The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-21
Secret Came out Yesterday.


party in Indiana.
Secret Came Out Yesterday.
The secret which has been nursed
by the independence party leaders for
several weeks, came out yesterday
when Charles T. S. Neal of Lebanon,
one of Hearst's right-hand men and
the probable nominee for vice presi-
dent on the Independence ticket, has
authorized the announcement that the
Independence party, when it meets IN
state convention in Indianapolis Aug.
25 will nominate as its candidate for
governor Charles C. Conn of Elkhart.
/ Incidentally THE TIMES learns that
the Independent ticket will without
doubt put a county ticket in the field
next month and expects to be very
active during the campaign. The Inde-
pendents in North and Calumet town
ship are pretty strong. Casper Tesch-
ner of Creston will be the nominee for
sheriff of Lake county and as he is
farmer he is expected to pull the sup
port of many farmers his way
Smith Makes Prediction.
4 H P Smith of Hammond, a prom
linent republican, president and busi-
mess agent Builders Local No. 419,
Lake county, l. H. c. & B. l. L. of Am
erica, predicts that the Independents
will make quite a showing. John L.
Rohde formerly member of the board
of public works and a leading demo-
crat. expects the Independents to stir
things up in great shape
Col. Conn who is a multimillionaire,
an ex-mayOr of Elkhart, an eX-con-
gresham and manufacturer of band
instruments, was a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for governor
before the state convention which met
in Indianapolis last March. He spent a
goodly sum for advertisements in many
newspapers throughout the state in
which he assailed the Democratic ma
!chine in Indiana, and paid his respects
= in scathng irony to Thomas Taggart
the reputed head of the machine.
Hearst After TagSart.
The determination of the Independ
lence party to make him it's standard
bearer in Indiana is interpreted to mean
that Hearst is still after Taggart with
. la red-hot poker.
1t leaked out today. simultaneously
with Mr.. Meals announcement, that the
Independence party leaders have had
their eyes on Mr.. Conn ever since the
'Taggart machine ran over him and
maslred him fat in the state convention
The advisability of drafting him as the
: independence party's candidate has
, been discussed in the highest circles oil
the Independence party and is said tc
: meet with the warm approval of Mr.
: Hearst who is outs with both Bryan
, Taggart.
Put His Name on Ticket.
Mr.. Conn left Indiana some time age
= and Is now in Los Angeles, Cal The
\ Independence party leaders have beer
= in communication with him. and while
' they decline to make public the cor
, respondence. it is understood that h'
has not stated in any instance that h,
! would not accept the Independence
e party nomination Acting on the as
A sumption that he will accept if nom
e mated the party leaders have decidet
to put his name at the head of tn,
e ticket.
: Mr.. Conn is fond of automobiles ant
= is the owner of several splendid ma
2 chimes. The independence party man
i ayers are already conjuring up menta
pictures Of highly spectacular cam
: paign. with Mr.. Conn darting hithe
j and thither over the state. la Ton
j Johnson, in a big red devil, speaking t
the multitudes from the rear seat.
is conceded that a three-ocrnered rae
e between Watson, Marshall and Com
n ought to furnish a good deal of livel.
entertainment