The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-07-19
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PEACE TALK
Goodrich-Warns Chiefs They
Must Mean Pleas for
Harmony,
WELCOME GIVEN TO WALB
Farmer Has NOT Received
Square Deal, Says Sena-
tor Watson.

Harmony and the closest kind of
Hcan ranks If Indiana is to go Repub-
lican in 1924. Republican leaders told
hundreds of G. o. P. workers at the
Hotel SEVERN today.
Gathered in an all-day pep-session
in honor of Clyde A. Walb, State
chairman, hundreds Of G. o. P. work
ers from all parts OF Indiana listened
to harmony talks and gossiped about
prospective candidates in the election
of 1924.
Former Governor James p. Good
rich received the greatest applause of
any speaker at the morning session.
For the most part gossip among the
guests, almost half Of whom were
women, centered upon the guberna-
tional candidate for next year.
n new name, that OF Bert C. Nor
gan. Federal prohibition director. was
mentioned frequently in connection
with the governorship. The names of
Ora J. Davies. State treasurer; Ed
ward G. Toner Of Anderson. Ed Jack
son. secretary OF State. and NJ Bert
Thurman. collector of internal reve-
nue., were others mentioned among
the workers
Pleads for Farm Laws
At the afternoon session Senator
Watson made a strong plea for legis-
lation favoring the farmer.
''It can not be denied that the
farmer is not sharing In the pros
perity Of the country to the same de-
gree as the laboring man of the city"
he said. He denied that this was
the fault OF the Republican party,
saying many laws for the farmers
benefit were enacted by the last Con-
gress.
Postmaster General Harry s. New
spoke briefly.
Harmony was seriously threatened
for few minutes when Former Gov
ernor Winfield T. Durbin branded the
direct primary law as "a curse fast
ened upon the Republican party. 1t
spells Doodle. rich mems dollars end
demagogues. he shouted. There was
mild commoton and an inclination
to-heckIe him from the audience. bat
he changed the subject and once again
harmony reigned supreme.
Joseph 3. Healing, national com
mitteeman, made a strong plea for
the reelection Of Walb as State chair
man next year. The statement was
mildly applauded.
An executive meeting of the State
committee was scheduled to follow
the welcoming.
A vigorous defense of his admins
tration was made by Governor Nc.
Cray.
State expenditures In Indiana
amount only TO two-thirds as much
Of the amoNnts spent by neighboring
States, he said
Loose Spending Ended
Administrations rise or fall on their
ing the budget law Of 1921. "Haphaz.
ard appropriation and expenditure of
public money, a system that prevailed
In Indiana for century, has ended. {"
Four financial accomplishments of
the administration stand out, he said,
as follows:
Indiana spend little more on State
expenditures than it did ten years ago.
il the road building program is elimi-
mated; more money has been spent on
State institution improvements In two
years than in the preceding fourScost
for ordinary service at Institutions is
less than under the Ralston or Good
rich administrations; the State collect
ed taxes Of $12 800, ,0Q9~ from the
counties and paid back to them $13..
752 900 for schools, roads, courts and
institutional expense.