South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-05-30
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INDIANAPOLIS. May 2s.-NIan-
euvering for position is occupying
the time of the political leaders OF
both the democratic and republican
parties this week, and it will be sew
eral days before it is definitely
known how the campaigns of either
are TO be conducted.
As IS usual at this time of the DO
liical calendar there are a number
of strategists offering their theories
as TO the proper tactics TO govern
both parties.
Two theories of this campaign
! have been offered the democratic
party. They are as follows.
l. An offensive based on the ad-
ministratiOn of James z. Goodrich,
in which less attention is to be paid
to national issues than to state is
sues and in which the hardest blows
of the campaign are TO be directed
against the republican state ma
chine which is being dominated ard
appears likely to be dominated
throughout the campaign by Gov.
Goodrich.
?. A campaign in support of the
state platform declaration for the
treaty Of Versailles in which every
effort would be made to rally the
full strength of the state against the
| opponents of the League of Nations
and the state issues would be sub
ordinated TO the national issues.
United on State Issues.
The first theory is meeting with
more general approval for the rea-
son that while it is admitted there
IS difference Of opinion in the state
Il l. -
/ tie difference over the state issues,
and ii is generally conceded that on
state ISSUES the whole democratic
party can work in harmon with it
self and in harmony with a large
part OF the republican party which
is Just as much off the Goodrich
regime.
The principal danger that is seen
IS menacing the democratic cam
paisn today is the desperate effort OF
the republican press to stop aggres-
sive campaign methods Of the DEM
ocratic party relative to the state rs
sues.
Republican editors have suddenly
become very much exercised over
the speech Of Claude G.. Bowers at
the democratic state convention.
Although for many months they
have amused themselves by de-
nouncing Pres't Wilson as an ''au-
tOcrat," a king and a self willed'-
boss. they are now declaring that
when Bowers showed up the auto
cracy Of the Goodrich regime he
made a great mistake"
Has Little Success.
This attempt to "slow-up" dem
ocracy did not meet with much
success. Followers OF Mr.. Taggart
have declared that they are in favor
of a hard fight against Goodrich in
the state and they do not fear that
such a fight viii hurt Mr.. Taggarts
candidacy for they point out that the
large number of republicans who
will support Mr.. Tagsart are the re-
publicans who believe that James =.
Watson IS as thoroughly a detri-
ment 10 his party IS Goodrich. They
do not anticipate help from the
Goodrich element of the republicans
for the reason that Goodrich's fol-
lowing IS largely composed of office
holders. who Will stick with the re-
publican party regardless of the Is
sues.
Mr. MarshalTs friends attribute
his reticence on the subject of the
treaty OF Versailles 10 a desire TO
see Indiana make its fight on state
issues rather than To lack of SYM
DallN Win IIeSL w ilSOn OH the
treaty issues. They are advocating
a vigorous campaign on state issues
and holding the line" on national
issues until after the national con-
vention outlines the national cam
paign.
Goodrich IuzZics Watson.
Gov. Goodrich is insisting that he
is the republican party and is prov
ing 10 every day. He has now come
20 the front with n vigorous defense
OF the tax law ard challenged the
democratic party 10 make the cam
paiCn on the tax law.
This action OF the governor is not
at all 10 the liking Of the republican
candidates but what can they do
Goodrich is still in the republican
saddle in Indiana and will not be
ousted.
He has a strange hold or the re-
publican party and the party can
not shake him off
In addition 10 which he has the
good Judgment TO hit first and the