The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-09-01
TINES REAU
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis Ind. Aug. 31.-Consid-
cradle interest is manifested here over
the coming trip which Governor Mar
shall is to take with President Taft
down the Mississippi river into the
heart Of Dixie land. Indiana's govern
or viii be one of the party of four
teen governors of various states who
will go with the president on that very
important trip. and it is safe to say
that no other governor will attract
more attention in the south than Gov
ernor Marshall. The couriosity here
now is as to how he will be received
there and as TO what kind of an i'm
preston he will make on the south
ern democrats who viii look him over
First Chance to Size Him Up.
They do not know Governor Mar
shall in the south-or anywhere else,
for that matter outside of Indiana
and this will be the first opportunity
the southerners have had to size him
up and make up their minds whether
or not he is presidential timber. 1t is
true that while congress was in spe-
eial session on that tariff question a
runor reached Washington that Gov
ernor Marshall was appointing repub-
Hcans to Offices in this state when he
could just as well find democrats to
fill the places This aroused the ire
Of the southern democratic congress
mon and they stood on their hind feet
and hewled. They could not stand for
a democrat appointing republican to
anything. no matter what the procova-
ton might be. so they were not slow
know II
Could Not BE Opposed.
These southern congressman de-
clared in loud tones that Governor
Marshall would not do for president
/ for this reason He would not salts
fv the south. The south wasn't built
/ that way. It might go in the north
but it would not go in the south. This
ballucination that Governor Marshall
a democrat. was appointing republican:
! To office when he should appoint dem
ocrats. was shown to be untrue, but
still these southern statesmen contin
ued to believe it. The were shocked
beyond recovery.
| They were told in explanation tina
Governor Marshall only appointed re
publicans to office in this state II
cases wnere tire law required him t
do so and where he had no choice Il
the matter. The law requires that al
boards and commissions in Indian
shall be composed of men from bot
political parties, and Governor Mar
shall was only following the mandat
of the law.
Damage Not Known.
Just how far this impression of Gov
ernor Marshall has gone in the sout
is not known. 1t may be confined
the congressman and the statesmen {
the south. for they may not hav
spread the information throughout til
land If this is the case it will nc
be so difficult for Governor Marsha
to overcome the prejudice that ma
have been created by the report again:
him. But If it has percolated through
! out the southern states and If the ger
eral public has become convinced thu
a democratic governor would so Il
. forget tht traditions of his party {
to appoint republican to even Il
most insignificant office. il win be
> hard matter for the Indiana governe
, to overcome the trouble.
It IS a pretty safe bet. however, til;
Governor Marshall will make GOO
, with the southerners- He is ma
, after thtir own style. He is full
that old fashioned manner that go'
! in the south, and he can be as dign
: fed as any colonel that aver trC
pixies sod if he wants to be. He tel
a story as we'll as anyone, and he
& full of them. He is not as tall as 4
. typical southern colonel but he has
L mustache that so closely resembles I'll
J Of a southerner that it will more thu