The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-08

in return for the help given by labor at
the election. There were several men,
bers of organized labor sitting as mem
bers of the house, and they worked
like beavers for the labor measures. and
when they were turned down they rails
ed a big disturbance by denouncing
some of the members who had voted
against them.
Their Ire Is Aroused.
The wrath of the labor leaders was
aroused to such point that they even
declared their intention of forming a
labor party at once so as to take part
in the Indianapolis city campaign this
year They declared they would nom
mate a full labor ticket and 20 into
the campaign here this year and try to
defeat the democrats even If they could
not elect their own candidates. This
plan died out, however, and nothing
was done with it, some of the cooler
heads taking the position that labor
would do itself more harm than good
by following 1t out. They declared
that the best way would be to await
their opportunity and vote at the city
election in a way that would show how
they felt about the snub which had
been handed them by the democrats in
the legislature.
1t was evident that organized labor
had been double crossed. and the fact
that Watson has been invited to make
a Labor Day speech to a gathering of
union labor people is believed here to
be evidence of the fact that organized
labor in Indiana does not intend to be
fooled again. During the campaign
last year Watson defended his record
in congress when 1t was attacked by
the labor leaders, and he showed that
his vote had in every instance been cast
fairly and not In the interest of any
special interests against labor
Whether Watson will be a candidate
in 1912 for the nomination for gov
ernor is problematical. He has never
said he would or that he would not be
a candidate, and 1t is not likely that he
will make any declaration on that sub
ject for some time to come. But it is
believed here that in case he does take
notion to go after the nomination
again he will be in much better po-
sition, at least so far as organized la
Dor is concerned. than he was last year
when labor was solidly against him.
Labor asked for bread last year and re
ceived a stone. It is not believed to be
likely that 1t will forget this in the
next campaign Watson has hosts OF
warm admirers in Indiana and has al
ways had them, and there are many
who admire him more and more because
of the great uphill fight he made last
year against the heavy odds there were
against him. 1t was acknowledged that
he made a great campaign in every
sense of the word.
bingham Only Avowed Candidate.
The only announced candidate for the
republican nomination for governor
thus far announced is James Bing-
ham. attorney general. who made his
announcement several months ago. He
is running on strictly a Temperance
platform and is making a careful cam
paign to line up the temperance forces
of the state behind him for the nomina-
ton. Bingham, during his first term
in office, was very close to j. Frank
Hanly. then governor, and the two
worked together in temperance matters
Whether Bingham Will have Hanly's
support for the nomination for govern
or is not known, but it is believed that
the former governor will be in honor
bound to assist Bingham to land the
plum. And while Hanly will not be
the power in the next state convention
that he was in the last one, he will
still have a strong following. which
Will do as he bids. and if he decides
to cast his strength with Bingham
the rest of the candidates will find they
have been in a race. 1t is likely, OF
course. that there will be other can
didates for the nomination for govern
or, but they have not yet shown up.