The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-16
PUT ASIDE
FOR CELEBRATION
Candidate for Vice President Is As
serted to Have Made Boast That
He Didn't Depend Oh Negroes for
Any Votes After He was Defeated
for Governor.

Especial to The Times)
Indianapolis. Ind, July IG.-Now that
John W. Kern is home and the nom
partisan spirit is spent, republicans are
getting busy the democratic nOmi-
nee with view to showing that he
Is not the wonderful candidate that the
fnduIgent press of the state and Its
charitable citizens have indicated.
The republicans hold of in their
criticism until after the pride of citi-
zenship had been asserted. They
jOiced that members of their party
joined in the welcoming demonstration.
Citizen first-candiGnte aftcrward- is
the way they put 1t.
This spirit was shown abundantly at
the celebration. 1t was demonstrated
by distinguished professional and bust
ness men, svho have alwayse voted the
republican ticket, cheering Kern at the
train, at his home and at the court
house, where the speaking was done
by the presence of Vice President Fair
banfs and Mayor Bookwalter, who were
the prominent speakers; by the atti-
tude of the press in booming the well
coming plans; by citizens generally who
decorated their homes and got out to
cheer.
POLITICS NOW ON DECK.
But this is all over now and poll
tics is again showing its head. From
now on John w. Kern is a democratic
candidate-not an honored citizen of
Indianapolis.
The republicans have a fruitful field
in which to work. They know that Mr..
Kern is not an especially valuable as
set in Indiana. His ability may be
summed up in the following para
graph
In 1896 the republican plurality in
Indiana was 1851; in 10000 when Mr..
Kern was the democratic nominee for
governor. the republican plurality was
s25, 163; in 1904, Mr.. Kern being again
the nominee, the republican plurality
was 93,944.
These figures will be used extern
sively and probably with affect by the
republican managers in the coming
campaign.
SAID TO BE TAGGART'S LAWYER
! Eastern papers have already referred
to Mr. Kern as Tom Taggart's lawyer
and it is likely that the state press
will take up the phrase once that the
non-p artisanship is cast to the winds
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and it is recalled that in the famous
! French Lick cases, the attorney for the
owner of the casino worked overtime
in an effort to ridicule the law and
bring its enforcers into bad repute
with the people Attorney Kern die
not seek to win his clients case by
| legal practices but by welding the sar.
casm for which he Is noted Instead
books he sought to flight in through
friendly newspapers by giving out
humorous interview in which h,
featured the one eyed constable Of
Stammer Creek township" who wa.
made the principal figure of the raid
ing party by the versatile and brilliant
Mr.. Kern. II no doubt was Mr. Kern's
idea to convert to his use whatever
antiHanly sentiment may have exis
ted in the state at the time even though
use of it ridiculed the administrator:
of the law and brought the law itsel
into disrespect.
DIDN'T INCLUDE NEGROES.
1t is recalled, too. that Mr. Kern il
a speech following his second defea-
for governor boasted that the vote h,
received did not inclue the SURFACES o
any negroes. This will be used for al
it is worth. Strangely enough he Il
on a national ticket just when tn,
democratic party hopes to drag part o
the colored vote away from the repub
lican party. Democratic managers hav,
seemed to see much anti-Taft sentf
ment among the negroes of Indiana
They have boosted that the coloret
voters would not this year swallow
Taft and the platform upon which h.
stands. They have sought to organic
anti-Taft clubs among the coIore,
citizens and to induce the negroes t.
support Bryan.
Republicans smile at the thought O
negroes deserving their party and SUP
porting a man who boasted that hi
votes, though few in number, did no
come from the negro part Of the popu
& lation. Kern's exact words will be fer
retted out and sent broadcast through
out the state. Republican managers in
sist that hey will nip in he bud an
hope that the democrats may hold o
winning colored voters to their cause.
KEATCH SAYS 1T CAN'T WIN.
Practically all indianapolis demo
Gratis, who attended the convention
have now returned. All enthusiast
over the situation. Former Mayo
Hoffman says everybody came ava
satisfied with Denver, delighted wit
the convention, gratif1ed with the plat