The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-21
At LEAST THAT IS
THE ACCREDITED REPORT
Opposition to Saloon Control" Makes
Him Enemies Who After Standing
Much Bitter Arraignment, = Last
Arises to Down Him-Enemies
Charge Political Conspiracy.

indianapolis, Dec. Elf you ask any
democrat here who is responsible for
the opposition to J. Kirby Risk, of La
layete' as chairman of the Tenth dis
trlct he viii answer without hesita
tion-"Tom Taggart" 1t is generally
understood that the Taggart machine
mas decided to make horrible ex-
ample OF Risk for the effect it NAV
nave upon other ambitious members of
tne party who think they are stronger
than the Organization"
The opposition to Risk deve1onad
suddenly and fell with crushing force
just now no democrat hereabouts
thinks that the Lafayette chairman
VIII De reelected by acclamation The
opposition worked secretly and swift
~ ana gave no intimation of its plans
until everything was set Then the
trap was sprung and Risk was caught.
Old Taggart methods did not work
NO quarter was SHOWN
Opposition to Tnggart His Undoing.
Inc trouble all came about because |
RISK thought he would wrest control
s6f the state committee from Taggart
AY1e has been district chairman for two
Vyears md has not been satisfied with
q Ahe ccsduet of affairs Thinking he
SSs,uld q better, he made overtures to-
warn 7saining the chairmanshfp of the
central committee. These overtures
were ignored. The Taggart crowd did
not even flirt with him Then Risk
became bolder and began to antagon
lze the machine From time TO time
he publicly declared that brewers ana
other liquor dealers should be ousted
from control of the party machinery
Encouraged by the silence with which
his attacks were received, he grew
bolder and bolder in his denunciation
OF the party management until he be-
came known as a reformer.
Bryan Meeting All Risk.
Impetus was given the Risk cam
paisn for the craftsmanship by the big
Bryan meeting held 1T Lafayette re-
Gently. This was a Risk affair an tha
way through. The chairman Of tbe Z
Tenth district was master of ceremo {
MES and chief cook and bottle washer q
His stock went up several points. Bur y
the climax came when Risk took a fan +
out of Taggart and William OBrien. I
state chairman, because of their ali 7
senee. 1t developed afterward that
both had sent regrets and greetings i
but the kilograms were not read at {
the banquet table. On the contrary.
Risk, who acted as POSTMASTER. de- a
ciared in his arraignment of tie ma :
tional and state chairman that neither
,,'u lespohded 70 their invitations to :
~ Fren III i,,le tban Il, i
~" 'neh the machine did not re- :
1alate. ,.. RISK was allowed to do his :
~ eso'T., -, ! n1s encouraged him to great =
sI iensths and his attacks on the i
pie"ery-controlled committee became .
time it annearo9 - 'e'isi.iel'' or 5,
that the Tenti, ~ ioo AeIs-oh h
party m.nae-ar. 80, i,'>'i' iau me Il
thought that ~ ua''i', i-90 40 me one Fl
elected state cbai~s,o 'lilii9eI, nj
think that Risk u.o,,I, ~ ,..tS - uiG
70 the committee ana tbat ~ ,,.a,'1s a,,+ W
some ice in reorRantza,tjo,, -. M
ri,d. po, CT
But RISK volze =, ''hins' w
find his throne totteI,,sr morning 10 de
ents had arrived 5,,r5re "o lhSurS- dc
lost no time in organizing zyba+ol.ar II
opposition to RISK eyf~t Whatever he
surgents were Edwara si,,,a he IN ar