR. Wat
son for the United States senate, is
slipping already and that he, in all
probab ility, will not be lected. They
have declared that from this time
on they will throw their support TO
Mr. Goodrich if ne will accede to
their desires about the public service
commission. so the story goes In all
fairness it should lie recorded that
the story does not go so ar as to say
whether Mr.. Goodrich has accepted
or rejected the proffered support. He
probably has not acceded to any
such demand as il is well known
that he was not in favor OF Mr.. Wat
sons candidacy for the senate from
the start Of this campaign.
Marshall il NOtiGcd.
The notification of Thomas r.
: Marshall, vice president of the Unit
ed States. OF his denomination by
the democratic party was a specta-
/ Gle long 10 be remembered in the
political annals OF Indiana. Mar
| shall. never a particularly popular
man with the political leaders who
I now are in control of the democratic
state administration, apparently rode
/ into popularity on band-wason
that would not be stopped. The ex-
] Inhibition of party enthusiasm that
manifested itself here in a parade
miles long. took one back TO lie
Gays when Bryans shouting cohorts
We'd with the red fire of the hosts
of Mckinley or Roosevelt, in the
/ Hoosier streets.
! The address OF the vice president
| given at Tomlinsou hall, was one of
! the rare gems of Hoosier epigram-
macy" for which the Columbia City
statesman is notable and the Motif
/ cation address of former GOV. Mar
/ tin H. Glynn OF New York can only
! be compared to his masterful and
| telling address before the last dem
ocratic national convention at St
! Louis. Mo.
| Marshall. who has begun a long