South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-26
None OF Present ASpirantS for
6OYernOrShip Seem to
Have "InSide Track"


Talk that was started week or so
aEo so the effect that ffth candi-
date for the republican nomination
Tor governor would be brought into
the race persists in such e wa- as 20
indicate that forces ase ar work iu
some quarter 10 bring about this
end. Nobodv apparently M least no.
BODY in the organizations OF the
candidates now in the race has been
able 90 ascertain just whore the
movement Isl starting il there is such
a defined movement one Indian
apolis republican when asked about
r. said that nc did not know who
the new candidate would be but that
he believed strongly that the cam
didate who would Doe favored bv
most republicans had not set got
into the race. The same sort o. COM
ment is heard iH mtny quarters.
But regardless Of a fifth candidate
there are evidences that the cam
paign OF no candidate now ir the
race is meeting wien the success
that was expected Each candidate
has developed weakness. Edgar
ID Bush, present lieutenant cover
nor. has been very active I'm visit
ing many parts Of the state but the
word IS that he is not DEVELOPING
any considerable strength except i'm
q few parts OF the state. Bush was
expected 20 sweep Tho state among
The anti-Goodrich sepubIcaus. that
is republicans who are no outs with
Gov. Goodrich However. when he
.FafTaH ~ lrvltrvrf che .-r-tl t.-- r....-
IN vigorous terms i'm his opening
speech. he seemed 10 get away to
bad start.
Old Split still Bothcrs.
There is no doubt that the old
guard Bull Moose split also is
causing some trouble and that this
is affecting both Bush and Edward
Toner who also is a candidate Re-
ports are received that there are
many republicans who viii not sup
port for nomination a man who was
prominently connected with the
progressive movement. The fact that
Bush was progressive and that
Toner was state chairman of that
party is having It's effect
The candidacy of Warren AIcCray
OF kentland who is now regarded as
the strongest candidate i'm the race. f.
IS undoubtedly suffering because mo- .
body knows just where NcCrav .
stands. he is said 70 be the admin
istratlon candidate and tho candi- .
date OF the republican state organ
cation and yet IL is reported that ne
is not IN line with the tax Iav
which was put through and is he
ing vigorously defended by the pres
cnt administration
McCray Keeps Silent.
McCray since ne made his state
ment at the time he announced his
candidacy has kept silent and has
done little I'm the way of forming
an organization. most OF the work
in this connection being done by.
Lawrence Lyon or Brook McCravs
silence has led 90 reports that he is
expecting the party organization to
put him over and this has caused
some opposition 10 his candidacy
The only candidate for whom any
definite movement has been start
cd is Edward Jackson of Lafayette. i
former secretary of state a Jack
son club has been organized in In
cans are promotins IT, The opinion
seems 10 be though that Jackson is +
not q leading candidate and that he
is far from having anything like an
effective organization over the state .
Toner also has met with some on
position on account Of his attitude
toward the highway question IL is
known that letters on this subject
have passed between Toner and Sen
Luke Duffey who is the head OF the
good roads movement I'm Indiana
The first letter is said 90 have been
written by Toner when he sought
the support OF Duffev. Duffey i'm re-
ply pointed out to Tone what ne
regarded as Toner'S unsatisfactory
record on the highway question
Duhey is understood 10 favor Nc
Cry for the nomination
To IL all OF these conditions that
have led 20 the talk OF a ffth can
didate
An evidence of the feeling that
exists on account OF the progressive
party activity is seen i'm the com
meuts that have been made on the
Roosevelt memorial meetings iu In
diauapohs i'm the last week The
first meeting was addressed 10y cen
Leonard Wood. and Gen. Wood was
entertained by former Sen. Albert
J. Beveridge when he was IN Indi-
annapolis Also Mr. Beveridge was
scheduled as the speaker for q sec
ond memorial meeting
No Word ON Wood
II might have been though. that.
comment would be made that an
effort was on Co boost Cen. Wood
for the presidential nomination bur
no such comment was made The
only comment was thar the Beter-
idge crowd which had been discrcd-
tied IN the republican party was try
ing 20 get back home by tying or
20 the tail OF the Wood kite. IT,
should not be understood chat such
comment was openly made or that
Ii In any way interfered with Che
spirit q the memorial drive bat 80
was made on the quiet and from
many so1r,es and those who heard
So saw m 81 considerable ualtcaI.