The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-01-12
And by His Denunciation of the
Governor 1t Looks Bad for
The Chances of Presiden-
tial Boom.
HE SHOWED SHlVElY
BOOM TO THE FRONT
And Everyone Knows Indiana
Cannot Have Two Candi-
dates-ThistlethWaite Picks
A Large Lemon.
palladium Specially


Indianapolis. Jan. l2-Since Mayor
Lawrence Becker of Hammond. jump
ed over the traces at the jackson day
banquet at Lafayette and denounced
Governor Marshall in the scathing
terms which he used. 1t is difficult To
see at this stage of the game how
Marshall can even hope to so before
the next democratic national conven-
tion with the solid support OF the In
diana democracy at his back, as can
didate for the domination for presi-
dent. Becker's speech is the sensa-
ton of the season in democratic polit-
ical circles. for in it he not only de-
nounced Marshall but brought out
Senator Benjamin F.. Shively as a
candidate for the presidential nomin-
alton. Indiana cannot have two can
didates and if Becker goes ahead
with his Shively boom he may be able
to accomplish something with il, for
Becker has some influence in the
party.
Some Ear Burners.
Here is what Becker said that must
have made Governor Marshalrs left
ear burn:
Il was not for Bryan in the last
nominating convention, because l
thought it was the time for a conser-
vative leader. knew that Bryan
could not be elected and was not at
all surprised at the result. Now. my
idea of the next presidential cam
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not conservative. What's the mat
ter with Benjamin +. Shively? The
tariff issue is paramount and will be
| in 1912. He is the greatest advocate
of a reduced tariff in the United
States today. I'm for him because he
. fits the issue. Governor Marshall. l
| do not think, has ever done anything
to qualify as the national leader. He
may be the man for us, but I have
got to be shown. Governor Marshall.
l believe. has made a number of mis-
takes In Lake county he has done
much to hurt the democracy. He de-
clared Hammond wide open town.
full of evil and corruption. and never
even investigated the real conditions.
He never asked me as mayor OF the
town the conditions there. Hammond
has been villified and much abused
without cause. i tell you IL Is a we'll
governed and welLbehayed city. where
no gamblers or resort keepers are al
lowed to land"
Further Rubs II In.
Mayor Becker further rubbed 1t in
On Governor Marshall by pointing to
Governor Harmon. OF Ohio. and Mayor
lGaynor. of New York City. as presi-
Dental timber. and closed with the
statement that Il have not seen any
evidence of Governor Marshalrs abil-
ity as a national leader am from
Missouri. want to be shown.
want to see it before I support him
for the presidential nomination"
Governor Marshall Is in Washing
:: ton and just what he thinks Of this
speech of Becker's will not be known
until he returns. But 1t Is pointed
lout here that the Becker speech
comes Just at the inopportune time
for Marshall. for IL he cannot make
good right now with the bulk Of the
democrats when his popularity is at
. its hight it is difficult to zee how he
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popularity begins to wane.
Spells Like .caynor."
, Mayor Becker undoubtedly. sees
something that looks like q hAndwris-
ing on the wall that spells the name
"Gaynor." In fact, there is a suspic-
ion that he is trying to get on the
band wagon. for there is a good deal
of Gaynor talk in connection with
the presidential nomination. Gaynor
: has started in as mayor Of New York
[ in such way as to attract much at
tention- He has appointed some Of
the very best men in that city to Of
: fices in his administration. and he has
: not paid a particle of attention TO
, Tammany. He has Tammany in such
1 a position that ii dare not say a
, word. IL has to like IL. whether IL
a gets anything from the mayor or not
This is the first time in many years
: that any democratic mayor OF New
, York has dared to ignore Tammany.
aud for this reason Gaynor is drawing
! around him many friends Whether
Becker looks at The situation through
ithes- glasses is not known. but Some
, of Governor Marshalfs friends believe
he does. .....
Another thing that developed al
that Lafayette dinner was the recurs
renee of the boom for Samuel n. Rails
ton for governor The democrats
used to nominate John w. Kern for
+ governor with charming and re-