South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-09
BUSH MAY UPSET
SUFFR RACE PLANS
Of GOV. GOODRICH
Objects to Calling Special SeS-
sion to Enroll Women
in 6. 0. P.

lNDIANAPDLlc, Jan. Edgar
= Bush, lieutenant governor of In
diana, the despised outsider" Of the
republican aspirants for nomination
as governor. bids fair to be the STUN
bling block az the Goodrich Hays
combination that is seeking 20 force
the women of Indiana TO save the
Goodrich administration record from
probing by the special session OF
the Legislature.
Bush Will preside over the session
Of the senate if Goodrich calls a spe-
cial session of the legislature.
Bush openly declares that ne viii
not consent to any gag being placed
ON him as a condition Of that session
VIII Prevent Meeting.
The lieutenant governor can. and
probably will prevent the senate
from meeting, passing the suffrage
amendment ratification and adjourn
ing without taking up any other
business. For ne has it within his
power TO delay the passage Of any
ratification resolution until he gets
good and ready 10 have it pass.
Bush is in an excellent strategic
position 10 pay back Goodrich and
the state organization for some Of
the things il has done 20 his candi-
dacy for governor and il is safe 90
say that he will do that very thing
For he has been practically reed out
OF the republican party by the state
committee. which is still under con
troll Of Goodrich. Cha irman Was
ruth listened 10 Bush's opposition
10 the state tax law as passed by
Goodrich and forthwith announced
shat no man who held the views that
Bush expressed could be a republican
candidate. Later the ultimatum was
approved by the committee. All
through the period that Bush has
been speaking in Indiana, admitting
the mistakes of the republican party,
condemning the disregard Of de-
cency and law that has marked the
Goodrich administration, the state
organization has been following him
and circulating the most bitter
stories concerning him. Effort after
effort has been made 10 discredit
him. His republicanism has been
attacked His integrity in business
has been impugned. His motives in
seeking nomination have been ques-
toned. In short. all that could pos
sibly be done 10 place him outside
the ranks of possibilities for the re-
publican nomination has been done
with the knowledge and consent, ii
not the active support, of Goodrich.
Bush is Needed.
Nnxr Tsfreh is had1t- ranIoa
republican state organization that
presented the scheme to appease the
women OF the state Is to succeed in
taking the pressure of the sentiment
Tor suffrage from Jim Goodrich's
shoulders.
Bush says the attempt to limit the
session OF the legislature before il
meets is unconstitutional. He has
heretofore declared that Goodrich
has no respect for the constitution
and in this particular case he demon
strates it. ON the other hand. he has
consistently promised that il ne is
elected governor of Indiana ne will
abide by the constitution And as
lieutenant governor he certainly ex-
poets To abide by that instrument.
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state are so far misled by the Good
rich scheme 10 gag the legislature
as 20 present 90 Goodrich pledges
of two-thirds of the legislature to
wear the gag they cannot assure the
governor that the session will be
limited TO that one issue. For Bush
is i'm a position 90 control that point
when the legislature meets and he
Is mighty certain TO exercise that
control.
FavOrS Suffrage.
Bush cannot be accused of anti
pathy toward womans suffrage He
has fought for IT, lie has helped the
women through some dark periods
i'm their campaign and ne has stood
steadfastly 10y them in all emergen-
cies. They have reason TO count him
as the friend of suffrage and he is
now very careful 90 assert that he is
an hearty accord with the movement
Go ratify the suffrage amendment