South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-04

10 The News-Times.) "A boom is 10
he started from Washington this
week by some OF the leaders IN the
republican party for the nomination
~ presidential ticket with Gen.
Leonard A. Wood as the candidate
Tor the presidency and Gov. James
y. Goodrich as the candidate for the
vice presidency. The boom is TO be
started with the thought Of feeling
out the voters. II Is one OF many
similar suggestions TO be offered
within the next few weeks by the
republican party.
Without an issue, the party is now
confronted with the possibility Il
will be without a candidate. The
death OF Theodore. Roosevelt prac-
tically ended the hope that one out
standing figure would be chosen Cor
The presidency. And the fact that
TO issue is had will make It all the
more necessary that candidate
whose personality will attract voters,
must be had
May Name Pcrshing.
Woods name is offered now
Pershing's name will be offered
later Then will come a suggestion
for Sen. Harding Of Ohio; possibly,
the name OF Sen. James f. Watson
OF Indiana will be offered through
the work OF Sen. Penrose. repub-
lican boss and his assistant, Will II.
Hays; to appease some Of the pro-
gressives the name OF Sen. Hiram
Johnson OF California will be added
20 the list In the background turks
William Howard Taft.
The idea OF coupling Woods name
with that OF Goodrich has come
about through a number Of circum-
stances. Wood was and IS painted
as a victim or the present admins
tration and his candidacy is expect
Cd TO enlist a sympathetic vote. His
close friendship for Roosevelt and
the belief that he will offer Roose-
welt policies to the public. are ex-
pected 20 enlist a progressive vote.
And once ne has assured Penrose
and Hays that he viii submit 20 the
Penrose-Lodge-Sm dictation. the
reactionaries will care little If he
has the empty title OF being presi-
dent.
The name OF Goodrich IS hooked
up because both parties desire that
one member OF the ticket be drawn
from the middle western states. If
Penrose cannot see the wisdom in
demanding that Sen. Watson, his
close friend. be given preference in
Indiana over Goodrich. the governor
viii have the call for the vice presi-
dency. If the voters Of the nation
could stomach Watson, Penrose
would demand that Watson should
be given the Indiana honors and
Goodrich and his machine would be
OF little avail if they desired to con-
tend with the Penrose element.
Say Indiana is Republican.
Ii has been offered as a positive
assurance TO the national organiza-
tion by the republican leaders from
Indiana. that Indiana IS no longer a
doubtful state With the little ad-
vantage had by the republicans some
years ago, the Indiana leaders have
advised there has been added a
Negro vote which will make the
state republican for many years to
come IL has been estimated by
the same Indiana leaders that the
republican majority is now around
1900 OF which more than 5000 is
made up Of negroes recently brought
into the state There is no fear on
the part Of these same leaders that
white labOrers will resent the influx
OF negro competition and repudiate
the GOOdrich-H machine.
Then Goodrich is given credit by
the national leaders with having
built up the most powerful state ma
chine ever had I'm any state in the
nation. He must be given recognition
for this work. il is contended. as he
may have sacrificed an opportunity
10 have made "a name for himself i'm
the state by refusing 10 heed the po-
lltical demands and by giving the
state a good administration IL is
known that he viii demand that the
Indiana delegation in the next ne
tiOnal convention shall offer his
name for the presidency with the
thought that ultimately he will be
chosen for the vice presidency.
IL is interesting "a consider the