Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-17
INDIANA WILL
BACK HIM UP
His Helping Indianapolis on
Track Elevation Project
Made Many Friends.

ThlS POSITIVE assertion was Indu6
in Washington by friend of the for
mer secretary of the treasury and
director general of railroads, accord
ing to the dispatch, which was signed
by William Philip Simms and sent
over the wires Of the International
News Service. The friend is de-
scribed as one of the timers" Of the
McAdoo circle in New York.
"IcAdoo," said this friend, as merely
playing good politics in keeping his
& boom Debated. His name will be
brought forward in due time, never fear,
and the San Francisco convention next
June will have ample occasion to pro-
nounce 1t. You can bet your last cop
per on that"
81 GOOD NEWS
FOR INDIANA.
Z Anything in the nature Of information
tending to clinch the general belief that
McAdoo at the proper time, will run for
president on the democratic ticket, is es-
pecially pleasing to the people Of Indi-
ana, and especially Indianapolis, where
Mr.. McAdoo's help in putting through
N work on the track elevation project here
in 1918 is well remembered. His prompt
decision to complete the elevation of the
railroad tracks after the situation had
been presented to him personally by W.
N D. Boyce publisher Of The Indiana
N Daily Times, and through news stories
and editorials in The Times in March,
N 1913 has resulted in great benefit to In
dianapolis.
III The track elevation work here had been
dragging on for twenty years and nearly
one-third Of the city had been cut of
through work started and never finished.
At the time McAdoo took hold of the
81 problem VIII Il. Hays, now republican
II national chairman, was chairman of the
8 Indiana state council of defense and was
in favor of further postponing the eleva-
81 ton project ION account of the war
But McAdoo decided otherwise, and
81 wisely so.
Il BLOW TO
WILL HAYS.
AS expressed by Mr.. Boyce in The
Times there was no doubt that the In
diana republican organization, headed
by Hays, was willing to cause immense
y loss of time to the men, women and chill
go of Indianapolis great financial loss
the vast business interests Of the mer-
Chant and manufacturer of this city,
y and to delay the transportation Of war
material and the army through delay
ing trains passing through Indianapolis
If they could only put the national ad-
ministration and Mr.. McAdoo in the hole.
They failed, and the indianapolis Cham
~ Der of Commerce and the many civic
organizations Of this city won.
"It was a great victory for the city"
M said e. n. Smith, then secretary of the
Il Chamber of Commerce, commenting on
~ McAdoo's order that the work go on. 1--WE
had always felt that If those in author
& ity would take time to investigate they
would find that national necessity would
best be served by the completion Of track
I'd elevation work here"
And it was McAdoo, despite his press
A ing duties as leader of the Liberty Loan
/ campaign and director of railroads, who
3 took 1.-The time to investigate"
WHAT DECISION
HAS MEANT.
Today, while there is considerable
freight tracks to be elevated a great deal Of
progress since McAdoo issued his order
4 20 go through with the work has been
81 made, as passenger service is about com
plete and the station itself is practically
"a finished. The work was considered a
"a fve-year program by the Chamber of
q Commerce and other civic organizations
= behind the movement to get the task &C
s complished. The program included the
elevation of the tracks in and near the
g Union station and took in the elimination
q of the Virginia avenue viaduct. The work,
engineers estimated today, is now two
8 thirds to three fourths complete They
said the work at the Union station and
between Pennsylvania street at the north
end of the station and Kentucky avenue
should be finished by Jan. I, 1921.
The city of indianapolis then expects
to carry the elevation north to Mass
achusetts avenue. part Of the work now
being under way The engineering plan
also includes elevation at Kentucky ave
nue. and the Belt railroad, Washington
street and the Belt, and ultimately the
elimination Of all dangerous street level
crossings on streets on which there is
heavy traffic.
INDIANA WILL
BACK M'ADOO.
McAdoo, by virtue Of his efforts in be-
half of indianapolis, will derive con-
siderable strength from Indiana, where
his position in relation to the continue
tion of the track elevation work, after
VIII Hays and other had consented to it's
delay until after the war; has won him
the friendship and earnest support of
many who realize the Importance of this
~ work to the state capital
When attention of Indiana politicians
was called today to the Washington dis
patch giving positive assurance that Mr..
AIcAdoo would run they asserted that the
reticence of the former director general
of railroads in announcing his intention
to contest for the nomination has been
to his disadvantage in Indiana and,
they contend will continue to be to his
disadvantage. However, it is known,
that McAdoo has very good reasons for
not making a definite announcement es-
pecially in view Of the fact that Presi-
dent Wilson's position on a third term
proposition has not yet been defnitaely
announced.
STRONG MADOO
SENTIMENT HERE.
Indiana politicians readily assert that
there is a strong McAdoo sentiment liz
this state but, unfortunately, his follow
ers are without leaders for the reason
that those accustomed to starting such
movements and to taking the vanguard
in them have deferred by a lack Of posi-
tive information as to whether their
choice for the presidential nominee
would be available.
Immediately on receiving assurance
a that McAdoo will make a campaign for
delegates In Indiana there will be a
strong movement in his favor 1t will
spring from the railroad men, who have
high regard for their former chief from
others who became acquainted with his
character during the period he was d.
recting the railroads and from those who
have since been pleased by his attitude