The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-02

part in the conference conducted by the
Anti-Saloon League. Not that he is OPP
posed to law enforcement Tor he is not,
Judging from what he has done since
he became governor. Neither is he
opposed to saloon regulation. as he was
supposed to be before election, but be-
cause Of the fact that he understands
the league worked against him at the
election he decided he would have moth
ing to do with the Anti Saloon League.
A story is told here that some weeks
ago an officer of the Anti Saloon
League called on the governor to talk
over something with him, and the sub
ject of the leagues activity in the
campaign last year came up in the con-
versation. The story says that the
league man told the governor that the
league did not fight him individually
last fall. and that as between Marshall
the man and Watson the man the
league did not care who was elected
The governor. according to the story.
hoped on to the league man and charg-
ed that the league did work against
him.
Why. you even went into my own
county and tried to get some of my
own relatives to vote against me-" the
governor is said to have declared. Now,
what's the use of your telling me you
did not work against me when I know
you did"
Had Hot Time.
All of the details of that conversa-
ton have never been made public, but
It is said that there was some sizzling
dialogues between the governor and
the anti-saloon men, and that both quit
the talk. each with a feeling that he
had squelched the other. And it was
after this conversation that the COM
mittee of Anti-Saloon league officials
went to the governor with the invita-
tion to take a place on the program of
the law enforcement conference.
This conference is not to be ex-
clusively an anti-liquor one, although
it is gotten up and promoted by the
Anti Saloon leogue. other matters of
law enforcement also are to be con-
sidered. although it is presumed that
the question Of enforcing the anti-sa-
loon and anti-blind tiger laws will
consume most of the time Among
other subjects to be discussed are
horse racing. prize fighting and Sun
day desecration. on all of these sub
jects Governor Marshall has pro-
nounced views of his own and he has
repeatedly stated his policy to be IN
opposition to law violations.
League Is DissruntIed.
The Anti-Saloon league, however,
does not seem to be very well pleased
with the attitude assumed by Govern
or Marshall with reference to the con-
ferencse. and it would not be surpris-
ing If the league should pass the word
around that the governor is not its
friend. At the same time it is said
that after the league representative
bearing the invitation had departed
from his office Governor Marshall cut
| a notch in his knife handle and said
! to himself, This is number one"
/ It is expected that several hundred
| delegates from all over the state will
be here to attend the conference It
! is announced as the intention of the
/ Anti-SalOon league to have the various
subjects under the general head of Law
/ enforcement handled by men who have
made good at the job. 1t is expected
that on the program there will be &
Judge who has not hesitated to adj
minister justice in cases of law vio-
lators a chief Of police who has made
arrests without fear or favor; a sherin
who has actually enforced the law; E
prosecutor who has prosecuted any an6
all alike; and others who have en-
forced the law as they found it on tht
statute books. regardless Of politica
effect In addition Attorney Genera
| Bingham, and several others viii max,
speeches.
Take No Part at Terre Haute.
The Anti Saloon league has an
nounced that it will not take any hand
| in the election at Terre Haute. In tina
city the republicans and the demo
Gratis both Nominated candidates VIII,
are not satisfactory to the temperate,
| people, and a few days ago an indie
pendent convention was held and al
! independent candidate for mayor wa
| nominated, who is supposed to be il
favor of clean city government and tn
enforcement of the law. 1t was a
| first believed that the Anu-Saloo
league would get behind this man an
help push his candidacy in the hop
that he might be elected, but tn
league officers have announced that tn
league will not take any part in tn
Terre Haute city campaign as an or
ganization. The members Will prot