South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-14

Neither could the voter-if il We're
not for the fact that one-half %
them are on the one side and the
other half on the other side.
Which makes the game the good old
game that has kept Indiana-frOm
the Pocket 10 the Lake'-interest-
ed in itself. its people. its prospects
and the way things are going gen
orally. for just 100 years.
You don't hear much about real
issues yet The national issues have
been and are being discussed else
where But the tongues OF the pol
iticians all are wagging with the
constant platitude that This cam
paign is certainly going 10 be dirty"
Albert Sahm of Indianapolis has
been selected for the Indiana mem
Der of the democratic campaign
committee and his selection points
out several things 10 Indianians,
who know Sahm and what he rep
resents in Indiana's democratic pol
itics. The manner of his selection
also tells long story 20 those. who
want to see the democratic state and
national ticket succeed this fall.
No Democratic Factions.
IL is said that Senator Kern. in
Washington, told reporters 10 ask
the vice-president' about Sahm's Sc
lection. The vice-president appar-
emily knows more about it than the
others at Washington. according TO
Sen. Kern. But really Mr.. Sahm is
a staunch friend of Sen. Taggart.
Now with Sen. Taggart's friend
practically selected TO represent In
diana on the national campaign
committee by Vice PreS't Marshall
it is evident that for the first time in
the history of the democratic party
in Indiana there apparently is no
great faction therein opposed TO the
controlling faction. In the minds of
the oldest inhabitant il is hard 10
remember when somebody in Indi-
ana democracy wasn't lighting Tag
CART, but. apparently. there are no
big factions anywhere in the party
openly opposed 10 him. The Nc
ellis, the EichhOrns the DurganS,
the former ants in every part of
the state are in the fight to elect
Taggart senatOr-and even Vice
Pres't Marshall. who always was op-
posed To Taggart when in the gov
ernor's chair. apparently has ac-
copied the new Indiana senator and
is going to the front for him in all
things. This leaves "A party unity
compared TO which the situation i'm
the republican party-with Hemen-
way, Watson and Goodrich riding
rough-shod over the former pro-
gressives-is ridiculous.
The selection of Sahm will go far
towards gaining the heavier end of
the German vote in Indiana for the
mOcrat-although it seems 10
/ be a fact that Germans here. who
formerly were against the president
now are swearing by him anyway.
: Il satisfactory Move.
The appointment of Sahm appar-
emily has not angered anyone. II
/ is strangely different with the an
Inouncement from republican Hughes
/ headquarters that Tobe Hert. ma
tional committeeman from Ken
lucky, finally has been chosen 20
head the Hughes western campaign
\ out of Chicago. 'TObe' Hert and
Jim Hemenway have fought bitterly
in many things. Yet in "A big poll
/ tical way they are together and so
il has been published that the Hert
selection was very pleasing 10 Mr..
/ Hemenway.
But the picture of Hemenway and
Hert lying down in peace and amity
/ together is not more strange-not
nearly sO-than the sight OF Harry
:. New and certain New supporters
campaigning Indiana with good and
glowing words for James r. Watson
on their lips. These men fought
Watson tooth and tOenail before the
primaries. They are certain today
that if anything defeats the Indi-
ana republican ticket it Will be Wat
SON And yet. for the sake of po-
litical expediency they are boosting
Watson. What the next few months
will bring forth in this respect it is
hard TO tell. but if the republican
ticket is seen TO slip before long
just watch for the sly opening of
the sluice gates on the head of Mr..
I Watson. They'll try 10 ditch him
just as surely as there's trouble in
Mexico
President il Coming.
The word that the president is TO
come into Indiana of course has
laroused the greatest expectancy
among the democrats. Vice Pres't
Marshall has said he will make an
address in each congressional dis
trict in the state. Bryan. cabinet
officers. senators. congressman,
state leaders-and everybody else,
will begin the eternal song of songs
in Indiana within the next week or
two
Meanwhile the common voter
might just as we'll decide which he'll
eat-bean- dinners or sweet corn
or else take shot at both OF them.
For he's going 10 be fed from his
brain 10 his useless appendix on
hCneyed words and horrible words
If he has any impressions left early
i'm November some horrible catastrO-
phe oversee may undo in an hour
all that the spell-binders now are
setting out 70 do. As Tom Marshall
said here "a few months ago: There
may arise a condition i'm the last
p days OF October. which will change
the entire complexion Of this cleo
ton"