The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-03

him that I will go to any counties |
that he may name I am very much |
interested in the state and legislative
tickets and will do whatever / can.
had arranged to go to Mackinac with
my family this week. but 1 will remain
here and attend any meetings which
Chairman Lee may assign to me-
Mr.. Goodrich is one of the old line
Republicans who knows the political
game in Indiana from one end to the
other. He had ten years of experience
at the head of the state organization
and is one of the acknowledged leaders
of the party in the state. His advice
and counsel will be of great value 10
the organization
Another bit of information which
was brought to the state headquarters
this week was from Charles G. Sefrit.
editor of the Washington Herald.
member of the state advisory commit
tee. Mr.. Sefrit said that James A.
Hemenway will take an active part in
the state campaign in behalf of the
state and legislative tickets. Mr.. Sefrit
is a close personal friend of Hemen-
ways and the two have worked togeth-
er in politics for years, and Sefrit is in
a position to know where of he speaks
in regard to Hemenway. The Demo-
Gratis have made much of the report
that Hemenway would not take part in
the campaign, but Sefrit says Hemen
way is just the same kind of Repub-
| lican that he has always been-one
that works at it-and that he will
work just as hard this year as ever
| At this conference arrangements will
be made to start a series of organiza-
ton meetings in every county in the
| will he Of ba 81
| Importance, because they will be at
| tended by the party workers of the
counties as well as by some of the
state candidates and others represent
| ing the state committee These meet
ings, of course, will be secret meetings.
because the campaign work will be dis
cussed and heart to heart talks Will be
held. Already dates have been set by
! Elmer Bassett, chairman of the Sixth
district, and Congressman arnard. for
La series of such meetings in the Sixth.
The following dates have been select
ed, at which Bassett and Barnard Will
be present:
Greenfield, August s; Newcastle
Adjust .; Richmond, August 10; Liber-
~. August II; Connersville. August r.
and Brookville, August ID. Meetings
have also been arranged for Rushville
on aug o. Oh aug 1Sl y
and Shelbyville on August 10. which
Will be attended by workers to be as
signed probably at Fridays meeting.
!. A similar program will be made fol
all of the other districts in the state
until every county has been covered.
, State Chairman Lee is having many
} callers at the state headquarters from
all over the SITE and they bring in the
most encourag ing reports as TO condi
3 lions. The members of the state com
mittee and the advisory committee have
/ been busy during the last few week!
in gathering information in regard t.
conditions in their various districts anC
theywill make reports on what the,
have found at the meeting on Friday
Chairman Lee said he wished to hea
: from all of the counties at this meet
ing before adopting any definite plal
; for conducting the campaign.
Another meeting that has been. call
ed is for meeting of the district or
ganizers of the Lincoln League of In
diana. Elmer Hastings. of Washing
: ton, state president, has called thi
J. meeting for Thursday of this week a
: the state headquarters. During tn
campaign the league will have head
quarters with the state committee an
7 will carry on its work in connection
with the committee.
= The Lincoln League is arranging
vigorous campaign. From many part
= of the state requests have come 70
l. authority to organize Beveridge club
. and these will be encouraged by tn
Lincoln League
u One of the significant features of tn
arrangements for the meeting on Fri
. day is the fact that Chairman Lee sen
: Invitations to leaders in all of the so
called factions in the party and tina
responses have already been receive
from mny of them representing tn
. various factions indicating that a.
. elements will be represented at tn
= conference and that very few will re
main away. This, of course, will b
y discouraging news to the Democrat
= state organization, because it has bee
figuring on the Republicans indulgin
q in a cut-throat campaign among them
8. selves this year. 1t is evident tina
they will be obliged to hunt up som
o other means of attacking the Republ
y cans this year
s. The meeting on Friday will probabl
&c determine the issue which will b
:; made prominent in the campaign. tn
$, members of the committees and til
Is candidates are expected to be able
n report the general feeling of the pee
:; pie of the state on the matters ths
are now prominently before them.
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