South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-03
"WIZARDY' HAYS SHOWS UP WISE
IN HIS GUBERNATORIALS IDESTEF.

wv III. II. HAYS republican national chairman,
w apparently struck snag somewhere in
his Indiana gubernaorial prospects, but that is not
half so queer as that he should find necessary
withdraw from the running he did at Magnesia
Springs. Friday. before anyone knew that he had
ever started. The sublime egotsm of the man,
parently assuming. or pretending that all
he needed to do consent to take it, and that
republican nomination would be his. is indeed
significant.
OF course there is no question about that
far the Indiana machine is concerned, Mr.. Hays
has it pretty well under thumb. may be
that the republican editors sufficiently hdebOund
in their subservency the machine that it like
talking to that machine itself confdentally taking
them off TO one side and, like Caeser of old. "he
would not take the crown" Still Caeser waited until
the crown had been presented him, not only
but twice. and thrice In Indiana at least governors
are supposed TO be nominated petition. by the
rank and file of the party. and why Mr. Hays should
find it necessary back away from the proposition
making IAN important announcement" of the order
that he did, much of SEVERN hotel politics
as to be almost nauseating
However it is pretty well known that Mr.. Hays
has the gubernatorial bee in his bonnet for a
considerable season, and, that he accepted the
tional craftsmanship with the understanding that he
was 10 be let out to make the gubernatorial race.
He was to be the candidate for governor and Gov.
Goodrich was to be passed on up to the vice presi-
dency or maybe ahem! the presidency. his
sponsorship for the Goodrich administration, the
power behind the throne" connected him up with
the Goodrich hasco that he is afraid to make the
race with the Goodrich stain upon him?
We inclined 10 believe that 1t is more OF that
than it is his Indispensable to chair
manship that has caused him to retire-before.
far as public announcement is concerned, he had
ever started II is almost the first time within
observation that has found it necessary to
nounce that lie would for office at least
until there was some public demand upon him that
he should run 1t seems that Mr.. Hays had listened
TO the wheels in the republican machine until he
thought it was the voice of the people. If may
hap. the voice OF God. ard he must have gotten
awful jolt from somewhere-to have started him off
on such queer tangent.
But it will probably be easier breathing for In
diana republicans now The little god" has spoken.
He is going save the country in the larger field
of national politics OF course. as he puts it, In
but still he thinks he can be useful and perhaps
noreso in the nation than in Indiana-in which
much of the observing public will agree The further
he keeps away Indiana and the the
Goodrich crowd keeps out from Indiana politics,
party in the state quite certainly. Mr. Hays should
keep away in a large- field. where he isn't known
we'll where more difficult find
The stigma OF the Goodrieh administration. him
quite as much as on Goodrich himself would make
mighty poor record for him TO against. IN
national politics it would be less conspicuous