The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-23
ACTIVE WORK IS BEING DONE
BY REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION

this fall it is believed that it will have |
a great effect on the congressional cleo
tion in the Twelfth district next year
for it will be a pretty good test Of !
the sentiment of the district. Fort |
Wayne has such a large vote, IN COM |
par son with the rest of the district. |
that 1t practically decides the contest. |
II the republicans are able to make |
good in Fort Wayne it will give the !
other counties a great deal of en-
enlargement. Congressman Cline, dem
ocrat, who was elected last year to
succeed Congressman Gilhams, repub
leans has not done a thing since he
went to congress that might b. count
cd on to gather strength for him. SO
it is not likely that he will be as
strong at the next election as he was
last year when the republicans were
demoralized 1t looks like there vii.
be a new candidate on the republican
ticket in the Twelfth next year, instead
OF Gilhams, but just who 1t will be is
still question. Not much is heard
here about candidates in that district.
The Thirteenth district will again be
good fighting grounds for the republic
ans. unless some awful mistakes are
made. The party in the Thirteenth has
and factional differences have kept it
in a turmoil but it seems that they
certainly reached their hight last year,
and that If any change comes it must
be for the better. The only republican
whose name is heard spoken here as
possible candidate for the nomination
for congress in the Thirteenth is that
Of John W Norman. of Knox, though
! rf,a he
/ It is known that things arc slow in
/ Healing in the Thirteenth district, and
1t is known also that some of ;be re
publicans there who have been made
sore and who felt themselves offended
at some of the actions of the party
leaders of the state are men of in
nuence and men who do this in politics.
If they remain sore there will still be
trouble for the party in the Thirteenth.
If they do not, and If the factional diff
ferences are patched up and wiped out
the Thirteenth is sure to elect repub-
! Hcan congressman to succeed Congress
man Barnhart. democrat. who was
elected last year. Barnhart was elect
ed last year by a very small plurality
only few hundred, and it is pointed
out heer that if he could do better
/
ans were disorganized, he could not
| certainly hope to win of the republic
ans were united in the district
Unquestionably the republicans will
carry the Sixth and Tenth districts. the
ones they now hold. 1t would take an
avalanche to defeat Congressman
Crumpacker in the Tenth, and it is not
regarded a slikely that the Sixth Will
forsake it's tradition of always going
republican.
The republicans have no reason tc
expect that they will be able to regain
the Second or Eighth district mex
year which they lost last year. Con
gresham Adair in the Eighth seems
, firmly settled in his job. and he has
; plenty of money with which to keeE
: himself settled. In the Second Con
q gresham Cullop won by a good marg
t in. and besides the second is practical
Iva democratic district. anyhow
e 1t is known that several of thu
e strong men Of the party in the stat
D are actively engaged right now il
e framing up in the various districts Il
t try to elect republican congressman
, Some OF them have visited variou
q counties in carrying out this work 0
5 organization. Details are being locke,
after. Wherever there is any kind o
trouble in the republican ranks. thes
n men are trying to iron out the wrinkle
o and straighten out the kinks. 1t f
= known that there are bitter postofic
fights on in several places in the stat
y which might make trouble unless set
g tled soon and these men are doini
their bets to bring about satisfactor
= adjustments of these differences so a
e to avoid their being carried over int
" the next campaign, In nearly ever
t case heard from thus far they hav
: met with success and healed tn
! troubles.
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