South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-06-26
War Spirit DroWns Politics at
State Capital in Public Noise
By Party Leaders Are All Busy

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Hughes. He has been quoted in a
public statement as declaring that
re believed three-fourths OF the
progressives will vote for Wilson.
in case they decide not TO put a
| ticket of their own in the field.
Some leaders here believe. however,
that the progressives will place a
ticket in the field IL for no other
purpose than again TO defeat their
now ancient enemies. the followers
OF Charles f. Hughes.
G. o. p. Getting the Money.
Meanwhile the organization work
Of the state committee is proceeding
along other lines and IL is confident
~ predicted by democrats here that
their party will have the most air
tight type Of state organization two
months before the election that ever
has characterized a campaign in In
diana. Money is 10 be poured into
the republican campaign in Indiana
That is a foregone conclusion. For
IL was publicly known at the time
of the fight between Fred A. Sims
and James A. Hemenway for the
national committeemanship from In
diana that James p. Goodrich, re-
publican candidate for governor. ia
vored the selection of Hemenway
for the place. because Hemenway
could swing more eastern money in
70 the campaign than could Sims.
And Hemenway. IL will be remem-
bered, was elected.
II was announced today that the
democratic state committee in In
diana. TO hold a meeting in the next
few days, probably next week, to
make further preliminary plans for
the campaign. The actual date for
the meeting had not been set, IL
was believed. Another love feast
gathering of all the county and dis
trict chairmen and candidates Of
the democratic party is being dis
cussed and will be held before many
weeks, according to democratic
leaders The last one of these gath
erings was immensely helpful in an
CrganizatiOnal way. according to
leaders, and the experiment proved
so successful that state leaders de-
termined TO make the experiment a
usual occurrence during this cam
paign.
Adair on the Stump.
Congressman John A. NJ Adair,
democratic candidate for governor,
was in Indianapolis yesterday ana
today began an extended speaking
tour through several Indiana cOun-
ties, before he returned TO his duties
at washington. Today he spent in
small towns of Vigo county and
ended his tour tonight with an ad-
dress 10 the reunited" democracy
of Terre Haute. Monday night he
will speak at Knightstown. Tues
day night he goes 10 Fortville Ali
day Wednesday he will spend in
Putnam and Hendricks counties,
ending with an address at Coates
Vile, Ind, at night. Thursday will
be free of speeches. but he will take
up the trek again at Kempton. Ind.
and Noblesville Friday, June 30.
Then he will close the tour at
Flora, Carroll county, on Saturday
July l.
Goodrich. the republican caudi-
date. apparently has not opened his
&C rnpaign and when he has decided
70 do so is not known. 1t is proba-
Die that the Indiana republicans will
make little noise until the problem
of the bull moose party is solved,
If il ever is.
There is growing optimism
throughout democratic ranks about
the prospects of complete success
/ in Indiana this year. Forces are
planning to support Wilson and Will
sons policies that always are heavy
factors in the success Of any party
i'm the state. And the fact that
these forces are lining up behind the
president adds more color to the
belief that the long discussed slid
ing OF Indiana 10 the republican
column this fall has been blocked
| far up the mOuntainside by some
boGy-the somebody principally be-
ing Wilson and the record he and
his party made in the st. Louis con-
vention.
Confident of Success.
Regardless of whom Roosevelt
supports, democratic leaders here
| believe his following has dwindleG
TO such an extent that no consid-
cradle part OF what he now has will
follow him back 10 the republican
party. The fact that these mOosers
are apparently intensely against the
Hughes nomination. may do much
10 bridge over the normal gap in
the various states between the total
! vote of the democrats and the total
vote OF the republicans.
While democratic leaders here are
not talking much about the propo-
sition, everybody here is remember
ing that the nation never turned
down "A war president" That VIII
son is not Yet a war president, but
I Is very much a peace president. is
T acknowledged by all. hut the demo-
cratic leaders say THAI even IL he
succeeds in bringing peace out OF
the present chaotic condition be-
tween the United States and Mexico,
his peace" record will equal any