The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-07-13
TALKING ABOUT
CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES

indianapolis, Ind, July 13.-Congres-
sional talk is buzzing some these days.
but it is too far ahead of the nomin-
ating season to tell much about what
is going to happen. In some of the dis
tricts the contests among the repub-
licans will probably be warm, while in
others there will not be more than one
candidate. Among the democrats it Is
taken as a matter Of course that those
democratic congressman who are now
serving will be renominated, and there
seems little doubt of this being the
case. although other candidates are be-
ing talked of in some Of the districts.
The republicans are planning to
make a desperate effort to regain the
ground they lost at the election last
fail, when the democrats came out
with victories in eleven out of the
thirteen Indiana districts. They be-
Ieve conditions are different now and
that by next year the state will be
ready TO swing its congressional dele
CATION back into the republican column.
Last years disaster overlook them and
nothing could have prevented it. Now
they are building the fences to keep
out another food.
Down in the first district former
/ Congressman John w. Foster will be
a candidate for the republican nomin-
alton Mr. Foster was congressman
from the first district for several years
until he was defeated last fall by John
w. Boehne. mayor of Evansville, who
1 ran on the democratic ticket. Mr..
Boehne Is now serving his first term
/ in congress and he will be re-nomin-
ated next year. and the republicans
realize that the fact that Boehne is
serving his first term viii make him a
/ formidable candidate again next year.
But Foster is a fighter and stands high
| in his district. and he hopes to win
again.
The second district was another that
ousted a republican congressman and
put In a democrat William a. CuIlop,
Of Vincennes. who is now serving his
first term John c. CLANCY. whom the
republicans Of the second district elect
ed to congress term after term until
he was defeated last fall by Cullop. will
he a candidate for the nomination next
wear unless all signs fail. There is
also talk Of state Senator Oscar Z.
Bland, of Linton, going out for the
nomination. but Bland says he does not
think well Of the proposition. Bland
may run again for state senator. Gull
lop will again be the candidate Of the
democrats.
In the third district it does not make
much difference whom the republicans
nominate the democratic candidate will
be elected. Congressman Cox is now
serving his second term from the third
district. and the democrats viii nom
mate him again next year. The con-
gressional night in the third is always
a tame affair, as it is also in the fourth
where Congressman Lincoln Dixon has
geen elected by the democrats at every
congressional election for years. Dix
on is the dean Of the Indiana de1ega-
tion now. having served more years II
the house than any other member from
this state who is in the service now
He will not have any opposition fol-
the nomination next year and whoever
the republicans nominate will be de-
feated just the same as ever.
The nth district is a little bit shot
on congressional candidates, the only
name mentioned in connection with
the republican nomination up to thi;
time being that of Howard Maxwell
who ran before and was defeated. Con
gresham Elias Holiday. republican
represented the NTH district for sew
eral terms until he was defeated las