South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-19
SEN. HARDING TO
GIVE TALK HERE
Local Republicans Angry at
Van Fleet for Backing
One Man Campaign.

With the announcement here late
"Wednesday night that Sen. Warren
& Harding OF Ohio. whose cam
paign in indiana is TO be- managed
by Judge Vernon W. Van Fleet re-
publican chairman for the 18th con
Eressional district, would sreak in
South Bend during his tour IF In
diana, South Bend hackers of Franz,
%. LOwdCn. governor OF Illinois. for
the republican presidential nomina-
zion, reiterate their declaration that
they will strongly oppose using the
district central committee in the i'm
terest OF Sen. Harding -ampaign.
The announcement that Sen.
Harding has chosen South Bend rs
one OF the Indiana cities I'm which
he VIII speak reached here from
Washington "Wednesday night. and
republican readers declare their be-
lief 90 be that ne IS being brought
here through the efforts Of the dis
trict central committee. They say
that they do not object 20 Sen.
Harding coming TO South Bend. but
that they do object 20 the manner
IN which he is being brought here.
Object 20 Method
This thing Of using the central
committee. whether it be county,
district. state or national i'm the in
terest Of any one candidate. no mat
ter for what office. is more than the
going TO stand" declared one prom
inent republican leader Wednesday
night.
Mayor Carson announced Wednes- /
day afternoon that ne will leave
shortly for indianapolis 1t is said
the mayor is going to the state capt.
tai TO confer with the head OF the
republican state organization regard |
ing efforts upon the part OF repub-
lican leaders In St Joseph county 10 !
convert the party organizations 70
the benefit Of one presidential can
didate in particular
Much objection was raised recent |
IS 20 the use of the district central |
committee in the interest of the can |
didacy OF Sen. Harding OF Ohio for |
the republican nomination for presi-
dent.
Republican headers here saw in |
the appointment of Judge Van |
Fleet as Indiana manager for |
sen. Harding an effort to use
the district central committee solely |
in the interest of Sen. Harding
campaign. Judge Van Fleet is the
republican chairman for the 18th
congressional district. and republi-
can leaders still insist that Judge
Van Fleet should az least resign
from the Craftsmanship before as
Stunning the duties OF Sen. Harding's
campaign manager
Carson for DOwden.
The journey of Mayor Carson to
indianapolis. II is said by prominent
republicans, will have a direct bear
ing on the district central commit
tee. The mayor is out I'm the open
for Gov Lowden's nomination for
the presidency. and his conference
with state leaders will have mucn
10 do with the action of Judge Van
Fleet, declare South Bend party
leaders.
Efforts to find out just what South
Bend republicans Elan TO do in the
coming presidential preferential pri
lnaries are being made By northern
Indiana party leaders. Leaders I'm
northern Indiana cities are anxious
20 End out just who South Blenders
will support for the nomination
Enissaries from Michigan City
spent some time here last week in
Reviewing prominent leaders. They
learned one thing, and that is the
city administration headed by Mayor
CsrRon Is for the nomination of Gov.
HJowden. They also learned another
fhing. and that is, many republican
leaders are for Lowden and against
Sen Harding.
The mayor declared Wednesday
that ne will use every effort TO pre-
vent the Indiana delegation from be-
1nG pledged for Harding