South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-13
HAYS FOR HAYS
FOR PRESIDENT
is sign IN EAST
G. o. P. Chairman Bringing
Suspicion on Himself by
Campaign Methods.
PLANS CONVENTION DEADLOCK
Special TO The News. Times

Specidl 10 Ihe News lines
NEW YORK. Feb. 12.-wm H.
Hays, republican national chairman,
is going 10 spend some time in New
York in the near future at the ur-
gent request OF a number OF the
financial geniuses, who have been
looking after the money end of the
campaign which Hays is conduct
.ng.
This invitation TO Hays to come
TO the metropolis is full of signifi-
canoe. 1t was brought about by a
growing suspicion on the part of the
money interests that Hays is taking
advantage OF their large contribu-
tions and his official position with
the party to build for HIS own per-
sOnal use a machine in the party of
sufficient Importance to enable him
TO grab off the presidential nomina-
tion for himself
For several months there has
been talk that the laudation of Hays
which has been so generally printed
in republican papers was not with
out it's purpose and was not prompt
ed without the spreading of con-
siderable grease" This feeling has
been growing in the east, and the
last trip of Hays through the west
accompanied by the correspondents
Of a number Of republican as well
as democratic papers. which ended
in fullsOme burst of Hays praise
did much 10 crystallize the uneasi-
ness.
Hays Has Ambitions.
At the Bankers club here, where
the big financial interests gather to
discuss business and politics there
has been a gradually increasing be-
lief that Hays Is attempting to
bring about a deadlock at the Chi
CagO convention, where he can
mount the platform and start him
self as a compromise candidate" ="
with assurance of being nominated
In various parts of the country
there has been talk of Hays for
the republican nomination. 1t is
just such talk as might leak out
from carefully planted propaganda
designed TO be kept secret until the
proper time arrived for IL TO break
forth.
Inklings of this talk have perme-
ated the walls of Wall St, and are
being reflected by a spirit of distrust
among the financial hackers of the
republican party. They want 10
know whether or not will Hays is
on the level" and the Indiana man
who visits New York is eagerly ques-
toned as to the personal life and
the general regard with which Hays
is held by his neighbors in Indiana.
Wizard Is PuzZlcr.
There have been a number of
things transpirinE recently which
have led republicans to wonder just
what Hays has in mind He has
Travelled from one end of the coun-
try TO another. always on the ma
tional committees money, and usu-
ally accompanied by a few free
lance" correspondents of newspa
pers The correspondents have
generally been of the type that
make their living by spreading pro-
paganda for those who can afford TO
pay to have IL spread. and almost
without exception these trips have
been productive of much personal
laudation of Hays. In fact. Hays
is being better advertised today than
any of the candidates for the presi-
dental nomination. And the repub-
lican national committee is paying
the expenses OF advertising Hays
Not only II is charged that Hays
IS looking after his own interests in
the way OF publicity at the cost Of
the committee. but it is also said
that wherever he travels he leaves
a trail of Hays men. employed at
regular rates. ostensibly for the pur-