Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-14
INDIANA POLITICS
IS WAITING GAME
Leaders in Both Parties
Watching to See How Cat
Will Jump.

Especially .-PresidentiaI politics has
hardly taken definite form in either po-
Gtical party in Indiana. Two ''favorite
sons" are mentioned in the republican
party-Cios-- James I. Goodrich and
United States Senator Watson. But
while the friends and political repre-
sentatives Of each man have shown con-
siderable interest. there has been little,
If any. activity among the rank and file
There has been considerable taik
among republicans of Gen. Wood for
President and Gov. Coolidge of Massa-
chusetts for Vice President This talk
has been helped along by some promi
nent republicans who are particularly
strong for Gen. Wood, and also by the
fact that Gen. Wood has made public
addresses in Indianapolis recently. The
general belief now is thai the Indiana
delegation TO the republican national
convention will he uninStruCted. and it
has been suggested by some republicans
who are active in the state organization
that this delegation when it reaches the
convention hall will be largely under the
guidance of National Chairman Hays.
Look to Hays for Guidance.
It is argued that Mr.. Hays will be in
touch with the national situation and
will know better than any other man
whether any Indiana man has a chance
for high political preferment- Also it is
argued that he, better than any otner
man. would know what man outside IN
diana would lend greatest strength to
the ticket But in spite of all these be-
hefs and suggestions, it is thought that
the friends of Gov. Goodrich and Sem
ator Watson will remain active and that
an effort will be made by them to select
delegates that will be friendly to their
respective chiefs.
The hope has been expressed in the
last week or two among politicians
that either Goodrich or Watson would
announce that he was entirely out
of the contest, but no such announce
ment has been made. Senator Wat
son, when he returned to Indiana at
the end of the recent session of Con-
EreSs. announced that he would again
be a candidate for the United States
Senate. but his tswaS not
couched in such terms as to allay &C
tivity on the part of those who would
like to see him nominated for PreSi-
dent.
Democrats Talk Palmer.
Among the democrats there has
been talk of William G.. McAdoo and
Attorney General Palmer. Converse
ton among democrats indicates that,
all other things being equal. Palmer
would be preferred over McAdoo. But
there has been a suggestion that the
duties that Mr.. Palmer has had to
perform in connection with his office
might W edhcIl HIS ClIdiScS iOi thc
presidential nomination This refers
particularly to the action of his de-
partment in the injunction suit
against the mine workers. But, as has
been stated. the presidential talk has
hardly advanced far enough to indi-
cate just what the feeling Will be to-
ward the two men.
The proposed candidacy of Vice
President Marshall for the United
States Senate is also mixed up in the
tslv
democrats believe that Mir. Marshall
would add great strength to the
ticket On the other hand. there are
some who are saying that since he
has been governor for one term and
Vice President two terms he has had
enough" The Vice President has been
showing considerable political STRAIT
agem recently in the handing out or
federal patronage in Indiana. and
some influential democrats in Indian
apolis say they have had word direct
from Washington that he would like
to have the senatorship nomination
Keeping Eye ON Labor.
Due to the industrial situation. more
attention probably will be diverted to
labor in the coming campaign in In
diana than ever before. Both state
committees will have competent men to
handle this end OF the WORK. There is
no fear that any new labor party Will
make inroads. There is no Indication Of
sentiment for labor party, and the po-
litical managers believe about the only
votes such party would get would be
those that have heretofore gone to the
socialist ticket
1t is figured by political observers that
any political advantage that comes from
the present industrial unrest will go to
the republican party. and republican
managers are getting ready to capitalize
it. Political reports indicate that the
middle class and others who are suffer-
ing because of high wages attribute the
so-called industrial unrest. lack of pro-
duction and consequent high prices to
the democratic administration. which
started things with the Adamson law.
But, on the other hand. the demo-
cratic party in Indiana should, by all
signs. gain votes among organized labor,
and as a matter of fact democratic man
ayers are counting on gains there. ex-
cept possibly among railroad workers.
CURTIS HODGES.