South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-07

One OF the machine" baked
tricks at the republican state con
vention last week followed the in
PRODUCTION by Chairman New OF a
couple OF soldier boys in their khaki
uniforms. These boys had just re-
turned from France and one Of
them had left his right arm on a
battlefield. They were received
with the cheers they deserved
When they sat down there were
calls from all over the audience for
another soldier who was sitting well
back on the stage. This soldier was
Capt. Ed Jackson, who resigned as
secretary Of state 10 serve his coun-
try. IL was only two short years
ago that Capt. Jackson was nomi-
mated in that same hall with much
enthusiasm, and the fact that he
had resigned so important an Office
TO serve his country had increased
that enthusiasm with the rank and
file Of the delegates. They called
for him and they howled for him,
but the only response from Chair
man New was the vigorous pound
proceed with the roll call. order
was finally restored. but Capt. Jack
son was not permitted 10 address
that convention.
If the popular captain had once
appeared before that body it would
have been all off, and nobody knew
it better than the four bosses who
held the reins so tightly. jackson
is ambitious and has been for years
He had his eye on the governors
chair before there was any thought
OF war. but his aspirations we're
not taken seriously. The governor
ship is reserved for another repub-
lican who has been picked by the
organization. Jackson is not on the
slate. but unless something happens
to change matters Jackson viii kick
hole in that slate in 1920. There
may be a few things in which Judge
Jackson is deficient, but when il
comes TO politics he belongs in the
A class.
No Yesterdays in Politics.
Chairman Will Hays said in his
platform that there are mo yester-
days in republican politics" And
after spending two days at the re-
publican convention we are con-
WINGED that he told the truth so far
as the bull moosers are concerned.
and it was 10 them that the remark
was directed. In the yesterdays"
Of republican politics the bull moOs-
ers helped 10 manage the party af
fairs: they were in the caucuses.
given places of honor and promi-
nence at conventions and on equal
footing with every other mem Der
or the G. o. p. But that was yes
terday" and there are to be no yes
terdays" in repu blican politics.
Everything is today, and today none
but tried and true stand -patters are
on guard Aside from the state
chairman and secretary, who can
not be accused of political heresg.
nobody was on the speakers stand
excepting Goodrich, New, Watson,
Hemenway and w. A. Ketcham. not
one of whom ever had the slightest
faint OF bull moOsism. Nowhere in
that convention was Albert J. Bev-
eridge, although the next day in
the same hall he drew "A bigger
crowd TO hear his Memorial day ad-
dress than attended the republican
convention. Nor were there any
other prominent bull moosers in
evidence. Truly the good old yes
terdays" are no more for the bull
moOSers.
Lacked Enthusiasm.
Speaking OF the attendance, this
republican convention was the
smallest the republican party has
held in Indiana for a quarter Of a
century. with the single exception
OF 1914 when the party was split.
AS the reports OF the New York
stock exchange say. the session was
purely professional" being partic-
ipated in only by those who make