The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-16
Can Do No More Than Look on
The Senatorial Fight Among
Leading Democrats of the
State.
LIQUOR MEN FAVOR
TAGGART OR SHIVELY.
Cannot Slight Slack or Kern
lust NoW-Seek Repeal of
The County Local Option
Law.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 16.--Al-
though the brewery combine to all in
tents and purposes is keeping aloof
from the race for the democratic NOM
'ination for United States senator. it is
becoming apparent now that it is in
danger of getting it's wires crossed and
of being drawn into it in manner
that will prove a serious handicap dur
ing the coming session of the general
assembly.
The combined aim is to bring about
the repeal of the county. local option
law enacted at Governor HanlyS spec.
lal session. In order to accomplish
this purpose it must have the support
of certain men who aspire to succeed
James A. Hemenway in the senate.
How to keep all of the "statemen" in
line is a matter that has been intrusted
to the shrewd political manipulators
who were employed by the brewers
and their allies during the recent cam
paign.
1t is said that the brewers are not
ready to tie to any candidate for the
senate, although it is limited that they
would like to get busy for T. Taggart,
national committeeman; B. F. ShiveIey
Of South Bend, and John E. Lamb, of
Terre Haute. The combine is under
serious obligations to this trio, and it
is said that while either of them would
no S9tiSfanfnpv Irnitad
tor, the combine is AFRAID to show it's
hand lest it offend the followers of
John w. Kern, l.. Ert Slack and other
''favorite sons" who hope TO burn up
the cinders as soon as they get under
headway with their candidacy.
Already it is said that the combines s
plans have been upset. There was a
prediction deal, it is rumored. by
which the brewers were to throw their
support to Shively for senator. Shive-
ly, who is topnotcher among the In
diana spellbinders, was to do every
thing in his power to bring about the
election of Thomas R. Marshall, dem
ocratic nominee for governor, and a
democratic legislature.
Shively worked to his limit in be-
half of the ticket, and within SO hours
after the polls were closed he had let
tenrs in the mail to every successful
democratic legislative candidate in
forming him that he is running for
the United States senate
So far as Shiveiy IS personally con
cerned it is said that he is still accept
able to the members of the combine.
but the latter probably has not taken
into consideration the likelihood of
Taggart and Lamb having ambitions
to wear senatorial mantle
AT any rate, it has developed that
Taggart and Lamb are candidates
and it is declared that the combine is
in no position TO deliver its strength
to Shively. 1t is reported that it may
do something for him, but from pres
ent indications he will not get n1anv
votes from il.
Just now the combine is laying
low in hopes of keeping out of sight
of the public. II is said that Crawford
Fairbanks, the millionaire Terre
Haute brewer, who is regarded as the
oi eiiii9 VI tiS Soiiiolher mas Concluu
ed that the brewers and their allies
played sucker same during the
last session Of the legislature and dur
ing Governor Hanly's special session
by getting themselves too much in the
limelight-
1t is known among the close follow
ers of the combine that two or three
prominent brewers are in bad odor
with their own corterie because they
talked too much for publication dur
ing the campaign. During the special
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