The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-21
TEMPERANCE TOPIC
AROUSES INTEREST
independence Ticket Said To Be
Strong In Lake County viii Put a
Complete State Ticket in Field at
Their Convention That viii Be
Held Next Month.

indianapolis, July 22-Though the
real fight of the coming campaign will
be for control of the legislature, both
parties will make a strenuous effort
to elect congressman in the various
districts The congressional end of the
struggle will, perhaps, attract more
attention than in former years. The
democrats seem to feel that they can
increase their numbers of representa-
tives If not gain a1ority of the Indi-
ana delegation to Washington and the
republicans are equally confident that
they can hold the districts now con-
troIled by them ana perhaps regain
two districts-the eight and the
eleventh-which. they say. properly be-
long to them and which would not
have gotten away had it not been for
factional differences.
Big Fight Is Promised.
The legislative fight will be between
the temperance and the liquor forces,
with the latter lined up for the demo
carts Friends and foes of the anti
saloon movement will also take a part
in the congressional scrap, but the
moral and the political forces will not
be as closely allied throughout the
state as the liquor dealers give evil
dence of aiding the democrats in GER
tain districts and the republicans in
others.
The temperance question gives prom
Use of becoming a paramount issue
in the congressional campaign of the
first district Congressman John H
Foster. who has been renominated by
the republicans. viii be opposed by the
Anti Saloon League. His attitude at
Washington has made him unpopular
with the temperance people. His op-
ponent will probably be John W. Boeh-
ne the reform mayor of Evansville,
who has won a reputation for himself
by opposing the brewers and political
bosses of his city. Boehne can have
the nomination if he wishes it but as
vet he has refrained from defining his
position and some think that he has an
eye on the United States Senatorship.
If Boehne declines to run for congress
and a democrat less of a reformer than
he wins the nomination. the temperance
question which now promises to be
paramount in the district, may become
a side issue.
Doesn't Cut Much Figure.
In the second district Congressman
CLANCY Will he opposed by Judge VIM.
A. CuIlop. Temperance here will not
cut much Of a figure as both are pre-
sumed to stand alright on the saloon
question In the third district William
+. Cox. and in the fourth. Lincoln
Dixon. both have the support of the
saloon men but opposition to them will
probably not be very formidable as
the districts are reliably democratic
and the dominant party in the districts
is comparatively free at this time oil
factionausm.
In the fifth district Howard Maxwell
of Rockville is expected to have ar
easy victory over Ralph W Moss o.
Brazil. who probably owes his nomina
tion TO Crawford Fairbanks. the mil
lionare brewer of Terre Haute. Max
well was nominated by the republicans
to succeed Congressman Holiday
over in the sixth district. represente,
for many years by James E. Watson
now candidate for governor. William
o. Barnard of New Castle is being op
posed by the Reverend Thomas H
Kuhn of Richmond. who made the rae,
against Watson two years ago anC
who sought the democratic nomination
for governor The preacher politician
is seeking to make temperance a lead
ing issue but is not gaining much head
way as Barnard stands high with tn
reform element In this district-th
acknowledgements Overstreet will
it is safe TO predict. be returned by on
of the largest majorities ever receive,
by him. His opponent. Charles Korb
ly, the democratic nomination a
a snap convention through the effort
and labors of the Taggart brewer,
crowd assisted by Bernard Korbly,
brother of the candidate and democrat
&c chairman of the district. Decen
democrats here. who will fight for thei
party ticket in the county and state
have no intention of voting for youn
Korbly.
Hot Fight I'm Eight.
A hot fight is pending in the Eigh
between Congressman Adair. democra
and Nathan B. Hawkins of Portland
Adair has been a good congressma
and will run well. The republican DIFF
ferences, which elected him two year
ago. are not nearly great, howeve
as they were then and as the district
normally republican. 1t is a safe be
that Adair will be retired to privat