The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-25

INDIANAPoLIs, IND, May as
Warfare OF no mean proportions ra
ged IN the republican camp today q
the @. o. P. state convention pre-
pared to receive the tentative plat
form containing planks which dc
clared for curtai1ment Of tho stat
tax boards authority and abolish
ment or restriction Of the power
OF the public service commission.
These surprise" planks had tn
effect of a bonabsheu among tn
forces Of Governor McCray, who, Il
though taken by surprise, tnamsd
lately rallied his advisers ana CAV
battle to, oponents Of the two com
missions which are held In hir;
esteem by the Administration Hint,
Of plain and fancy double crossiu,
were in the air az the goverro
pleaded over the telephone, one b.
one, with members Of the platform
committee which early today ADOPT
ed the troublesome piauks, AM
pleaded with them for q hearing b>
fore the full committee.
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lNOIANAFOLIS. May 2o.-kepeal
or the Democratic utilities law by
the next legislature of its amend
ment so is to make It responsive
TO the peoples welfare" and a re-
turn to home rule in the matter o.;
municipal bond issues are planks in
the platform submitted to the Re-
publican state convention here to-
day.
These radical departures from
usual Republican policies wer a
agreed upon by the convention's .
platform committee shortly before
three o'clock this morning and pass
ed on TO the convention for its ap-
proval.
ANOTHER SURPRISE
Another unheralded plank de-
clares opposition to the creation OF
additional departments, boards of
commit ssioners in connection with
the administration of government
and declared for abolition of AN
useless boards and commission" and
the reduction OF expenses of those
maintained without impairing their
efficiency.
The utilities law plank was fost-
d. Bush. who has been considered .
virtual outcaat from the regular
Republican organization because of
his irregular" activities but who
was made chairman OF the platform
committee. This declaration was
characterized as radical" by Bush,
but he said 1t was tame" COM
pared with some proposed planks
dealing with the public service COM
mission. The plank. termed COM
promise" by Bush, reads:
"ABOLISH UTILITIEs~
I'VE recommend that tho next
legislature either abolish the Dem
ocratic public utilities law or so
amend 1t as 20 make it responsive
to the peoples welfare"
The home fule plank. also regard
ed as practically a Bush declaration.
reads:
I'VE favor the return of authority
to determine the necessity for is
suance of bonds by municipalities
to local authorities and recommend
a vacation N expenditures OF pub
lie funds and creation of public in
debt tedness.''
This declaration calls for amend
ment of the so-called Goodrich tax
law" which has been defended Wig
orously by Republicans ever since
its enactment.
SHOCK TO DEMOCRATS
Adoption of these two surprise
planks by the convention Is count
ed on by some Republicans to take
much Of the wind from the sails OF
the Democrats who long have had
the tax law especially under fire.
The primary law. agitation over
which has caused no little uneasi-
ness in high G. o. P. circles, was not
mentioned in the platform A pro-
posal of Jesse Green of Fort Wayne
to declare for repeal of the primary
law was blocked in committee.
The expected hearty Endorsement
of the administration OF President
Harding and the achievements OF
the first year Of his administration
headed the list of platform declara-
tions. and with It went praise OF the
armament conference and its result
ant treaties az the greatest single
move ever made toward the end OF
all war"
ENDORSE RECORDS
''Uaqualihed endorsement" OF tho
records of Senators Harry 8. New