The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-05-31
A REAL CANDIDATE

If ever any convention had placed upon IL
responsibility it is the Democratic gathering wncn
meets here this week to select candidate against
Senator Watson.
Upon its wisdom stupidity will depend
whether Indiana is to continue to be maze tne ha'
tional laughing stock and worse through wisconsin
Upon it's action will depend whether this state
will make start to clean up the control OF govern
ment by forces which have shamed It,
Tnon it's action will depend whether this State
will make start to clean up the control OF govern
ment by forces which have shamed it.
There is no question the revolt against Wat
sonism within his party.
He has invited it by twirling his thumb at the
President even if he had not earned it through
thirty years of Office holding which has brought moth
ing but politics and jobs
There is no question but that the independent
voters of the State will from him they have
ALWAYS turned if the rival candidate offered any
chance of progress
With an exceptional candidate for the short
term the Democratic party has its big opportunity
TO render a service to Indiana 1t can end Wat
sonism at home 1t help to finish it and all that
it stands for in the Nation.
But if it does, it may have to apply the prin-
ciple OF "selective service" and draft candidate
against Watson.
The six men who in the primaries are max
ing claims to preferment, Dut the IacC REMAINS II
no one of them infamed either the imagination or
the ardent interest of the members of their own
party.
The six poled practically the number Of
votes leaving the fair inference that of them
is so outstanding in record, platform or personality
as to make himself the men of the hour"
There are two men in this State in the Demo
cratic party who could lead their party to an easy
victory.
1t is an open secret that no of the six men
who could lead their party to an easy victory.
It is an open secret that one Of the six men
who ran in the primary would have been candi-
date for that Office had either Frank Daily or Fred
erick Van Mugs permitted their names to be entered
in the race.
1t IS an open secret and matter of political his
tory that both these men we're frequently urged to
make the sacrifice and that both refused.
The friends and hackers of any one of the six
primary candidates will admit that had either been
willing to run the nomination would have been al
most unanimous
If that convention, which should act for the in
dependents as we'll as their own party, which
should try to select candidate who can win unless
it be controlled in the interests Of the Watson and
the powers with which he deals, shows wisdom it
should tap of these men on the shoulder and
draft him for the job.
The fine fight made by Daley on Newberryism
gives him readymade issue. Watson ran away
from any probe Of corruption.
The record of Van Nuys and his straightforward
ness as contrasted with the evasive Watson would
make appeal.
Why should not these delegates, realizing
crisis and opportunity, ask one Of the men to be
their candidate?
A still finer thing would be invitation from
the six who refraned from becoming candidates
until assured that neither would in the pri-
maries to of these and insist on his accept
ance