South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-06-17

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/ Politics did not. for a moment. figure
/ In the appointments 10 the executive
| positions in the state department OF
\ public instruction. while he was state
| superintendent. Instead, he selected
men and women of high repute in
/ school matters for the places. al
most regardless OF politics
Always Played Regular.
/ Greathouse has not been too
/ prominently identified with any Of
I the several factions Of the Indiana
! democracy. although he always has
| played regular when questions OF
/ party policy arose. His selection as
state chairman is a happy solution
| Of the lOng-drawn-out fight for the
| position. it now seems apparent.
and local democrats are iubilant over
/ the situation
/ The name Of James II. Fry. OF
indianapolis. has been mentioned as
/ the possible selection for secretary
| OF the state committee Mr.. Great
| house has not indicated. whom ne
\ Will select. Mr. Fry would he very
| acceptable TO certain elements of
| the party but would ALLEVIATE the af-
/ fectiOns of some OF the strongest
/ leaders i'm the party Many demo
| Gratis here. who hope 10 see the new
/ democratic organization get off on
| the right foot. hope that Mr.. Great
| house will be able TO select a man
| for secretary that has not taken
part in any of the bitter wet" and
I dry fights in Indiana. If this can
be done a long step will have been
taken towards resuscitation of the
/ party for the coming municipal cleo
uOns and the state election next
wear II is believed Mr.. Greenhouse
viii see 10 it that man is selected
for the place that will suit as near
ly as possible all elements Of the
party. Whether Mr. Fry will suit
more elements than any other that
| could be selected is not clear al this
time
There has been some suggestion
that Mark Thistlethwaite. secretary
| 10 Thomas r. Marshall, vice presi-
/ dent of the United States. and secre-
| tary 10 Marshall when the latter
was governor Of Indiana, be re-
called from Washington and given
the position of secretary TO the state
committee There also is discussion
/ of the possible selection Of Burt
New. formerly legal clerk TO the
! public service commission and 10
\ Cows Marshall and Ralston Either
of these men have many friends
throughout the state. other discus
sions turn 20 some Of the more
prominent editors Of independent
democratic newspapers throughout
the state There are one or two of
these men. who would make SPLEEN
did secretaries TO the committee
Favor Women Delegates.
That the democrats may deter
mine TO urge the selection Of
woman or two as delegates 10 the
constitutional convention now Is ap-
parent here Such democrats as for
mer Gov Samuel NJ Ralston Bern
ard Korbly retiring state chairman,
and others, are discussing the pos
sihilities of garnering a great part
| Of the woman vote for the party by
such a route and many OF these
democrats say they feel that the
womanhood of Indiana should he
represented i'm the big convention
next winter.
The sixth district conEre ssiousl
fight will begin in earnest next Mon
day. The republicans are going to
fire off a lot Of big guns I'm the dis
trict. including addresses by James
] H..r
| probably Gov Goodrich and repub-
lican orators from Washington. But
the democrats. too. have their ordi-
nance loaded for just such a crew.
Finlv GRAY, FORMER representative i'm
congress from that district notified
leaders Of the state committee yes
terday that a group OF notable dem
ocratic senators and representatives
will come 20 Indianapolis Monday
% confer with state committee
leaders and then sail through the
sixth district spreading the gospel
Of Wilson and democracy through
out the counties While the district
went republican I'm 1915. 10 had been
democratic for some time before
that and the local democrats i've
high hopes of eturning the district
to their column I'm the special elec-
ton % be held June IS
Except for the sixth district sit
uation little is evident i'm the way
OF activity among the republicans.
except the incCssant clamor for Jobs
al the statehouse Everything is he
ling done 10y the party 20 boom Gov
Goodrich 20 the forefront with the
evident idea that there will he
|dearth OF candi lates for president i'm
.1920 and that Indiana. as usual
viii come forward with her ma
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