South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-18
JUNE 10. 1920.
TUT TUT MR. KIErt DON'T MAKE
YOURSELF ANY MORE RIDICULOUS.


That little address By Mr. Fred c. Klein, repuh
lican county chairman. delivered before the real
estate board Tuesday. assuring that body Of tho
and suareness Of the delegate control over
the republican national convention. and how the
nomination OF Sen. Harding Of Ohio, was in spon-
taneous demand, uninspired by machine control and
IS therefore deserving OF the conscientious support
Of the board members should,--wen, it is too bad
that there no stenographer present to preserve
his words They might have earned for him an am
bassadorshp to the Fiji islands in of Hard
ings election. and anyhow they should have place
in the archives OF the St Joseph County Historical
society
Tie address is particularly interesting for
South Bend is quite used to having every
public meeting where there is Public speaking ap-
prOpriated by some republican to the propaganda
OF his party. That has been part of the republican
program since the armistice was signed. 20
furnish from the partys Chicago bureau speakers
for many occasions as possible with the under
standing that they would rip II into the democrats
somewhere in their talk-or into Prest Wilson n
particular.
The real estate board. however, although ostensi-
bly, business organization, rather than a political
club doubt appreciated Mr.. Klein's address most
Of the members being republicans and anxious to
hear what they wanted 10 near We mention It
" in passing because Of the frequent they are
making OF the alleged information vouchsafed to
them their efforts TO counteract the bad reputa-
ton that the convention had attained, indeed al
most before. fear Mr.. Klein, though a delegate
discovered what had happened.
II is credit The delegates to the Chicago con-
vention assert that It under their control
1t vas yes but under exactly the same manner that
the kaiser under the control of the German
people during the The senate olgarchy had the
delegates simply humbugged. hoodwinked. csjoIed
salved. josted and brow beaten into doing what 1t
wanted done. and so they did They were stamped
ed into nominating Sen. Harding before they knew
Il. TO be sure they willing but unconscious OF
the source OF their willingness One cannot blame
them for wanting to appear to have acted with
knowledge OF their actor s-but wanting it ap-
pear make so.
Sen. Harding nominated, primarily neither
the coliseum, in that underground runway
Peacock aney-that connects the Congress hotel
the Auditorium 1t done down in a
far-away corner of the Blackstone hotel. with
tors mind you senators-clothed with the hypnotic
dignity and official Importance their Positions
running messengers, while the delegates bowed and
scraped. with their Eyes sir Mr.. Senator. Yes Sir,
we think you right" of course, ndisposed, and
recognizing the inexpediency Of disputing
or thinking Of thwarting his wish.
That is It thus. when delegate happened
perchance to get that close TO a senator-but the
rule for the TO deal with the
';higher-up" than the delegates. The delegates were
merely so many pawns played at the coliseum. That
IL where the conference wishes formulated at
the Blackstone hotel were staged. Don't take our
word for IT, We couldn't OF course, ask that We
wouldn't think for the world OF pittng word
against that of Mr.. Klein. but read what David
Lawrence. special writer for the local republican
organ said about It in that paper Tuesday
ing The Iress Of the land. the republican
press has been full Of 1t. Read what Samuel P.
Blythe said Monday morning in the Chicago Herald
Examiner. We merely beat them with story.
Sunday morning Blythe by "a and Lawrence by
IS hours.
We wish the e. O. p county chairman would not
make himself ridiculous again. by trying to cover
up such stencil. Better 20 apologize for 1t in some
way than mlsreprescnt the factor has he been
talking IN the hope that ne might change She con
dition hy asserting formula popularity supposed 20
be in the lire Of Christian Science?