Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-09
ARDING BOOM
ITO TAKE FORM
OVER INDIANA
Campaign Manager for OhiOan
to Open Headquarters in
State This Week.
GOODRICH TO GO ON TOUR

A boom for Harding OF Ohio for the
presidency and tour of the state by
Gov. Goodrich are the two big features
planned for this week in the Indiana re-
publican campaign.
II. K. Daugherty, national campaign
manager for Senator Harding, is ex-
pected to come to Indianapolis this week
to feel out the situation and to arrange
for the opening Of the Ohio senator's In
diana campaign. Patrick J. Lynch, clerk
of the supreme court, who, through mis-
understanding, was expected to manage
the Harding campaign in Indiana, has
returned from a conference with Mr..
Daugherty and has announced that he
will not manage the campaign. The name
Of the Indiana manager has not been an
nounced
GOODRICH TOUR
is INTERESTING.
Considerable interest centers in the
tour of the state to be made by Gov.
Goodrich. 1t is understood that he will
explain in detail the acts of his admin
istration which have been subject to
criticism, including his pardon record.
He will speak at Evansville tomorrow
night, in Perry county Wednesday night.
in Logansport Thursday night and in
Fl. Wayne Friday night. The follow
ing Tuesday he will speak in Nincennes
and he will speak in New Albany the
next day.
Frederick NJ. Joss, chairman of the
Wood campaign committee in Indiana,
has returned from a conference with
Woods managers in Chicago and re-
peats the denial of reports that Gen.
Wood will resign as commander of the
central department of the army to be-
come a candidate for the presidency.
The Wood organization is putting out
as campaign publicity the poll taken by
Leslies weekly. This poll shows 1877
votes for Wood, 545 votes for President
Wilson, 535 votes for Senator Johnson,
2S2 for Charles E. Hughes, AS for VII
liam Howard Taft, 105 for Gov. Lowden
Of Illinois, seventy-two for Senator Hard,
ing, 115 for Senator PeindeXter sixty
three for Senator Borah and forty-three
for Gen. Pershing.
The latest development In the cam
paign of J. ". Fesler for governor is
the organization of a Service Mems Fes-
ler-for-Governor club. The club was
organized yesterday and John T. jane
son was elected president. f. A Daily,
vice president, and Louis Lefke, secre-
tary- treas urer. The club adopted the FOL
lowing resolution.
THE members of the Service Mems FEES
Ter for Governor club heartily indOrse the
candidate for the highest Office within the
nomination for governor of Indiana on
the republican ticket at the primary to
be held on May 4, 1920. He Is the only
candidate for governor on the repub-
lican ticket who has a war record.
This resolution is the result of the
personal knowledge of the signers of the
qualities which fit Mr.. Fesler as no other
candidate for the highest ojce within the
gift of the people of Indiana.
~. W. Fesler left a sick bed to be
among the first to answer the call of
his country in 1898. enlisting quietly for
service in the navy in the Spanish Amer
lean war. He was at that time 81 years
Of age. He was promoted to ensign and
his honorable service demonstrated his
loyalty to his country.
HE is a true son of Col John +. Fes.
Ter of the Twenty seventh Indiana volun-
teers. veteran of the Antietam. Chancel-
lorville and Gettysburg. Although barred
by age from participation in the world
war. Will Fesler gave his time and abil-
ity without thought of self to the council
% defense and all enterprises designed 10
aid the boys who went over the top.
TELL OF HIS
RISE IN INDIANA.
-. W. Fesler has been a farmer boy
and a common laborer He has risen to
eminence as a lawyer by his diligence.
study, high ideals and reverence for the
principles upon which our country Is
founded. He has had the varied expert
ence which fits him to sympathize with
the Hoosier folk Of all walks of life.
He has the courage and is free to serve
the best interests Of all the people of In
diana and should be nominated and
elected governor of Indiana-an Office be
viii fill in accordance with the best ira
ditions of Hoosier craftsmanship"
While the Travellers G. o. P. club OF
Indiana has pledges itself to support the
republican nominees, it has decided to
Keep its hands off the primary campaign.
Homer Fl. Beals of Noblesville has been
elected president of the organization and
Harry r. Jones of indianapolis. secre-
tary. The following district chairmen
have been named: First district, Ben
6. Thompson of Evansville; second dis
trict, L. r. Colenbaugh Of Vincennes
third district, J. L. Plat of New Albany;
fifth district. John J. Shuttleworth Of
Terre Haute; sixth district, E. f. I.ebo
Of Richmond; seventh district. Henry A.
Roberts of Indianapolis; ninth district,
win Aruett OF Kokomo; eleventh district,
Il. Q. Law of LOgansport, and twelfth
district, c. Fl. Bales of Fl Wayne No
appointments were announced for the
fourth, eighth tenth and thirteenth dis
tricts. These vacancies are to be filed
later