South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-20
Watson and McCray Would
Rather Have Law Violated
Than Extra Session

special 10 news INES
INDIANAPOLIS. June 19-The
true story OF the conference held
wednesday afternoon when II was
decided Go call the special session
OF the legislature reveals that James
r. Watson. Gov Goodrich. Warren
r. McCray. the republican guberna-
torial nominee. and T.. NJ Wasmuth,
republican state chairman, were
strenuOusly opposed 20 summoning
the lawmakers together. 1t was only
after Otto r Klaus. auditor OF state
reiterated his determination not 10
draw any more illegal warrants for
the state Institutions that the old
guard" leaders reluctantly admitted
that the only way out OF the difi-
Guilty was 20 summon the assembly
into what viii be the second extra
ordinary session convoked by Gov.
Goodrich.
Want Funds Jugglcd.
Although both the governor and
Mr Klaus have repeatedly said that
the laws Of the state were being vio-
lated bv supporting the institutions
from the general fund. reports from
the secret conference attest that
Sen. Watson and Mr.. McCray eX-
hibited strong opposition 20 con-
reuulng the legislators on the eve
Of the campaign. Visions OF the dis
aster that overlook the party in
1905 when "A special session was call
I'd in campaign year are said TO have
somewhat obscured their vision re-
Iatlve TO the continued alleged law
violations
They arc said e have prevailed
strongly upon the auditor TO discOn-
lar assembly is convened and &C
c0rding 20 some reports from the
conference they even assured him
that they would see that he ran no
unnecessary risks. Mr.. Klaus. how
ever. stood on the ultimatum he de-
livcred several weeks ago when In a
public statement he declared that
when the present institutional APP
preparations were exhausted he
would not issue any more warrants
for the illegal expenditure Of the.
general fund.
Practlsed 'eFiato Economy.
Owing 10 the overwhelming de-
sire Of the last republican legisla-
ture TO make an economy record
the appropriations for the state be-
uevolent institutions were far too
small and at the present time Mr..
Klaus has drawn warrants not alone
for the regular institutional apprO-
priations. but has exhausted the
governors emergency fund and has
drawn on the general fund for some
$4,000 IL Is his desire TO have
the assembly legalize his action in
overdrawing the institutional appro-
priatiOns and TO provide enough
money 10 carry on the institutional
work until the 192O-1921 funds be-
come available on October /.
Iaasmuch a. the special session
viii be convened for the one pur-
pose OF helping Mr.. Klaus observers
Of the Goodrich regime are wonder
ing why the governor did not per-
init the legislature TO perform this
act when the one-day suffrage ses-
sion was held last winter. They de-
clared that the governor and Mr..
Klaus were well aware Of the states
financial condition al that time and
that the necessary appropriation
acts could have been passed without
trouble within the single day if the
governor had included them in the
call.
To his great delight the one day
plan worked smoothly and then he
began 20 talk about another ses-
sion. This time be incurred the
hostility Of the republican primary
candidates and was obliged 10 post
pOne the call 10 the great discom-
future Of Mr. Klaus
Makes up With NCCray
After Gov Goodrich forced the
republican state convention to in
dorse his administration he felt that
he was once more I'm the saddle and
that he could absolutely control the