Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-04-01
BOD HAS TO
TN MICHIGAN
! OR HE'S DONE
&c Gain Decisive Victory in
Ghis Primary or Drop Way
4 Down in Race.
By H. n. RICKEY. :

BY H. n. RICKEY,
Correspondent of the Newspaper
Enterprise Association.
"a 4 SHTNtFTON, April 1.-The impor-
of the presidential primary In
gan, ApxiI 5, in its bearing on the
liean national convention, can hard
pverestimated.
is the view OF the managers OF
presidential candidates and Of
olitseal sharps.
chief importance lies in the fact
rpon the results depends in large
IRE the future Of Gen. Woods can
n y.
BEN. Woods position in the race for
nomination viii be much lower
an it now is If he fails to win
1cisive victory in Michigan.
would be an Overstatement TO say
such a failure would eliminate him
n the race. but 1t would put such
rimp in his candidacy that his oppo-
IS. especially those who make the
I showing against him, would have
right to feel great encouragement.
bon ALIVE
b PERIL.
lrhst the military candidate is fully
We TO the perils Of the Michigan stu
ZION as they affect his presidential
pirations is shown by his statement in
|lswer to Senator Borah's brOadside
Eainst the money-spending phase of the
Food campaign.
Borah has made and repeated the
Charge that the men behind the gen.
erals campaign are engaged In a de-
Iiberate attempt to purchase the
nomination and election OF Wood. He
followed the charge by introducing
in the senate a bill calling for an
Investigation of the financing of all
presidential candidates and limiting
the use of money.
Gen. Woods answer, which was rather
va sive as to the use of money in his
lterests, contained this significant para
rdph:
Il am convinced that Senator
8orah's attack at this time is for the
purpose of influencing adversely the
Urinary vote in Michigan. next Mon
day. April s."
senator BOrah came right back at the
k4eral with this:
! you claim my attack upon you was
0 sway the voters Of Michigan. You
Re in part correct. It was intended
sway the voters, not only in
fchigan. but throughout the United
ates. III you are not familiar with
hat is going on I'm your behalf for
e presidency, I take leave to assert
1ttlat unless you familiarize yourself
and correct it you will bring disgrace
upon your name. your party and your
country"
And, having made this contribution
o the gayety Of the republican presi-
entail contest, Borah put his toothbrush
nd mighty into his travelling bag and
0ok the train for Michigan to campaign
or Johnson
Senator Kenyon, another Johnson
akker, no less outspoken than Borah
Rinss the money spending in Woods
ferest, is also headed for Michigan.
RsT TEST
MICHIGAN.
Aichigan is the first state in which
te issue between the other republican
q ndidates as TO the generals campaign
sethods is to be definitely Joined.
aIt Is not at all unlikely that there IS
understanding among the whole
&*lp of candidates who are opposing
#od that the time has come to pull
down from his position as leading
& didate
Woods disadvantage lies in the fact
a. while the loss OF the state or an
different victory will tremendously
Faken his candidacy. victory, unless
4 be overwhelming, will by no means
Inch IT,
Michigan, because Of a strong Roose-
progressive sentiment which has for
rs pervaded it. is one Of the states
&ich has been conceded to Wood in
"a calculations Of the candidates and
4liheians.
So that an ordinary victory there.
pile it viii add some votes to Wood s
&ength ct Chicago. viii have little. if
~, effect on the generals candidacy
other states.
Everything considered, the results Of
he Michigan primaries next Monday
ill at least indicate certain undercur-
ents and tendencies which are moving
n the presidential campaign. And there
DUST a possibility that they will be
Ute clarified