Evening star., 1920-06-27
VOTERS IN INDIANA
ANGRY AT WATSON
Wood and Johnson Support
ers Resent Senator's Part
in Nomination of Harding.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, June 26.-
Both ational Chairman Hays and
Senator James Z. Watson have been
in Indianapolis in the last week and
have been in conference with political
leaders. Also a number of active
politicians from different parts of the
state have called at republican head
quarters with reports as to the condi-
tions that exist in their localities.
1t is indicated that Senator Watson
has succeeded in patching up his
quarrels with the politicians. His
friends are counting on the full
fiedged support of Watson'S longtime
politial enemy. former Eenator Albert
j. Beveridge, and il is said also that
Watson and Gov. Goodrich buried the
hatchet before they left Chicago at
the time of the national convention.
But even with these conditions
Senator Watson is said to be con-
sidrably worried about the outcome of
hisownrace. Reports are frequent and
and persistent that great number of
republicans are saying that they VIII
support the national republican ticket,
but that when it comes to the Sena-
torship they will either not vote or
Will vote against Watson. One man
who lives in the sixth congressional
district. Watson's home district. made
the statement this week that he was
acquainted personally with fifty re-
publicanS in his county who were
straight on the national ticket, but
who would not support Watson. A
great deal of this kind of talk is
being heard here in Indianapolis
Some rather important business men
who are not very active in politics
have been saying that they propose
to- work against Watson. although
they will support the national ticket.
watson's Part in Naming Harding.
A good many of these men were
active in the progressive party, and
their feeling against Watson is
caused by the leading part Watson
nomination of Harding and thus de-
feating Leonard Wood and Hiram
Johnson who were the decided favor
ties of the Indiana primary. If the
feeling against Watson is as extern
sive as was the primary sentiment for
Wood and Johnson it is safe to say
that Watson has some tough shedding
ahead of him, for Wood and Johnson
got about three-fourthS of the In
diana primary vote.
Watson's friends are pointing out
that such men as Theodore Roosevelt,
the ational ticket. Generally the re-
ply of the discontented ones is that
they will follow the lead of such men
in the matter of the national ticket,
but that nothing can persuade them
to vote for Watson.
Some Sunragists Against Harding.
Some of the experienced politicians
are saying it will be a good thing
for Watson this year if the federal
suffrage amendment is not ratified.
Leonard Wood was the only preSi-
Dental. candidate who in the pri-
man state manager and every county
in the state was organized by Wo-
man state maager and every county
in the state was organized by the wo-
men. 1t was the first chance of the
women in anything of the kind and
working for Wood became almost a
religion with many of them. One
Indianapolis woman who has a large
influence in certain foreign quarters
of the city came home from Chicago
openly announcing that. she would
make all the votes against Watson
that she possibly could.
WESLEY SMITH