Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-19
VIEWS
ON [EAGUE AWAITED
Not in Harmony With Indiana
f--
Democratic Leaders on
That Issue.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dlspatch TO The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. September 49,
The announcement received in Indiana
| this week that Vice President Marshall
/ will get actively into the democratic
speaking campaign has led to consider
| able curiosity as to how many speeches
the Vice President will make in Indiana
| and just what he will say. 1t has been
known ever since the democratic state
convention that the Vice President was
not exactly in harmony with the league
| of nations sentiment of some of the
democratic state leaders. although it is
not generally known here just what
| reservations he would have or how he
would handle the question of interna-
tional relations.
President wished to have something to
say about the league plank in the demo-
cratic state platform, and that Thomas
Taggart, now a candidate for United
States senator, virtually stood at the
door Of the committee room and insisted
ment of the league. Mr. Marshalrs
friends expect him in his speeches to
ignore any political differences he may
have had with Mr.. Taggart or others,
league Of nations talk will be in har-
kmony with the feeling of the other lead
erS of the state. H,
Leaders Push League Issue.
All of the democratic speakers up to
this time. including Henry Spaan, demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the In
dianapolis district. have been stressing
Gently had a chance to interview Mr..
Marshall at his summer home in Michf-
gan do not give reassuring reports as to
his views.
State Chairman Bosse, will begin hIs
speaking tour in the state in a shor,
time, will undoubtedly give emphasis to
his pro-league views. He has already
said that league action Will offer the
| best solution for the Irish question. Mr..
Taggart is counting on large support
among the women of the state. and the
general feeling among the democrats
seems to be that the possible women-s
sentiment for the league offers the
greatest hope of democratic victory in
the state.
Goodrich In the Background.
Nothing has been said yet. as to
appear in the republican speaking
campaign. There have been num-
Der of rumors to the effect that the
republican campaign leaders had
rather have him Keep in the back
ground One republican leader is. said
to have remarked that Goodrich this
year would be much more useful as
an adviser than as a speaker Much
of the democratic fight on state is
sues is being based on laws that have
been enacted under the Goodrich adj
ministration. The Goodrich tar law
in particular has been target for
the democratic speakers. But close
friends of the governor are saying
that he made up for all of his short
comings by pushing through the spe-
cial session of, the legislature the
coal price-fixing act. This. act has re.
Gently been held valid in the federal
court and the examiner of the state
board Of accounts under the proyis-
ions of the law is getting ready to
open up the latter part of September
with a statewide investigation ct
coal prices.
Friends of the governor say the re-
suit Of the legislation will be lower
prices of fuel, and that this action
will supply material for many strong
campaign speeches. Whether the
friends Of the governor have. made
this legislation basis of appeal to
the powers that be to put the gov
ernor into the campaign limelight Is
not known, but it Is known that mrs
friends have been talking it IN an
informal way. CURTIS HODGES.
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