South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-28
LACK Of FUNDS
DEBATES BOOM
FOR JOHNSON
californian'S Plan to Enter
All Primaries May Be
Seriously CurtaiIed.
BY LOUIS LUDLOW.

tional capital Is full OF presidential
boomers and their activities are be-
ing projected OF a scale which fore
casts a nght for the presidential
nomination not rivalled in tenseness Y
by any former presidential battle OF
the country.
The boom OF Sen. Hiram Johnson
or California, which was going
strong for time. has been held up
by a shortage IN the supply OF tinan
cisl gasoline and to is now said that
the senator's plans TO enter all the
states where there are presidential
preference statutes NAV be consider
ably curtailed, the reason being that
4 requires a very considerable sum
OF money to make a campaign for
delegates on such a large scale.
Not Enough Money.
The original plan Of the Johnson
boomers. matured az meetings Of in
surgent republican senators here.
was that the California senator
should make a fight in every one OF
the p states that have presidential
preference provisions in their laws
and that he would be backed up by
a battery OF speakers TO include
sens. Kenyon. Norris, Borah and
others.
II was found, however, that the
boom was not equipped with enough
financial gas" 20 make such a long
run and the proposed plan probably
viii be considerably revised so that
the invasion will be only of states
where there is at least half a chance
OF winning as il is considered un-
wise. in view Of the expensivsucSs of
the proceedings, 20 waste ammuni-
rion on hopeless situations. AS now
understood this probably will mean
that the plan 20 enter Ohio will be
reconsidered, as Sen. Johnson al
ready has conceded that Ohio ap-
pears to be overwhelmingly for Sen.
Harding
Takes Money 90 Make Mare Go.
There is not much money behind
the johnson candidacy and IL takes
money 10 make the mare go when it
comes to presidential campaigning.
The Leonard Wood boom, on the
other hand. appears TO be financed
beyond any possibility OF want. An
other boom that bears every indii
cation OF being well upholstered IL
nancially is that OF Sen. Poindexter
of washington state.
Within the next few GAYS the
leading supporters OF Gen. Wood s
candidacy expect 10 decide on def
mite plans for conducting the gen
erals campaign from this time on.
There will be a general roundup of
OF his friends in a meeting in New
York. The question OF seeking dele
gates in states that have favorite-sOn
candidates will be considered. I'll
has already been decided. the Wood
people say, that the Wood campaign
ers will keep out OF every state
where there IS a favorite-son candi-
date that can show substantial sup
port beyond the boundaries Of his
own state. The latest plan is that
the Wood organization shall consider
itself free 70 seek delegates IN any
so-oalled favorite-son state where il
can not be clearly shown that the
local aspirant has worthwhile sup
port outside Of his own state.
support Hoover.
The nOn-pUrtisan organization
that is active in the support of Her
bert Hoover for the presidency is ar
ranging 10 form Hoover clubs
throughout the country The men
who are behind the movement say
mat the plan will be TO take into
these clubs voters who favor Hoover
for president on any party ticket
There was a good deal Of comment
among public men here today 90 the
effect that the presence of Herbert
Hoover at a conference in New York
which discussed his presidential
prospects means that he is not dis
pleased with the movement that has
been started IN his behalf Some OF
IIoover's friends here are express
ms the view that his supporters viii
make a mistake II they attempt to
create too much OF an organization
behind his candidacy. Persons who
hold this view assert that whatever
strength Hoover has is of the spon-
tsneous sort and that an attempt to
build up an organization In his be
half will weaken his chances.
Harding Forces Busy.
The presidential headquarters OF
Sen. Harding OF Ohio. which is now