The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-12-13
TIMES BUREAU
AT TIE STATE CAPITAL.

TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec lat will
probably develop at the meeting of the
democratic state committee in this city
tomorrow who the next state chairman
will be, for 1t is understood that the
members OF the committee will discuss
In detail the plans for the campaign
next year. and the Craftsmanship is one
of the most important features Of a
successful campaign by any party. AS
has already been stated. there are sew
eral names mentioned for state chair
man, but there seems to be a strong
undercurrent in favor of some man
whose name either has not yet been
mention or whose name has been under
rather sparingly. For instance, Sam
uel NJ Ralston. of Lebanon, has been
talked of. but his friends say he viii
not take the place. Ralston has his
eye set on something better than the
Craftsmanship. He wants to be either
the next United States senator for En-
diana to succeed Senator Beveridge, IN
case the state goes democratic or he
wants to be governor.
Former Representative Joseph Crav-
ems, of Madison, is mentioned, but he
wants to go to congress some day. He
doesn't want the state Craftsmanship
but he might be induced to take a
place as district chairman from the
Fourth district and thus become a
member of the state committee.
W. H. Vollmer. of Vincennes, Is be-
lieved by some to possess the quail
ications for gocd state chairman,
but he is new IN the state political
game, and 70 one knows much about
hjTe He led the ''weta' 10 victory IN
the local option fight IN Knox county
and showed that re il a fighter.
Stokes jackson, the present state
chairman, is the only stats chairman
the democrats have had in Indiana FOR
years who has wen big fight, and he
won his last year. Therefore, Jackson
believes he IS entitled to another term
in Office but there is considerable op-
position TO him
Pete FoIey's Chances Coed.
The man who Il looming up stronger
than an.o one else Just now with the
powers that make or uru3ake state
caairmen Is Pete Foley, Of Terre Haute.
Foley IS n member Of the state com
mittee from the Fifth district He has
the backing of John f. Lamb, of Terre
Eiaute. who is 8 power IN Indiana poll
ties AID who vas a candidate for
United States senator last winter.
Foley also Is a good friend of Craw-
ford Fairbanks, and everybody is will
ing to admit that Fairbanks cuts SONS
Ice in state politics The fact that
Foley Is close 70 John z. Lamb and the
further fact that Lamb and Governor
Marshall arr very close friends, politi-
cally AMI personally. causes people to
think that Foley may have the support
OF the goverror. or. at least, that
Foley would not be unsatisfactory to
Marshall
Favored Py 7'asssert.
Tern Taggavt. also, likes Foley. and
sc do many oe the othor leaders. There
is no man in the state who could bring
more varied interests together for the
democratic ticket tnan Foley, for ne is
a big corporation lawyer ana stands
we'll with them.
If it turns cut that Foley is q real
candidate fer state chairman there Is
every reason to believe that he will
give the rest Of the candidates a horse
race.
This is one Of tho questions that will
be considered tomorrow when the COM
mittee men get together. Another sub
5ect to be considered will be the Choice
of a secretary of the committee. Jo-
seph Kelley. the present secretary, is
now secretary of the Indiana railroads
commission, and a new man viii prob
ably be chosen as secretary Of the com
mittee. No names have been heard yet
for this place. It is taken for granted
that Judge r. X. Erwin. of Fort Wayne
will be reelected treasurer OF the
committee.
VIII Discuss Liquor Legislation.
This conference will also talk over
the subject or liquor legislator end
whether a declaration On this issue
shall be made in the state platform
Such matters are generally settled far
in advance of any state convention, and
the planks that are to go into the plat
form are usually decided on by the
leaders of the party. OF course, the
committee that meets here tomorrow
will not be the same as the committee
that will meet here later on to reor-
ganize, for new members are to be
elected next month. Several of the old
members will be reelected. but there
will be some new faces on the com
mittee, also DR.. T. D. Scales of Boon
VILE, will probably be reelected in the
First district, in spite of his decIara-
tion that he will not run. Congress-
man Boehne wants him to serve an
other time. and Boehne's work viii
have much weight, because he will be
a candidate himself for reelection. IT
the Second district Alvin Padgett, OF
Washington, says he is not a candidate
for reelection, but it is believed he
might accept again w II. Vollmer
of vincennes, Fabe Gwin, of Shoals
and Mayor John Harris of Blooming
ton, have been talked Of Harris, how
ever, will not run. This leaves three
names in the field and makes an inter-
eating situation.
Storer to Succeed Himself.
Mark Storen, of Scottsburg, will be
reelected in the Third district George
Peasants. OF Vevay. is not candidate
for reelection in the Fourth district
The candidates are T. NJ Griffith, OF
Vevay: Clarence Custer and ". II. Ev-
erroad. both of Columbus. are the can
didates, and an effort is being made K
get Joe Cravens. of Madison into this
race. There will be a warm time il
the Fourth before a man is chosen. II