South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-04
HAYS BOOM HITS
SNAG SOMEWHERE
Olive Branch Being Extended
to Bull MOOSerS Through
A. J. BeVeridge.
Nan.-TIme. - - :


seeing Of several political shadows
so It rocks like a hard winter
@ Aead for q while I'M certain locali-
ties.
Principally is this true, it is de-
cIarcd here. around republican state
headquarters. where the boom for
VIII d. Hays for national chairman
Of the party. U.s. on in fun blast. The
only trouble seems 10 be that the
IOom has been stopped somewhere
along the line.
Negotiations OF various sorts have
been on with al republican state
departments taking a hand in the
tight 20 stretch out their personal
tentacles where the tentacleers
happen TO have a friend or some
body who owes them something IN
various parts Of the country. The
noise being made by the Hays boom
ers is a very quiet noise-in fact
il approaches the strident tones Of
pUssy-fOot music, but. nevertheless.
DO is "A noise and the bushes of the
republican national committee from
Maine 20 Waikiki are being beaten
brutally IN the interests of the HAYS
plan to take control OF the repub-
lican national organization.
Hays Denies Interest.
All II the one-time taboo gentle
men Of the republican party have
been called into conference by the
state administration Ieaders-and
yet. If YOU ask Mr. Hays whether
he's interested i'm the situation he
viii tell YOU absolutely that ne
knows nothing about IT, That's true
he doesn't know any more about
it than ne does about his good right
hand And the strangest sight of
ALL just now, is to see these taboo
gentlemen. such as Joseph r. Keal-
ing and men of his stripe. who were
berated and attacked without mercy
by the progressive of four and six
years ago. taking the big part OF the
burden OF putting over" Mr. Hays
progressive" boom for national
chairman. At the same time. Albert
j. BeVeridee. the bell-cOw of the
Indiana progressives is attending
republican editorial love feasts ana
telling what tremendous things the
republican party always has done
for progressiveness throughout the
4
lv is that of the lion and the lamb
lying down together i'm peace and
quiet. And YOU may choose from
either side as 10 which shall be des-
iguated as the lamb and which as
the lion.
Contemplate State Tickets.
There are many elements enter
ing into the political situation i'm IN
diana as the time for the March
state primaries approaches. The
war is. of course the chiefest of
these elements. Whether it will. in
the Ions run. have a tendency TO
strengthen the democrats i'm their
state fight for control of the state
machinery. is not yet clearly appar-
emit Tt probably depends also. 10 "a
great extent. on whether splendid
state ticket is put mp 10y the demo-
Gratis. If that is accompHshed-
with the known material that will
make the race on the republican
state ticket. the war situation ought
20 Toe q big factor i'm leading Indiana
voters 20 place I'm power the poliu-
cal brethren of PRIEST Wilson.
IL is against this very point, of
ing their talking just now. They
are coutendiag that Indiana should
40 into the republican column again.
III for no other reason than that the
American system of checks and bal
ances needs such n division of au-
thority for its best progress i'm sucn
"a crisis as this war has brought ON.
Which is an argument that Of
course. Is branded foolish ON it's
face. by the democratic leaders here.
who say that the voters Of the state
viii insist on putting into power.
iu this war crisis. q group OF men
Ina Indiana who viii uphold the
Lands of the president in all things.
and who VIII not sound long phrases
concerning their loyalty Co the presi-
dent on one hand and stab him i'm
the back with secret criticism on
the other
The present group of republican
office. holders viii he candidates for
reelection. In the democratic ranks
70 IS apparent that there viii be
hard fights for the nomination.
very healthful condition for the par
rs. The result ar the last state cleo
etion i'm Indiana was So close that il
is very probable there viii bee no
-reat plurality for whichever party's
state ticket wins the coming cleo
tiou and it is ON that fact that the
democratic leaders here are organic
ing with view TO putting the
strongest state ticket possible in the
field
slack for Governor.
T.. Ert Slack United States district
attorney who IS prosecuting the
election fraud cases against the for
mer indianapolis municipal regime
Just now is already being promi-
uently mentioned here as a caudi-
date for governor two years hence.
Frank a.. DALEY formerly district
attorney and special assistant 90 the
department Of Justice in the various
election fraud probes throughout
Indiana and Ohio Is another whose
name is being mentioned often as a
possible democratic nominee for
governor Charles A. Greathouse.
Democratic state chairman and a
member az the federal board which
administers the natioual-aid-to-