| Show I No Occasion to Worry About laft in Indiana 1 I I INDIANA'S AS A.'S preferences are arc always respected in inI I Republican national conventions While not altogether pivotal that flint state has been known to togo togo togo go Democratic on occasions and the proportion of its vote in the electoral college is quite respectable Indiana politicians have tra traded ed on oil that condition for years cnn often receiving at the bands hands of national party leaders perhaps more consideration than their importance warrants Consequently when the chairman of the Republican state central committee committee com con of Indiana blew up with a loud noise on Tuesday and said more in sorrow than in anger because of his great love lo for Mr Ir Taft raft that if the present occupant of the White House were mated Indiana might as well take her dolls and go home horne it created some furore in Washington A Washington furore be it known bears as much resemblance to elsewhere as does docs a gentle Utah zephyr to a Kansas cyclone Colonel Harry New of Indianapolis came caine to bat yesterday how however v in a manner mo most t satisfactory rr r.r. He lie said that Indiana was for Air II Taft raft first last J and all the time that the delegation from that t state to the national convention would be for the present President He lie added that as a political prognosticator prognosticate the central committee chairman was about as successful and well equipped as would be the modern Santa Claus Clans who dressed dresse himself in cotton batting cl clothes thes and excelsior whiskers and then hovered ho about in close proximity to a gasoline Chris Christmas tree We Ye are arc inclined in to take Mr r. r News New's view of the situation He lie has been in the thick of politics in inthe inthe inthe the Hoosier state since the Democrats there ceased voting for Andrew tT Jackson and was godfather when George Ade was vas christened or at least was as old enough to have served in that proud capacity When he lie says Indiana is for Taft it may be accepted accepted accepted ac ac- ac- ac as gospel Colonel New would not HoL deceive anybody even to be chairman of the tho subcommittee on arrangements of the national convention the fact that he lie garnered that position after a hard fight without exhibiting undue perspiration would not induce him to tell a lie He The Tho difference between between between be be- tween your Uncle Harry New and George Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington is that the latter could not have ha told a lie had he desired and your Uncle Harry could do so but would much rather not Indiana Utah and others of the leading lending states are for Mr r r. r Taft which is very comforting to them also to Mr 11 Taft Jt J. J Jt |
