The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-09-10
MATT|nGLY MAY
PRESENT BILL
Republican Leaders Insist That They
Have Assurances That the Party
Has All the Votes Necessary for
Passing the Proposed Bill When
Show Down Comes.

indianapolis, September IO.-FoIloyys
ing the conference of democratic Lead
ers, 1T was announced that the minority
VIII present a solid front in the comines9
hattie at the special session of the Gem
eraI Assembly. This means that the
struggle for county local option will be
a hard and furious one
The conference was held for the pur-
pose of adopting a legislative course
and making 1t known to the democrats
of the Legislature that they will be ex-
pected to stand on their party platform
and to withhold support from the coun-
ty local option bill. Several minority
members, known to be strongly in fay-
or of temperance, called In and
they, it is stated, agreed TO stick to the
democratic pledge for township and
city ward Iaeal option.
Democratic Lenders Present
Prominent among the leaders who
participated in the conferences were J.
w. Kern, candidate for vice president:
Thomas r. Marshall, candidate for gov
ernor; Thomas Taggart Indiana ma
tional committeeman; John E. Lamb.
vice chairman of the national commit
tees advisory committee: John w.
Hoffman, former mayor of Indianap-
oils; Tom Honan, floor leader of the
House; Senators Slack, Kistler. shaef-
er and Stotansburg; Peter Foley and
j.. Kirby Risk, chairmen. respectively
of the fifth and tenth districts, and
others.
Many Go To Fair.
County chairmen, democratic editors.
state candidates and workers from all
parts of the state were in the hotel
lobbies. Many of these had been drawn
to the city by the conference, others
had been attracted by the state fair.
the double header between indianapolis
and Toledo, by the meeting for the or
ganization of state federation of
democratic clubs. but all were interest
ed in the conference and found time
to drop in and express their opinions.
All practically agreed that the demo-
Gratis of the Legislature should stand
together in opposing the republican
program of legislation
Thomas R. Marshall left the confer
ence at three O'Clock to catch train
for Terre Haute, where he spoke last
night
Il have no desire to dictate to the
democrats of the Legislature or to CO.
cree them" he said, but l suggested
that they stand on the platform of
their party and that they wait until
the regular session to act on the tenn
perance question. The question is now
before the people as a political issue
and the November election will deter
mine which plan is the one desired"
Doesn't Surprise Republicans.
The republicans were not surprised
that the democratic leaders urged their
temperance members of the General
Assembly to withhold support from
the proposed county local option. They
insisted that they could carry the
measure with their own votes but they
declared, too. that some of the temper
ance democrats would not accept the
leaders advice. Several democrats,
they pointed out, are running for re-
election on the county local option is
sue, having adopted it because of the
attitude of their constituents
It is not known who Will father the
option bill but it is thought the honor
will fail to Senator Ezra Mattingly un-
less he insists upon introducing a bill
of his own, which he has already draft
ed This provides for period of
four years between elections and en-
ables 20 per cent of the voting popu-
Iation of a county to call an election.
Mattingly is one of the temperance
leaders of the state. He handled the
high license fight two years ago
The proposed measure viii probably
be the cause of one of the biggest
fights ever known. The discipline of
each party will count for much The
outcome of the contest will probably
have considerable effect on the No
vember election.
HAVE ANNUAL PICNIC.