South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-03
GOODRICH BUILDS
BIG WAR MACHINE
Uses Office to EntrenCh State
Leaders and the G. o. P.
HoWIS at Democrats.
News-Times SneclnI service:

News Times Special Service:
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9. - Every
little movement in the Hays-for-na-
tional-chairman club during the
past year and a half in Indiana has
had a meaning distinctly its own. SO
when the announcement came out
the other day that Will H. Hays was
likely 20 be elected national chair
man at the meeting of the national
committee in February the great
surprise expressed by Mr. Hays and
his friends was only intended for
public consumption. For the past
three months Gov. Goodrich, VIII
III. Hays, Joseph B. Healing, James
Hemenway. Sen Harry New, and
the rest have all been very active,
number Of conferences having been
held at Indianapolis, at Washington
and Chicago. Ever since Mr.. Hays
made his two campaigns in Indiana
with funds aggregating more than
"a half million. winning back a good
many of the prOgressives to the re-
publican party and carrying the
state in 1916. his friends in Indiana
have been boosting him for national
chairman.
In any event they are considering
the prospect of Mr.. Hays taking the
Job with sufficient seriousness to
have decided upon his successor as
state chairman. The men who
usually do the picking in such cases
as this have concluded that Harry
Hogan OF Fort Wayne, district chair
man OF the 18th district, is the prop
er person for promotion. This is the
one point in the state where an open
attempt was made in a campaign 20
be sure that the disloyaI vote all
went TO the republican party. The
returns show that Chairman Hogan
won in this attempt. SO when viii
~. Hays goes 10 the national com
mittee Harry Hogan has been Sc
iected 10 head the state committee.
At least this is the present arrange
ment as one man who knows what
Is going on remarked. Every body
knows what is happening except
Sen. Jim Watson He and his
friends are trying to keep track of
what they are doing to James Ellis
future political prospects Believe
me. they are COINS 10 do plenty and
they are all in il with their shining
swords"
Complain of Democrats i'm War.
There has been much said by the
republican press of Indiana within
the past few weeks. complaining be-
cause so many democrats have been
employed in the conduct OF the war.
They have even indicated that con-
sress would have 10 conduct an eX-
tensive investigation along this line
Indicating that the employment of
democrats was a terrible crime for
which someone would have 10 be
punished.
IL was even charged that the ap-
pointments Of democrats from In
diana we're so numerous as 20 be
startling Now as a matter OF fact
the democrats have made no com
plant even allowing republicans 10
be appointed i'm numbers sufficient
20 make the situation appear ridi-
culous. Sen. Harry New has done
nothing else in Washington but
camp on the AIalt OF .INN> III NFNtE
that he might land them for Indi-
ana republicans. His success has
been remarkable The heads OF an
the great special war departments
created at Washington are repubH-
cars and there have been no pro-
tests TO hamper the work OF the ad-
ministratiOn.
In Indiana In all the war work
even 10 the selection of officers in
the national guard. which was
merged into the national army. the
governor has confined his selection
TO republicans
Patriot For Good salary
When the governor had TO select
q state CONSUMPTION agent he select
ed Jesse Eschbach Of Warsaw.
speaker OF the house OF representa-
tives. one Of the Invest republicans
in the state. Mr. Escnbach has
been touted as a great patriot work
ing without pay when 10 is suddenly
learned that his salary has an the
time been $4,000 "a year. Nobody
has kicked. because ne earned IL.
When the governor appointed
William A. Roach of Delphi the
other day to be secretary Of state.