South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-26

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talk TO the south Dakotans but ne
uiil not do that.
while others are sCra-mbling for
delegates Sen. Harding will be right
On the job at washington attending
bis senatorial duties just az II moth
ing else was going on and IL may
be stated authOritatively that he in
tends 20 continue that attitude clear
up 20 the Chicago convention. II ne
is nominated IL viii be because the
party decides he Is most available.
and because it desired TO turn to a
man OF his conservauvely safe and
sane" Views on public questions and
administrative policies,
Sen. Hardins's candidacs- may be
described as the most modest Of all
the presidential candidates. in the
deid. E-ens. PoindeSter and Hiram
johnson have gone out in breezy
western STYLE To- capture just as
many delegates as they can chuck
into their game bags. They are en-
tireiy frank about IL. They are
chasing the delegate to his lair and
uOn care VINO Knows III.
Lowden Developments.
There are significant Developments
surrounding the boom OF Gov. Low
den Of IllinoiS-develODme which
seem 10 indicate that the so-called
old Guard" or a very formidable
part Of IL is sravitating 10 Lowden
as its candidate Men outside OF
Illinois who can almost be put down
as rejecting 'Old Guard" sentiment
when they speak are showing un-
mistakable signs OF getting behind
the LOwden boom.
A strong and weIt-fnanced organi-
zation is being formed To put Gov
Lowden across but friends Of other
candidates say that the very fact
that the Lowden boom has lots Of
money behind it may prove its un-
doing in the long run. They saw
there is a certain opposition 20 Gov.
f.0vden due 10 the fact that his
father-in-law. George NJ Pullman,
of Pullman car fame. was one of the
countrys most conspicuous multi
miliionaires and that his millions
are the basis of the LOwden for
tune.
May Run Hays.
In some quarters there is a dis
position 10 bring forward National
Chairman VIII II. Hays as a presi-
Dental possibility. but ne is doing
all ne can TO frowE down such ac-
tivitv in his behalf Representative
John w. Langley, of Kentucky. who
preached the subject 10 the National
chairman recently. quotes Mr.. Hays
as saying
Stop that kind of talk OF YOU
VIII get me into trouble"
Nevertheless Langley is an en-
thusiastic believer In the political
future OF Chairman Hays and in
sists that il is entirely possible "a
situation may arise that Will make
him the logical presidential standard
bearer.
New Combination.
a new proposed combination FOR
the republican nation ticket is Wood
and Wood IT this should be brought
about IL would be the first time i'm
the history of the nation that men
of the same name are nominated FOR
both places en- the ticket Tn S.
proposed combination is Gen. Leon
ard Wood for president and Rep
resentative VIII r Wood. OF Indi-
ana, for c-president Many cold
blooded politicians are convinced IL
would Ice good politics TO have the
piVoJed. centrally-lOcated sta e
of Indiana represented ON the ma
tional ticket and since Indiana has
no presidential candidate there is am
inclination to canvass her favorite
sons FOR a vice-p presidential choice.
EepresentatlVe wood is dean OF the
Indiana delegation IN CONGRESS-, 81
member OF the appropriations COM
mittee in that body and represents
indiana on the republican national
congressional committee