South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-05
HARDING BOOM
FOR PRESIDENT
IS LOOKING UP
Friends Of Ohio Republican
Candidate Gratified BY
Present Prospects.
BY LOUIS LUDLOW.

presidential race are looking up.
The friends OF the Ohio candi-
date are more than gretihed by the
tangible assurances of support
from important states I'm the presi-
dental equation.
These claims OF growing strength
Of the Harding movement in other
states are not political bunk" but
are well substantiated. Most signi-
ficent OF course, IS the tendency Of
Indiana republicans 20 line that
state up for Harding.
In some respects. however,
break TO Harding in Connecticut
may be regarded as Of still more
Importance. The New England
states have a habit Of standing to-
gether I'm national conventions and
II Connecticut lines up for Harding
at Chicago. as many now think IL
will, other New England states may
follow its standard
Connecticut L. For Him.
Rep. Simon ID. Fess. OF Ohio, who
has been in Connecticut recently
sizing up" the political situation.
said today that in his opinion Con-
uecticut is certain To be Tor Hard
ing from start 20 finish in the ma
tional convention. The state viii
have Il votes at Chicago.
II find all the leaders I'm Con-
uecticut are for Harding strong.
said DR.. Fess. Connecticut likes
sen. Hardins's protective tariff
IDEAS and ne is personally very poI
ular i'm that state where he has
spoken "a number Of times
10 is not putting It too strongly
- say that practically the entire In
diana congressional delegation is
Tor Harding for the presidential
domination. 1t is one subject or
which the Indiana congressman
can agree. This puts Sen. Harding
iu particularly advantageous posi-
tion in the HOosier state as the
members Of congress are always in
fuential in choosing the delegates
rom their respective districts TO
national conventions. Furthermore
the trend Of sentiment among In
diana republicans of the rank and
file is much more favorable 10
Harding than to any other candi-
date. according to reports which
reach the offices Of the Indiana
members Of congress.
Headquarters I'm Operation.
The headquarters of Sen Hard
ing IS now in full operation in this
city and is being conducted on a
modest scale that differentiates il
from the headquarters of some of
he high-financed and high-T owered
presidential boOms that have been
- established here. The Harding
boom is housed I'm two rather small
rooms in the northwest corner Of
the Ebbitt house. an antebellum
hotel that long ago took a back
seat among the most fashionable
hostelries OF the capital. After Wis
itlng the Poindexter, Lowden and
Wood headquarters. with their pre-
tentious suites OF rooms AMI small
armies OF clerks and stenographers,
the visitor cannot help being i'm
pressed by the extreme simplicity
of the Harding headquarters. where
the entire personnel aside from
Harry NJ. Daugherty the manager
of the boom. is represented i'm one
male stenOgrapher Mr. Daugherty
IS arranging TO spend practically his
entire time here during the next
few months Robert &. Armstrong
the new publicity director of the
Harding boom. viii spend part OF
his time each day at the Harding
headquarters.
Wood Boom RcCcding.
RcLorts that arc now coming 20
the national capital from MANY
sources indicate that the presideu-
riaf candidacy of Gen Leonard
Wood is receding Opposition TO a
military man" as "a presidential
candidate is now making itself felt
ID such unmiStakable terms as to
convince party leaders who are not
already committed 10 any presiden-
tfaI candidate that il would be
-rcat mistake 10 nominate pro-
fessiOual soldier and thus give the
democrats a ChanCe 70 play on the
scutime nt OF the country which IS
opposed 20 militarism In any form.
Tor the same reasons. the candidacy
If Gen Pershing is regarded as
~uothinE more than a passing show.
After having canvassed the stu
alton up one side and down another.
and having taken stock OF all the
dement's and factors entering into
the situation. the political experts
are pretty well agreed that the two
candidates who are in the forefront
az the present time are Sen. Hard
ing. OF Ohio. and Gov Lowden. OF
Illinois There is stronger organi-
Faffon support back of I.ow-den
than there Is back OF Harding The
candidacy Of the Illinois man has
powerful financial backing and IL
is developing much strength in the
northwest. Reports received here
from Iowa indicate that the dele
eation from the Hawkeye state
pronably VIII line up soidly for
L0wGeu
SUSPEND BUSINESS.