South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-12
Old PARTIES BOTH
CLAIM ELECTION
State Politics Like 0ne-Armed
Man Hanging Wallpaper
is Outlook.
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TNUIANAPOLtS. ud Aug t2-
indiana politics took ON am air Of
the prorer6ial one-armed man
hauEius wallpaper last week and
meetings Of both state committees
in indianapolis resulted boo the is
suauce Of che usual prediction
statements 90 the effect that each
big party was determined 90 win the
November race. Iu fact the republi-
cans were 500 certain about 10 that
AR Edmund ST. Wa-muth state
chairman. delivered 8u ukase in
which he made the naive declara-
tiOu that the republicans would
carry solid delegation from In
diana into the next congress
there was but one or two districts
I'D the state that were worrying the
leaders al aU. at ALL
Which wasn't so bad for a chair
man as new 90 the job as Nj. Was
mU-h. after alI'
The feature OF both the big meet
nes here was the expressed deter
mination Of an the leaders TO "ad-
journ politics" for whatever length
OF time Us required in Indiana TO
put the Fourth Liberty loan across
the Uoosier top with an impetus
that wilt leave surrounding states
wondering how Do was accomplished
so quickly a short loan campaign
f possible. the success of the state
assured iu week-uow is beins
planned by civic agencies and Lib
erty loan officials and the leaders OF
both parties In session here this
week expressed the determination
that the political workers through
out the state should put their
shoulders to the wheel swiftly and
with much push therein 10 insure
the sale of the states coming big
quota of government bonds i'm the
shortest possible time.
Names Leading Wind Jammer.
The republicans. at their meeting
yesterday. finally decided on a chair
man for their speakers bureau, over
which Jesse r. Eschbach of War
saw. republican speaker of the
house OF Representatives. has pre-
sided so Ions John n. Edwards of
Mitchell IS the men selected. Esch-
bach il is known now viii not take
part in the coming campaign and
complete reorganization Of the re-
publican organization i'm the house
viii have 10 be made Eschbach.
who has just taken up "a new field
of work with "a big firm at LigOnier,
Ind. probably will not make the
race for the legislature from his dis
trict of KosciuskO county. il is
known here now. and Charles A.
McGonagle. OF NIuncie. republican
floor leader. has just been appoint
ed as superintendent OF the In
diana Boys school mt Plainheld
This leaves the republicans en-
tirely unorgauized for the coming
session of the legislature and if they
should be successful i'm again OBJ
taniug majority OF members elect
90 90 the house a new speaker and
"a new hoor leader must bee selected.
Republicans here already are worry
ing over these facts
Arrangements 20 register and vote
the Hoosier soldiers. now I'M train
ius camps throughout the country
are proceeding rapidly under the
plans being perfected by the new
bipartisan commission. named by
Gov. Goodrich for that purpose.
This commission met late Yesterday
at the statehouse with Chairmen
Fred Van Nuys OF the democrats.
and Edmund ST. Wasmuth of the re-
publiCans and an agreement was
reached under which certain tech
ricalities ou the 1919 absent voters
lsw are 90 be waived i'm the interest
o. eNpeditns the work of the COM
mission
Arrange soldier Vote
The commission viii visit the var
ious training camps sometime in
Septem Der and viii register the sol
diers then. as Wei as make all nee
essary preparation for them TO vote
legally
Reports shat are reaching Chair
man Van NuyS and Sec'y A. e.. sal
Tee Of The democratic state commit
tee. are nOr the sort that have been
heard for the past few years at
democratic state headquarters. APP
parently nowhere Iu che state IS