The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-16

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec 16.-Now that
the democratic legislators have came
and WENT what do they. know that
they did not know before they came?
The way It looks now is that they
do not know single thing that they
did not know before, unless it is that
the brewers of Indiana are for B. f.
shfveiy of South Bend for United States
senator. And this Is merely guess,
but there are some things that make
ployed legitimately as paid lobbyists for
various interests. and everyone con-
eeded that Shively did mighty good
job of 1T.
story Is HefoId.
In this connection there is retoId
now the story of the little champagne
supper at the Denison hotel the night
after the high license bill was defeat
ed. Crawford Fairbanks, owner of the
Terre Haute Brewing company. and
chief manipulation. with Albert Lieber
OF this city of the brewery politics Of
the state, was so happy that he threw
supper. Corks popped and they had
a good time and everybody was COM
plimented for the good work done in
that fight.
Then during the last campaign a
brewery attorney went over the state
planting money in the various coun-
ties for use in the democratic CAM
paign In planting this money he let
1t be known that it was "Shively mon
ey," and that IL the legislature was
democratic Shively would be elected
United States senator.
Double Cross for Lamb.
After this story was recalled, yes
terday and last night. there cropped
out another one to the effect that
Crawford Fairbanks is embarrassing
John E. Lamb of Terre Haute, who is
also candidate for senator. Fairbanks
is ostensibly for Lamb, and has let 1t
be known that he is working for him.
But man who stands close to Fair
banks leaked" yesterday and told a
friend that Fairbanks is only out for
Lamb for the purpose of keeping the
legislators of the Fifth district from
going to Slack or Kern. He said that
when the right time comes Fairbanks
will have Lamb withdraw from the
race and that the vote of the Fifth
district will then go TO Shively
| Then there is another situation thai
| lends some color to the story thai
Shively has the brewery support and
that this makes him a formidable can
| didate That is the fact that Steve
Fleming controls absolutely the vote o.
| the Twelfth district and that IL M
| finds that Edward G. Hoffman of For
Wayne cannot be elected senator III
will throw his vote to Shively. Elem
ing is brewer. He would do anything
to defeat John w. Kern, because their
is cordial, mutual personal hatre'
between the two. Fleming could prob
ably throw his Twelfth district vote t.
L. Ert Slack and thus defeat Kern. blu
Slack Is not and never has been salts
/ factory to the brewers and Taggar
/ does not like him because he ha
fought the Taggart machine. There
fore, it is pointed out by some, wha
would be more natural than that Flem
ing should throw the Twelfth distric
to Shively, thus remaining in line wit
the brewers and at the same time de
feating Kern.
If this were to work out according t
this talk Shively could be elected. Blu
l still stick to the statement that tn
real fight is between Kern and Slacl
and that none of the other candidate
has even a look in. They may hav
their eyes set on the senatorship tw
years hence. provided the legislator
is democratic, but there is not one c
them outside of these two that reall
believes he has a show to be elected.
Thinks Kern VIII Get 1t.
There is even a possibility that Ker
1 Lot
the democratic caucus, but this is M
likely. 1t is said that there are SON
members of the Legislature out in tt
state who are standing for the cand
date from their district who have signs
statements agreeing to vote for Kel
if their votes are needed to elect hiT
even going so far as to say they wi
do this on the first ballot, II necessar
So it does not look like it will NAL
much difference whether the brewe
line u for shively or not.
Not only is the contest for senat
. ractically settled, but the speakersh
is cinched also. Representative To
Honan of Seymour will be elect
speaker beyond a doubt Senator Fral
Kistler of Logansport is slated for t
3 minority leadership in the senate, al
Representative Fred King of Waba
will be elected republican floor lead
4 in the house. This appears to be t
slate and it will probably go through.
The democratic conference was
! pretty good sized affair, and the dem
Gratis present were happy as June bul
They got each other around the ne
and almost cried for joy over the fs
that at last the arty is to have char
of the jobs in the state. There we
more smiles to the square inch amo
them than have been seen before amo
4 Indiana democrats since 1894. But tn
didn't accomlish anything. They il
4 talked and then had a banquet at t
4 expense of the Marion county repl
sentatives and then went home
ELLIS SEARLES