Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1920 — M’CLURE MAY WIN SPEAKERSHIP [ARTICLE]

M’CLURE MAY WIN SPEAKERSHIP

McCray Said to Look Kindly Upon Proposed Candidacy of Legislator. Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 23. —Warren T. McCray, governor-elect of Indiana, is looking for a strong man to support for the speakership of the state legislature, according z to those close to him. He feels that the administration program which he hopes to put through will require an adept leader in the lower bouse and for that reason he is said to be closely scrutinizing the membership >wlth a view of throwing his aid to the man he feels will fill the bill. Many names of possible candidates’ already have been suggested to Mr. McCray, among them being Jacob D. Miltonberger of Muncie, J. Glenn Harris of Gary, Chester A. Davis of Jay county, Claude A. Smith of Princeton and Clinton H. Given, Henry Abrams and Omer U. Nowman of Indianapolis. None of them havq met with the approval of the gov-ernor-elect, according to Information, but he is credited with looking kindly' on the proposal to boost John P. McClure of Anderson for the place. Mr. McClure’? name has not been mentioned in connection with the speakership thus far, but Anderson politicians have been busy ever since he was assured a seat In the house in urging him for the speakership. According to present gossip the gov-ernor-elect is looking favorably on his selection, although so far he has not consented to throw the administration influence behind his candidacy.

Mr. McCray’s political advisors are encouraging him in the plan to have a speaker selected who is in sympathy with the legislative program and who at the same time will have sufficient strength to assist tn putting It through. This counsel on the part of the friends of the governor-elect shows that they are keenly alive to the situation that may confront the new administration if the Goodrich

forces decide to make a fight in th* legislature.