Evening star., 1928-05-06
Watson Benefited by Repub-
IiCan Machines Fight
for Existence.
HOOVER SEEKS VICTORY
ON "CLEAN-UP" WAR CRY
Spirit of Revolt May Give Secre-
tary Advantage-Farm Senti-
ment Is in Doubt.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

publicars decide Tuesday.
Whether they will back HeToer.
Hoover for President. or
Whether the Republican organiza-
ton, headed by Senator's Jim" Watson
and Arthur Robinson, is to be continued
in power.
No one in Indiana believes seriously
that, whatever the preferential vote N
Indiana may be. Senator Watson can
be nominated for President at Kansas
City.
1t is in Indiana as it was in Ohio
Hoover against the field. In Indiana
the field is massed behind a favorite
son and the head Of the Republican
organization. In Ohio the field was
massed behind the late Senator willis,
and after his death, behind his mem
ory. While most Of the Ohio Republic
an organization supported Willis, some
Of it slid over TO Hoover. Here IN
Indiana, except in a few isolated spots.
like Fort Wayne and South Bend, and
partly. in Wayne County, where there
is big Quaker settlement, strong for
Hoover, the Republican organization is
for Watson.
Hoover Slogan.
As the Irishnan said: The divil
thank EN- for it, why wouldn't they
be-" The Hoover slogan In Indiana
has been and will continue to the end
OF the campaign Clean Up" A clean
up means a new deal, politically, with
the present organization largely turned
out The organization is fighting for
its life, and Senator Watson has the
benefit of this activity
Mr.. Hoover is both injured and
helped by the opposition of the organi-
zation. There is many Republican In
Indiana ready TO turn the organization
out because of the scandals which in
the last three or four years have in
volyed prominent individuals in that
organization. On the other hand, in
primary the man With organization
backing has a great advantage The
organization gets the voters out-that
Is. II gets its own voters out The
Indiana organization is set 20 get is
followers TO the polls Tuesday. There
is feveriSh activity about all the Wat
son headquarters. They are worried.
though they insist Watson viii carry
the State
On form and past performance, Sem
ator Watson should win on Tuesday.
But the racing dope has not been re-
liable during the Spring Of 1928. There
Is spirit or revolt abroad. The revolt
in Illinois against the machine is hav-
ing its effect, particularly here IN Gary.
close to Chicago. Senator Watson has
won Ia the past when his opponents
thought him beaten. But the Hoover
people say it's long lane that has no
turning.
Senator Watson has won in Indiana
because he mas been stronger than
other leaders OF factions. When he Got
control. he built the organization. But
there is = we'll defined anti-wacson
group of Republicans in the state. In
1925 he ran Tor the senatorial nonins-
ZION against Clarise Adams, = young
attorney, He got approximately $4,000
votes TO 10000 Tor Adams. But the
Adams votes represented the Watson
opposition. Adams WAS little known
in The State. Mr.. Hoover can rely upon
these anti-WatSon votes He can also
rely on a personal following IN the
State. Suppose the Hoover following.
aside from the anti-WatSon group
should run UP TO 100000. Add them
together, ano it is noG 6lfhcult 10 see
that Hoover would receive majority
OF the Indiana Republican vote, \ ma
jority vote means, under the Indiana
primary law. q Solid delegation o. IS AZ
the Republican national convention.
bound TO vote for the candidate vim
ming the primary until that candidate
releases them.
Senator Watson. IN addition % the
support Of the Republican organization,
has the support OF tie Indiana Farm
Bureau. He has Ansi-SSloOa League
support ana probable support ~ the
Ku Klux Khan. He Is making no open
claim Of Klan support The crsaIllSa-
ton has been diScvedited n Indiana
through the trials 9sG Investigations
which have shown that the klan oonii-
mated and dealt with the Republican
corxUptS
u. c, Stephenson. head If the Kan
IN Indiana a; its pal0lsSt DAYS : II
the pcaltsntiary 6olng = lge sentence
for "A brutal murder OF d giTl, Watson
has been suspected oI dealing Win the
Khan out, as one prcniAeut HcoNief
.old me. lust when they thought they
were 81 fnd "Jim Watson inside
sheet and a hood he Was hall > tals~
t,p the road,
Watson CaunlS On Farmers
Not all the farmers IN Indiana are
members OF the Farm Surca0~~Got aN
a NlEful Not all og thsN are N favor
Of the McNary~ Haugen bill oNIt Sena-
tor Watson IL hoping tor large Note
I'm the rural sections ct the State,
liSAt vote III the farm districts. ne AND
his followers admit. wCald ee harmful
Hoover hopes 10 Set bis vote III ttsS
cities, and light vote In cities wSNle
work % the advantage NJ Senator Wat
son. NlSt as = light vote III the farming
sections might help Hoover,
The Hoover movement IN indiana aNS
seen hAlStered hy the hCNoVeF victory
IN Ohio. next GSOg II AcNSier0oM. III
received added impetus this week wtAeA
California rolled I'D an impressive vote
for the Secretary ot Consmeges, tetal
,ote that was greater ~ mere than
J to I than the total vote cast III the
primary. where Al Smith,
Senator Walsh Ot Montana and Sem
atoF Reed Of Missouri were fighting z
>ut. MooyerS strength as vote setter,
indicated in these and ether States.
AaS been PLAYED up IN the newspapers
,ApgNagttng him here, Many c1 them
srgue that Hoover il the best vote GET
er the Republicans have. and for that
reason must be nominated 10 Gelaat
GOV Smith the prehahle nominee af
ne Democrats, IN the November elec-
IONS
The ant~kloaver Watson sscnnS
~ the ether hana. So 80 Tar aS Ia
tgAontfnuei ON YAaSe 2 C<,lunn 1 a