Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-20
PERSH|NG TALK
FOR PRESIDENT
CROWS SERIOUS
Eastern Politicians Impressed
BY Reports Of Corre-
: spondents Now in
The West.

Washington, Jan. lo.-(Special. y
Politicians in the east and particu-
larry in and about congress are be-
ginning to discuss the Pershing
campaign in all seriousness, especial
ly in view of semi-editorial corre-
spohdence now being featured in
eastern newspapers as voiced by
staff correspondents who are feeling
out public sentiment in the western
states.
George Rothweli Brown, writing
the Washington Post from Lincoln.
says that he has found in Nebraska
a decided sentiment for Senator
Johnson and not for General Wood,
as he had been lead to believe be-
fore reaching the prairie state, and
that the claims that the old Roose-
welt organization was for General
Wood are not borne out by first
hand analysis. He says the claims
are based upon hope rather than on
actualities.
Pershing Dark Horse" st.
Mr.. Brown, continuing, says.
"The republican primaries will de-
termine whether the people want a
soldier candidate, and if so, which
one, or whether they prefer pro-
gressivc republican. The spectacu-
lar fight is between Senator john
son and General Wood for the man
tie of Roosevelt, with General Per
shing a dark horse.
"The republican primaries here,
April 9, viii be the sixth to be held
in the country, so that Nebraska
very early in the proceedings will
be able Ito give line on the whole
political situation.
"If General Wood is beaten by
General Pcrshing, it may put him
out of the running as the favorite
Soldier candidate, while victory
for. Pershing would enhance his
stature as a presidential possibility"
Candidates for Congress.
Representatives Evans, McLaugh-
lin and Andrews today sent to the
secretary of state for Nebraska
certificates from the county .treasur-
crs Of the counties in which they
reside that the necessary fee had
been paid to entitle their names to
60 on the primary ballots for con-
gress in the Third, Fourth and Fifth
districts, respectively, as republicans,
and ask the secretary of state to sec
that their names appear at the April
primaries.
Representative c. F. Reavis of
Nebraska was appointed today as a
member Of the advisory platform
committee recently created by ac-
tion of the republican national COM
rnittee and promptly announced one
Of the recommendations he will make
for a new plank in the platform. Mr..
Reavis' appointment was made by
wire by Will Hays, chairman of the
republican national committee.
Business in Government.
II want to make the biggest busi-
ness organization N the world, to-
wit, the government itself, into a
well-nanaged business" said Mr..
Reavis, "and to that end / shall rec
ommend a complete reorganization
of all government departments so
as to get activities in harmony with
each other under one head, with the
idea of doing away with wasteful
Implications and killing off organiza-
tions among the several departments
that have been inactive for several
years. Some are now being kept up
in anticipation of work in the fu-
ture."
Separate Departments.
Mr.. Reavis explained that this
would involve taking from the
Treasury department the supervision
and erection of public buildings and
transferring it to the Interior de-
partment, taking the Patent Office
from the Interior department. and
transferring it to the Commerce de-
partment and making similar trans
fers of other bureaus, SOFAS to CO.
ordinate governmental activities.
Mr.. Reavis stated this would prob
ably mean the creation Of separate
air service, so as to bring under one
head the present aviation activities
Of the War, Navy and Postoflce