The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-04
Delegate Jackson

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Certainly if there be anything in the claim
for Senator Watson that he pays his political
debts, he will change his mind on the matter of
the orator who will present his claims for the
presidential nomination and give the chance to
Delegate Ed jackson.
That would answer the stories that are
whispered wherever Republican politicians
meet that Watson is greatly disturbed by the
fact that the delegates who follow Boss Coffin
had decided to send the Governor to Kansas
City to help pick presidential nominee and
write a platform.
Why should Watson have been disturbed
over this matter and charge that it was a
political bit of revenge planned and plotted
by former Governor Goodrich?
The selection was so perfectly in keeping
with the primary campaign and with the ac
ton Of the entire State convention that Watson
can hardly object to public exhibition of his
jewels in the great national gathering.
If Watson had any objections to Jackson as
a delegate, the proper time for ytest was
last winter when attorneys for jackson, after
listening to damning evidence concerning the
offer of bride to Warren 7. McCray, decided
that the safest plan was to plead the statute of
Limitations.
Had there been any sincerity in the Watson
disgust with Jackson, he had his chance then
to denounce any Governor who would call upon
this statute of limitations to protect his liberty
when honor had fed.
Had Watson been really sincere in being
out of step with jackson and the influences
which created Jackson, he could easily have
called attention to the fact during his primary
campaign and called upon the Republicans to
repudiate jackson and Coffin and the night
gowned boys who came through for him be-
cause of reciprocal favors in behalf Of Arthur
Robinson.
The Senator owes debt to the national
party in which he aspires to be a leading figure.
He should not only invite but demand that
jackson present the Watson name to the con-
vention and in doing SO rehearse in full the
facts which have been exposed to numerous
grand iuries in Indiana during the past few
months and point to them with pride as the
manner in which political machine can get
results.
The Governor should be given one more
chance to tell the Nation exactly what he thinks
of the statute of limitations and it's application
to political SINS
So many former aids Of Senator Watson
are unavoidably missing that it would seem
that fond memories would prompt the drafting
of jackson for the nominating speech.
Unfortunately former Chairman Walb will
be near to but not at the Kansas City conven-
ton He, it will be remembered, is sojourning
at Leavenworth as guest of the Government
which was insistent on extending its hospl-
tality.
Stephenson Of 1924 fame is also missing
and will not be able to help
But jackson, free through the benefcence
of the statute of limitations and delegate
through the edict of Boss Coffin, indicted with
him, is still available.
There is no question of the Jackson ability
as an orator He has charmed many an audi"
ence and congregation. The hillsides have
echoed his twilight pleas.
Certainly the senior Senator, who alone
seems to think that he is a serious candidate
for the presidency, will not SO far forget the
properties of political tradition as to choose
any other than the Governor of the State to
eulogize and give emphasis to the Watson
claims for highest honor.
Then the people would really know There
would be no need of furnishing any delegate
chart They would all understand what
happened in Indiana and why this delegation is
not voting for Herbert Hoover.