The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-28

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that there will be more of them before
many more months.
CRUMPACKER TALK.
There is strong talk of Congressman
Crumpacker getting into the race for
the Republican nomination. Nothing
has been heard from him on that sub
ject, so 1t is not yet known how he
takes to the idea. There is just one
possibility that might send him into
the race and that is the possibility that
the Democratic Legislature may find
way to gerrymander his district so as
to make it Democratic distrist thus
making it impossible for him to be re-
elected TO Congress two years from
now. 1t is difficult to how this
could be done, but it is known that the
Democrats are scratching their heads
in the effort to bring about such an
arrangement of the counties as to make
the Tenth district Democratic Then
there is the further possibility that
under the new census the state of In
diana may lose on Congressman instead
of making again, and If this happens
the Democrats will try to see to it that
the Republics lose instead of the
Democrats. Unless Congress makes the
right kind of a change in the basis of
representation according TO population
Indiana will be bound to lose one Con-
gresham.
HE WILL BE THE TARGET
Crumpacker being the only Republi-
can congressman from Indiana will be
target for the Democrats to shoot at
in their effort to gerrymander the state
G a n "a in al 81 no
districts. In case they find a way to
legislate him out of office in the man
ner It is regarded as certain that
Crumpacker will get into the race as
a candidate for the nomination for
Governor. Crumpacker is a strong man
in Indiana and there are many who be :
lfeve he would make a fine candidate
1t is practically certain that William
L. Taylor, former attorney general Of
the state. will be a candidate for the
nomination. He was out for 1t two
years ago, but was defeated by James
E. Watson. Taylor is a rich man with
a big law practice in Indianapolis He
represents number of railroads and
big insurance companies. He formerly
was a railroad fireman and in his
younger days was prominent in labor
circles. This has always made him
popular with the labor people of the
state. and in case of his announcement
as candidate he would probably draw
largely from that element for his sup
port in spite of his corporation con-
nections. During the last campaign he
stumped the state for Senator Bever-
idge and made a large number of
speeches.
BEyERIDGE. OF COURSE NOT.
Senator Beveridge will not be a can
didate for the nomination for Governor
That much may be set down as a GER
tainty. senator Beverage does not
propose to get into the class of chronic
office seekers or into the class of has
been" defeated candidates. He has
served the people Of the state for
twelve years in the Senate. and If he
ever takes another Office it is believed
that he will not go after anythin..
short OF another term in the Senate.
He SAYS he has not further ambitions
to hold office. In hts after election
statement he said he was content with
the result OF his twelve years of serv-
&c. II may be said definitely that he
proposes TO devote his time TO writ
ing. He believes that he viii he better
able TO work for the principles which
he maintains in the matter of govern
ment by remaining out OF the race for