Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-08

floor of the News building there to be
dazzled by offers Of support for little
favors that afterward involve big deals
DR.. McCulloch was not in politics in
1909, when the News supported Charles
A. Gauss until the last minute and
dnally switched to Lew Shank, who was
the victor over Gauss by 1885 votes, and
consequently he can not be expected to
understand how Shank was induced to
mortgage his administration to Joseph
B. Healing as q part Of the program
for his election.
DR.. McCulloch does not remember how,
In 1918, the News vainly sought an ALI.
ance with w. II. johnson, the progress
siye candidate, and when it failed to
obtain 1t brought out Dr. Charles S.
Wood, as a candidate on an independent
ticket, finally delivering to him the large
sum Of 2,032 votes, after having held out
to him the prospect OF defeat Of Joseph
Il. Bell, Charles A. Bookwalter and w,
H. Johnson, each Of whom received more
than six times the number of votes the
News was able to control and deliver to
Wood
DR.. McCulloch does not recall that
Johnson openly charged that the News
hrst sought to control him, then fought
to defeat him because he would not
agree to Its terms.
BOoKWALTER HAS
BEEN THROUGH 1T.
Charles A. Bookwalter might counsel
DR.. McCulloch against News tactics ii
be would. He recalls distinctly the many
times Charles Warren Fairbanks the real
owner OF the News, fondly expressed his
complete lack of understa nding as to why
the News persisted In its fight against
Rookwalter, but even Bookwalter does not
know how Richard Smith assembled
members of his stan about him on the
eve of the 1918 election and expressed
the hope that they would all vote for
Bookwalter rather than for johnson.
Or. McCulloch has no recollection OF
the manner in which the News induced
Gov. Ralston to sanction a grand Jury
investigation for the legitimate purpose
OF Furnishing q fraud in the Legislature
and later perverted that Investigation
iHto an attempt to besmirch the char
acter OF a number of good democrats
and II possible send some Of them tc
the penitenuary for recommending APP
polntments to positions with the Indiana
legislature.
Consequently, Mr.. McCulloch has been
picked as the easiest democratic candi-
date with which the newspaper can firt
He is to be induced to become friendly
to the News by means OF halfway
promises to support him If he is nom
mated. His friends in the democratic
party are 10 be induced 70 tie up with
the News so that its editors may know
all the insides Of democratic politics
Arst- handed and be able TO relay such
information to tne republican state com
mites where preparations can be made
to counteract any dangerous strategy.
Others, who can not support McCnlloch
for the nomination, are to be induced 10
believe that McCuloch is a News man
in the hopes that they will be Influenced
TO desert him IN event he is the demo
cratic party nominee.
SCHEME EASILY
UNDERSTOOD.
And eventually. in event Mr.. Mccall
loch does obtain the democratic nomi.
nation, thea the News will be in q DO.
sitien TO declare 20 him that Il helped
him win, that IL is strong for him.
and II be viii only agree with Il on
\ certain line OF procedure IN the gov
ernor's ouice II viii help elect him.
With such an agreement the News
VIII worry no longer rs TO the ultimate
results Of the election. u viii agrin
be IN a position 10 control ,ertain ap-
polntmenis. and continue to avoid pay
ment OF taxes on It's $1,000. 600 valuation
in probate court as IL did last year By
listing It's holdings at only 1927 900. II
win then proceed to settle back in an
easy chair, give space to the candidates
Of both the republican and democratic
candidates aud watch the drift OF the
campaign until a few days before the
election. when its astute editors VIII
make mp their minds which candidate
IL likely 10 win, cali him IA and prom
Use to deliver a certain number Of needed
votes I'm return for 4 few more pros
pective favors
It's q fine game II you don't weaken.
The News has played 70 FOR a number
~ very successful years IL has started
10 play It this year. II is 10 10 the
democrats TO say whether they want f.
20 succeed.
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