The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-10-25
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IN STATE CAPITAL.
indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 25.-For the
first time in many weeks Governor
Marshall and Thomas Taggart met
yesterday afternoon and talked poll
tics. They discussed the reports that
Marshall was planning to put the
slxids under Taggart" and take the con-
troll of the state committee away from
him Marshall told Taggart the report
was not true. and this gives the situa-
tion a new kink.
The two men met by chance IN the
Denison hotel lobby, where Governor
Marshall had gone to meet former Gov
ernor Van SAINT Of Minnesota. Taggart
and Marshall stepped aside and Tag
gart told Marshall he had heard sew
eral times the story that Marshall was
preparing to wrest control of the state
committee away from him. He said
he had received many letters from
friends throughout the state. inform
ing him that they also had read the
story and wanting to know whether it
was true. Taggart told Marshall that
he had answered them that as far as
he knew there was nothing in the re-
port and that he did not believe the
governor was trying to do anything Of
the kind. He said he told them also
that Governor Marshall had never done
anything displeasing to him.
Knows Nothing About Machine.
Governor Marshall told Taggart this
was true and that there was nothing
in the statements.
am not trying to gain control Of
the organization, I know noth4n,
about machine and would NJ. know
what TO do with one If / had it. I am
only interested in seeing the party in
Indiana organized into the interests
OF the democracy. I do not want the
party to be made the catspaw of fbe
brewers, the Anti-Saloon league the
ministers or any other class. I am in
terested in the democratic party. 7
do not want you to think 1 am opposed
to YOU or to any so-called Tazgar4 ole
ment"
Taggart said he was very well pleased
with this attitude on the part of The
governor and the conversation. which
was entirely friendly. ended.
Statement Eignifcant.
| When it is remembered that Tag-
gart IS the man TO whom the brewers
/ Of the state look for guidance in their
political affairs ana that Taggart rem
resents the brewers in all things no
litical, the significance of this state
ment by the governor becomes appar-
ent- 1t Is a warning to Taggart and
the brewers that If they make any ef-
fort to get control Of the state organ
| ization for the purpose Of using It they
may expect to find a fight on their
hands. This is exactly what the story
about the fight for control has meant
all along. It has been known that
Governor Marshall IS opposed to boss
control OF the party. and that he has
said ever since he jumped into state
politics that he was tired of the brew
ers trying to run things
So, even in the face of the pleasa nj
chat which the two men had. It is be.
lieved here that If Taggart still seek.
to control the state committee there
will be a big fight over the PROPOSE.
tion.
Want Young Blood.
The demand among the majority O.
the democrats seems to be for a re
organization of the committee and tn,
installation of younger and more activ,
blood into the work. One weIl-knowr
democrat in speaking along this line
said:
W are going to have the fight o
our lives next year and we need
strong, hustling young man at the hea,
Of the state committee. Stokes Jack
son is all right and a good fellow. an,
so is Sam Ralston. but 1 believe the.
have been at the head OF things loni
enough and that some newer maj
should be given q try out. There wa
no gringer in the campaign last year
~ was a lifeless effort. and T believ
there ought To be change. What "
. ought TO have Is lively young cha
who would go right out into the coun
2 ties and line up the fellows and ma X
2 them get TO work. a state campaig
: cannot he run from an office in thi
I CITY without some good hard work o
1.-THE outside"