South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-10-15
STATE POLITICAL
POT ON THE BOIL
Woods Full of G. o. P. Candi-
dates for Everything
and Anything.

Aewe-Timcs Special Service
INDIANAPOLIS. oct. 15.- Re-
publican politics is boiling in M-
diana just now The woods is fun
81 candidates for everything and
anything and the old. old story Of
raity jealousy over the dividing Of
the plums Isl coming true again with
Cd rush.
1he death OF judge Richard X.
Irwin OF the supreme court and
the death Of William j. wood of
the public service commission have
let the gates wide open for the job
hunters
Taen. too. the office Of the secre-
tara OF state viii 1c vacant when
I'd. Jackson. now I'm the United
states officers reserve corps train
ing camp at Fort Benjamin Hair
rison. gets his commission. probably
some time in November And the
govern0rship pot already is boiling
AID showing signs OF such heated
condition shortly that a lot Of tine
stuff inside may boil over the top
Already the republican state Off
GERS iu the state house are BEGIN
ming 10 dust off their chapeaus for
the next state race All of them.
that are there now, except Mr..
jackson Cand he. too, may be i'm the
party IL he is not actively in the
war; are determined 20 night for re-
nomination. There seems 70 be few
candidates, IL any. for any of the
nominations for the offices now ill
Ell with first-term men.
The Governors Race.
The governors race already is
causin z much talk among the
elect" Will IT, Hays. chairman of
the state council Of defense. and
chairman Of the rep. 5Hcan party.
Is much talked of as a cand date
John w. NcCardIe of the pubic
service commission. who has been
ill at a sanitarium az Battle Creek.
Mich. for many months, has the
guberratorial bee. ii is known, and
would draw a heavy support from
he republicans in various parts Of
t5e state
Edgar d. Bush, the present lieu
tenant governor Of Salem, now act
ing governor during the GONZALES
Ccrce OF Gov. James =. Goodrich. IS
another. who is being mentioned
prominently Jesse Eschbach.
speaker Of the house Of represen-
tatives Of Warsaw and now state
Consumption agent, under the fed
eral draft law. also is being boom
ed. Some are discussing the posi-
hilities that may lie i'm Fred "A. Sims,
formerly secretary OF state and now
"a member OF the state board OF tax
commissioners Some are betting
that Ed Jackson viii get into the
race for governor, If the war is over
Iy the time the next gubernatorial
campaign rolls around. The narae
Of Alvah J Rucker. prosecuting at
torney of Marion county, also is
heard In fact there are so many
being named that if all of them
get over the top for the primary
tho ballots would look like music
rJn.
For the supreme court vacancy
there also is splendid scramble,
au6 from present appearances IN re
wiz be many. many sore spots left
among the leaders of the parity
whoever Is appointed. Judge
I.cander J. Monks. close friend of
GOV. Goodrich. is a candidate for
the place. T.. s. IeSh of hunting
ton is another. Judge James II.
Rose Of Fort Wayne lis third. who
is renorted 20 De seeking che place.
judge IT, J. Faulus of Marion is
being put forward oy his friends as
% likely candidate. o.. W. Watkins
Of huntington and others are jig
a. scrssed. To is probable accorlins
those ON She inside. that none of
these men finally viii be selected i'r
the place. but that party leaders
win he forced % aeree ON am out
side man 20 save wrecking party
machinery i'm a way that would not
1e pleasant for the candidates IN
the f,rthcominc state election.
Commission Vacancy.
The vacancy I'm the public service
commission also is causing a great