The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-07-13
things all over.

1t Will be remembered that State
Chairman Lee did not go to New York
when Roosevelt landed, although it
was announced before hand that he
would go. But, as stated above, 1t was
not the proper time for him to go to
see Roosevelt, and he remained a home
while New York gave Roosevelt his
big home coming reception. The fact
was that the reason for his remaining
at home was that he had received word
to come at a later date.
But now the time has come for his
visit and he is expecting to make the
trip. Lee wants several speeches from
Roosevelt. OF course, he feels that one
speech Will be a great thing for the
party but he feels that If one would
be good more would be better. 1t is
understood that he will try to have
him agree to enter the state at Chicago
and make several speeches while speed
ing toward Indianapolis. Lee would
like to have a speech at South Bend.
another at Fort Wayne. one at Rich
mond, one at Hammond and one at
Evansville, in addition to the one at
Indianapolis, but he does not hope to
get this number. 1t is more likely that
he will be able to induce Roosevelt to
make a special train trip from Chi
cago to Indianapolis, speaking on the
way at Hammond. Lafayette, Lebanon.
and Frankfort or Charlottesville.
Roosevelt will speak at Chicago on
September s, and it may be that he will
come to Indianapolis the next day.
There is also a possibility that he may
come to this state either the
eleventh or thirteenth of October. as
he speaks at Peoria on October r. In
the latter case he would take an en-
tirely different route from the one map
ped out for the trip from Chicago to
this city.
The demand for Roosevelt speeches
| in Indiana is something fierce. From
every corner of the state there is a de-
| mand for visit from the ex-president
| If there is county in Indiana that has
not asked for a speech it is because the
mails have gone astray with the letter
A man who is in a position to know
said yesterday that the manufacturers
| of Indiana are not as much opposed to
Senator Beveridge now as they were
some months ago, and he expressed the
opinion that before the election in
November the opposition of those Re
publicans who seek to control the
manufacturers associations against him
will be materially weakened. 1t is be-
coming evident that the campaign is
to be fought largely on the issue of the
creation of a tariff commission with
wide powers, such as has been favored
by Roosevelt and Beverage, and IL this
proves to be true the cause for the op-
position to Beveridge will largely dis
appear.
This talk about Republicans voting
against Republican candidates for the
Legislature just to defeat Beveridge for
reelection is a Democratic plan pure
and simple" said this man. IF the
Democrats can keep this agitation up
and If they succeed in encouraging
some of the Republicans to vote for
Democratic members of the legislature
on this ground that they want to de-
feat Beveridge 1t will mean the cleo
ton of John w. Kern. and I fail to
see why an Republican can hope to
get better results for the country
through the election of Kern than he
can get through the election of Bev-
eridge''
There has been renewal of the talk
about Bryan coming into Indiana this
year to make speeches during the cam
paign, but there is no more foundation
for the talk now than there was weeks
ago 1t has been given out with
shadow of authority that Bryan will
not be invited into Indiana this year
not by the Democrats, at least. AS has
been pointed out in these dispatches
several times Bryan could not come
Into Indiana and speak for the election
of Democratic legislature because a
Democratic Legislature Will be expect
ed to stand on the Democratic state
platform and repeal the county local
option law. Bryan is advocate of
county option. and has entered into
the campaign in Nebraska on that is
sue. There is no question but that
Bryan would like very much to help
to elect Kern to the United States
Senate but the minute he does that he
also assists in repeating the county OPP
ton law, for the Legislature that would
do the one thing would do the other.
The Anti-Saloon League would like
to have Bryan come into Indiana and
make few speeches during the cam
paign. from a purely non-partisan
standpoint, arguing for the election of
a Legislature that would retain the
county option law on the statute books
Whether the Anti-Saloon League has
invited him to do this is not known
but even If 1t does ask him to come
| 1t Is not at all likely that he will
accept the invitation because e would
then be urging the election of a Re-
publican Legislature that would defeat
Kern for the Senate. Bryan would not
DO this. If he should do it he would
be charged with treachery to his aprty
| Governor Marshall denies that he is
building up machine to help him to
keep Indiana in line for him for the
nomination for President in 1912. He
says he would not know what to do
with political machine If he had one,
and that he has never believed in ma
chine politics. OF course in making
this statement, Marshall will be under
STOOD as making a drive at Tom Tag
CART. who has always maintained a we'll
olied machine In the Democratic party
IN INDIANA, and it has always been in
| good working order IT received its