The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-22

get through with the contest the
| democratic contestants will not have a
place left TO hang their hats.
Stokes Jackson, democratic state
chairman, came out yesterday with a
prepared statement on the contest. in
things about the republican party as a
whole. He says in part:
Jackson's Sentiments.
II am now more than ever convinced
that every democratic state candidate
has been legally elected, and we do
not propose that the republican candi-
dates declared elected by fraudulent
votes shall hold the Offices to which
they were not elected by the legal and
qualified voters of Indiana It is not
only question of seating the demo-
cratic candidates, but it is also a pub
lie duty to expose the frauds of the
republican party. and show to the peo-
pie that the will of the legal voters
has been overridden by sharp and COR
rupt practices of the republicans.
THE democratic party has always
stood for honest elections and we
propose to take the necessary steps
to assure honest elections in Indiana
in the future.
i personally also have sufficient con-
fidence in the fairness of the tribunal to
which the contest must be submitted
that 1t will give the democrats cause
fair trial, and we feel confident that
we will have sufficient legal evidence to
establish our claims to the contested
offices.
The investigation and exposure of
the fraudulent voting, especially the il
legal naturalization of foreigners and
the voting of this class of voters by
gigantic corporate interests. as was
done in Lake county, is matter in
which every good American citizen is
vittally interested.
G.. o. p. Not worried.
The abuse of the great privilege
of franchise by this unscrupu1ous and
unconscionable practice as exposed in
Lake county threatens to undermine
the very foundation of American citi-
zenship and the democratic party and
the decent citizens of Indiana will not
tolerate it.
We propose to continue this inves-
tigation and the contest and | appeal
to the democrats of Indiana to lend
their aid and support in this important
It is feared, however, that even in
spite of this eloquent appeal by the
state chairman the republicans will feel
called upon to go right ahead and hold |
the offices to which they were elected |
Taggart and the Senatorship
THOMAS Taggart says and repeats it |
that he is not taking any hand in the |
contest for United States senator. He |
has been accused so many times of |
dipping his oar into the troubled wat
ers of the fight that it is hard to |
understand how Taggart can keep his
temper and put up with it, but he says
emphatically that he is not in the
muss and does not intend to get in it.
And there are a good many people |
who believe Taggart is telling the
truth about 1t. The fact is that there
is not now single ripple on the sur
race TO show where Taggart is doing |
anything If he is working at all 1T is
SO deep under the surface that no one
can see it. There are many who believe I
that there is a method in his keeping
put or the fight. They say that this
course on his part will do harm to the
chances of l. Ert Slack. whom Taggart
ioes not like and who does not like
Faggart- They say that Slack has all
along been counting of Taggart into
me fight and that If he did 1t would
all the anti-Taggart forces into
solid mass against the candidate he
avored But now that Taggart is ap-
oarently keeping his hands of 1t leaves
he anti-Taggart forces divided and
privileged to do as it pleases individ-
tally If the ants We're to get together
IN any one candidate 1t would probably
'e on Slack, for he comes nearest of
III the candidates to being an anti
raggart man.
Slack People Worried.
The fact that Taggart is keeping ont
II 1T is evidently causing the Slack
PEOPLE some worry, for they can see
'lainly that their candidate would be
better position if he were to get
n. They are insisting. however, and
lot without reason. that he is the sec
nd man in the race just now. with
'ood prospect of remaining there. Rut
KERN is In the lead and there is not
much reason for anyone to believe that
nyone else will overtake him. Shively
showing strength in the last few
avs. He will ONE to bat with solid
Import of his district the Thirteenth,
nd when the break comes, if he is still :
n the race at the time, he will profit by
he breakup.
Several members of the democratic
tate committee held a meeting here 7
ist night with the democratic candi- L
ates who were defeated for state Of 4
ces by small majorities, to consider :
ne matter of the contest that is be-
ig made to wrest the places from the |
epubllcans. They decided to go right !
head with their nIan nd yin 49, S