South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-13
MOVE To GROOM
CANDIDATESFOR
1920 CAMP hIGN
Political Maneuyering For
Presidential Race is Seen
in Washington.
BY LOUIS LUDLOW.

News-Times Washington COrresp,.a.sent.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IA vast
deal Of presidential political maneuv-
ering is going on these days. II is
easy for experienced politicians 10
see that many Of the moves on the
congressional checker board are
made with the 1920 campaign in
view
Various presidential candidates
are being groomed with zeal not
heretofore observed, which indicates
a quickening perception of the ap-
proach Of campaign year by the can
didates and their friends.
Use Movies" Now.
The ginger that is being displayed
in paving the way for the candidacy
of Sen: Poindexter Of Washington is
ore of the interesting manifestations
of the pre-campaign year. For the
first time the movie has been in
troduced as an auxiliary to the presi-
Dental pre-cOnvention boosting
game. The other afternoon moving
pictures were taken OF the Wash
ington senator in various attitudes
illustrative OF his daily work as a
scion and these will soon be sent
out 10 show the people OF the coun-
try, or at least the people who at
tend movies. that the statesman from
Spokane is very likely timber.
1t may seem somewhat strange
but it is a fact that New York re-
publicans are warming up very kind
" toward Sen. Poindexter. notwith-
standing the fact that he formerly
was a "bull moose" and the average
New Yorker had no use for the bull
moose party. OF Sen. Poindexter's
party regularity at present there can
be no doubt and his candidacy ap-
pears to be getting a very solid foot
hold in the empire state.
Watson Hoosier Favoritc.
sen. Watson's embryonic can
didacy is looking up a bit A poll
taken by an Indianapolis paper as
to sentiment in Indiana shows that
Watson is the favorite of Indiana
republicans and in line for a favorite
endorsement The aspirations OF
Gov Goodrich have received a cold
douche, largely because of the I'M
popularity Of the new Indiana tax
law, of which he was the sponsor.
Many OF the leaders in the national
arena now believe that Watson will
be put into the race for the presi-
Dental nomination with a solid In
diana delegation behind him.
The presidential boom Of Gen.
Leonard Wood appears to have fiat
tened out Returning soldiers APP
pear TO have put the final crimp in
the Wood candidacy There is a
, very general sentiment among them
that a military man should not be
chosen for the presidency and that
the next president should come from
civil life. Undoubtedly Wood is the
most popular of the military men
mentioned for the nomination. but
the trend is altogether toward the
nomination Of civilian.
Harding Quiet.
Friends Of Sen. Harding Of Ohio
are purposely Keeping out Of the
limelight at this time and the Hard
ing boom may be said to be rest
ing on its oars" Their observation
is that an early boom OFTEN encOunt-
ers a premature frost and they are
/ taking no chances. Hiram John
sons boosters are taking the opposite
view and a vigorous epistolary cam
paign is being waged in behalf OF the
California candidate. It is expected
the republican presidential contest
will assume white heat when the
national committee meets here in
December