South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-17
REPUBLICAN HEADS
OF STATE FACE DAY
OF RECKONING
Senator New and Watson and
Governor Goodrich Will
be Played.

Indiana's republican leaders. Sen.
New and Watson and Gov. Good
rich. who were among the chief in
struDentalities In bringing about the
nomination OF Sen. Warren q. Hard
ing at Chicago last Saturday face a
day Of reckoning at the hands Of
the Hoos!er voters according 20 re-
marks being dropped by partisans OF
the defeated candidates Inasmuch
as Sen. Watson is the only member
OF the triumvirate who Is a can
didate this fall and also because he
IS credited with being the ring lead
er IN bringing about the Ohioan's
nomination, he Will be forced 20
bear the brunt OF what promises 20
be q formidable assault
Sen. Watson finds himself now In
the unenviable position Of having
incurred the extreme antagOnism oil
the forces that supported Mai.
Gen Leonard Wood. and ne is also
being made the objects OF attack by
the voters who stood by Gov. Frank
@. Lowden In the Indiana primary.
Some Of the Wood leaders are open
~ charging that Watson double
crossed" them-that while he car
ried out the instructions imposed by
the rel ublican state convention and
voted consistently for the general, he
participated in conferences Of old
guard leaders that settled Hardings
election.
Recall Watson Fight.
The generals partisans in this
state now recall the fight Watson
made against the resolution instruct
ing the big four" TO support Gen.
Wood and they are also certain that
had IL not been for the wisdom OF
Harry G.. Hogan, the generals man
ager. IN putting that measure across
Gen. Wood would probably have re-
ceived only a few scattering votes
from Indiana, despite the fact that
he carried the primary. One of these
votes would have been cast by for
mer Sen. Albert J. Beverage, who
was placed on the &. o. p. big four
not because he was favored by the
Wood people. but because he had
been awarded the place by the re-
publican leaders OF the state at the
time ne definitely concluded not TO
make the race for the nomination
for United States senator against
Watson.
Beverage was not welcome on the
big four. He had forced his way into
the inner coterie and was ar active
candidate for permanent chairman
Of the convention. But Watson was
nearer the inside ring than the for
mer progressive and he had himself
elected chairman of the resolutions
committee first, and then refused 20
turn his hand in behalf OF Beveridge
and secretly assisted Lodge 10 defeat
the Hoosier statesman 10 the tune OF
80 to 3. Beverage, who still has a
host Of friends in Indiana. is bitter
over the rebuff dealt out TO him by
the Old Guard lead by Watson. One
OF his powerful allies, the Indian
apolis Star. severely condemned
Watson for declining 20 assist a fell
low Hoosier to a position of import
ance.
Beveridge Sticks.
Beveridge stuck 10 Wood through
out the o ballots and took a prOmi
nent part in the rallies started time
after time by the generals forces in
an effort TO throw off the strange
hold slowly being tightened by the
Old Guard. Watson, too, voted for
Wood throughout the convention
and gave instructions 90 some Of his
subordinates 10 do so also. The
Wood people, now that they realize
he planned the Harding coup be-
tween ballots, declare that he was
actuated. not by respect for the
mandate imposed by the state CON
vention, but because he desired 20
people I'm the state who Will have
a voice i'm the coming election.
Sen. Harding. although his pri-
mary campaign was practically
managed from Sen. Watson's head
quarters in the ClaypOol hotel, ran
a poor fourth I'm Indiana. Out OF
217.50O republican votes cast in the
primary the OhiOan received POSTS.
Sen. Hiram W. Johnson. who gave
the general q merry chase. won r.
SOS votes. while Gov. Lowdeu land
&C in third place with 31,11S.
There is peculiar bond OF friend
ship between Sen. Watson and Sen.
Harding. II was noticeable TO poll !
tical Observers that Sen Harding did
not announce his candidacy for the
presidency until after Gov. Goodrich /
had made 70 impossible last winter
for Watson 10 be indorsed as In
diana's favorite son AT that time II
was rumored that II Watson had
been able 10 become a candidate i'm
his home state the senatorial cabal /
would have rallied 20 him. but
when that failed. they transferred /
their affections 10 the Buckay lead /
81
Turn to Harding.
Although The 'biE three from In /
diana was under instructions 10 sup
port Wood long as Ie Las rea- I
scn2b1e chance Of being nominated. /
Sen New and Gov Goodrich felt /
ttat time had arrived AZ err the I
ninth ballot and they Wer- 90 Hard /
lrE on the 10th. John owen, Sen f
Nvstson-s campaign msrager. fol- /
lowed suit.
The district delegates led the FIRST /
h-eak from Wood. although IL had /
seen understood the deiesauor T
should be voted % for wood and /
eight for Tonuson as sue as either Il
I'D a chance 70 win. Jet Norman, \
political conhdante of Gov. Good /
rich. and T.. Fay kitseiman Of the I
eighth district went for Lowden on /
tbe third ballot while Or. Haksell /
Lett OF the fourth. and Newton 4
Myers of the third. turned 20 Hard 4
ing on the same ballot IL Is said \
among the returning delegates that
" Burt Thurman of New Albany
third district chairman and an
avowed Harding partisan, was re-
les u. a.. r L.