Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-17
WOODS CHANCE
UP STATE HURT
BY SPENDING
Extravaganza of Generals
Forces Sends Support Over
to Hiram Johnson.
DON'T LIKE TAX LAW
BY a stan Correspondent.


FIT WAYNE, Ind, April 17.--Watch
Johnson!
The inevitable conclusion Of any one
making a serious effort to obtain all the
information available on the political
sentiment in the northern third Of IN
diana is that Hiram w johnson Is far
the strongest of the republican presiden-
tial candidates In this section.
Fit Wayne is no exception.
Here, as elsewhere, the enormous ex-
penditures of the Wood, organization
have had their effect and Johnson has
profited immeasurably.
1t appears that the voters, disguised
with the tactics used by the Wood or
ganization have turned to the opposite
extreme and are supporting the candi-
date whose campaign expenses are the
smallest.
The Johnson sentiment In TT Wayne
has developed within the last two weeks,
according to indications here.
No campaign has been made for him,
but q strong campaign has been made
against Gen. Wood by the press and
otherwise and the Johnson sentiment is
the reaction.
WOOD FORCES
SPENDING FREELY.
The Wood people have representatives
who are active in FIT. Wayne and who
have spent considerable money.
They are turning their efforts now TO
the selection OF delegates to the state and
national conventions who will be favor
able to their candidate.
This In itself is considered an admis-
sion that the delegates probably will not
be instructed 30 vote for Wood and that
they must be lined up quietly.
The first blow for Wood came with tho
revelation OF the tactics being used in
Indiana and elsewhere.
The second came with the Michigan pri-
mary, in which ha ran far behind Sena-
tor Johnson.
The Wood people have been hoping
that the Michigan result would have lit
tie effect IN Indiana.
This may be true in some sections OF
the state but In northern Indiana IL had
an enormous effect.
DISTRICT WATCHES
MICHIGAN CLOSELY.
Affairs in Michigan are watched much
more closely in this portion Of the state
than IN the central and southern portions.
The Newberry case was watched close
" and the Michigan primary. while II
may not have convinced anybody that
johnson IS the better candidate. did
serve to draw close attention to the real
issues Of the fight IN the republican
ranks
In the Fl Wayne district Wood Is
probably second in the race for popular
ity at the present time.
II will require only the uncOmbatted
Efforts Of Johnson's corps OF orators TO
put Wood far behind ia the running.
Sc
If tie orators whom the johnson Orga-
nizatlon is bringing TO Indiana make
drive here or II other events occur TO
change the situation materially the
alignment may be changed.
The candidates for the republican
nomination FOR governor appear 10 be
running z close race.
Not even the friends Of each partlcu-
lar candidate are willing to say that
their candidate has the better OF the
fght
..TAX EXPERT"
WORKS FOR TONER.
Edward c. Toner Is making con
siderable effort IN this district
Among the workers who have come
here in his behalf is Carl Mote, "thc
eminent tax expert" and the publicity
man and adviser of the Goodrich adj
ministmtion.
The tax law IS not exactly popular In
Allen county, and even the eminent tax
expert" has not been able TO explain
away the great increase in taxes in each
township to the satisfaction OF the tax
payers.
James w. Fesler has gained consid
cradle popularity in the last few weeks.
There seems to be a general impress
spu in Indianapolis that Warren T.
McCray is almost certain TO receive a
plurality Of the votes In Indiana
II is possible that this may be a mis-
taken impression, for both OF the other
candidates show strength, at least in
spots. and McCray will not obtain the
plurality Ia these places without some e.
fort.
Pluralties, however, are not worrying
the candidates to any great extent.
The problem which IS worrying them
and to which they are deyoting most OF
their attention is that Of lining up the
delegates.
After all, the nomination viii go to
the candidate with a majority of the
delegates
In the classical words OF the profess
sional politician, THE people be darned."