South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-10-17
County Chairman Admits Jim
is Out of 1t While Trying
to Win a Supporter
For Hughes.
REPUBLICANS WOULD
MAKE GOATS OF MOOSE
William HoIten Dye Visits City
in Effort to Have G. q. P.
Find Place For Pro-
greSSiVeS.

Jim Watson is out of it," said
Republican County Chairman w.
Albert Slick, Tuesday morning.
This statement from the repub-
lican chairman is taken as substan-
tiation Of the fact that the repub-
lican state organization feels itself
slipping. The frank assertion that
Jim Watson is eliminated following
the series of visits 10 South Bend
by William Holton Dye, of Mobiles
Vile, former Indiana member Of the
national progressive committee, who
came here and offered every induce
inent TO the progressive leaders here
TO align themselves with the repub-
licans is being taken by politicians
as sufficient evidence that the In
diana republicans are facing
desperate situation.
Chairman Sticks statement was
made Tuesday during a discussion
OF the present political situation.
Slick was attempting to convince
possible convert at republican head
quarters OF the wisdom of voting
the republican ticket and particu-
larly Candidate Hughes. The pos
sible convert was attacking Jim
Watson and Harry s. New, the two
candidates for United States SEN
ator. and was pointing to the be-
trayal records of the two men. Then
il was that Chairman Slick admit
ted that Watson was out of it"
which was taken TO mean that New
is also a lost hope because il is con-
coded that New cannot be elected
without Watson nor Watson with
out New.
Offer is Rejected.
Chairman Slick refused to make
any statement regarding the activ-
tiles Of Dye in South Bend or the
plan of the republicans 10 shoulder
the machine and. defeat onto pro-
greSsive shoulder in st. Joseph
county and in other parts of the
state. This plan was uncovered late
Monday and revealed the fact that
Dye had been offering the progress
sive leaders Of st. Joseph county any
concession they might ask, even so
far as turning over the republican
machine to them and disposing of
County Chairman Slick. il they
would throw their influence to
Hughes. The offer was rejected by
the progressives.
Chairman Slick apparently has
faith in Dye. according TO his own
statements. which the progressives
assert further substantiates their
belief that. seeing defeat staring
them in the face. the republican
state leaders are attempting 10
hand over the organization to the
progressiVes and then charge these
men with the responsibility for de-
feat
What do YOU think OF Dyes sug-
gestion TO he progressives that if
YOU are not satisfactory 10 the bun
moOsers you viii be deposed ?" was
asked Chairman Slick.
Bunk was Sticks reply. There's
nothing 10 il.
If Dye did tell these progressives
this he must be doUble-crossing you
or the progressives. isn't he2"
Take up Different Subject.
The republican chairman refused
10 talk further about the subject and
then launched into a discussion OF
other political affairs which re-
suited in his making the tacit ad-
mission that Watson is among those
who necessarily must offer congrat-
ulations after Nov T.
IL appears that with members OF
their own party telling them that
they viii not support the state and
county ticket. the republican lead
ers are now taking what measures
they can 20 give Hughes at least a
good showing in the state. OF
course the majority OF the repub-
lican leaders are not coming out so
fatty as Slick in their views or the
state situation. Instead they are
attempting 10 line up the progress
sives under the title OF a Hughes
alliance, thereby hoping 20 gain
strength for the state ticket and II
failing 20 summon enough 10 cleo,
the ticket. TO lay the blame for de-
feat upon the progressives.
Dye has been Offering every in
ducement 10 the progressive leaders
IN the county 20 get them 10 turn