The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-11
LUST FOR SPOILSA
HELP TO REPUBLICANS
Democrats, So Hopeful Of
Naming Next u. S. Senator,
Are Now Fighting to Name
the Fortunate Man.
Palladium Specially

Of Indiana to such sharp edge that
they are actually in the notion of be.
lieving they can really taste the good,
fat political jobs that are to be given
out during the next few years as re-
suit of the coming state election. They
had been away from the pie counter
for SO long a time that 1t gave them
vOracious appetite which needed only
little whetting up to make it de-
vouring wish. This is why there is
80 much talk about the United States
senatorship, and 1t accounts for the
activity displayed during the last few
weeks or months by the aspirants and
their followers.
And this Is why SO much interest is
being taken just now In the question Of
whether or not the democratic state
convention will nominate a man for
senator. The democrats are right now
worked up to such q frenzy OF excite
ment over the bare possibility of their
being able to control the next legisla-
ture and thus elect . senator to succeed
Senator Beverage, that they are fight
ing among themselves over the right
to name senator.
What Machine Wants.
The state machine wants to have the
senator chosen in the old way, leaving
It to the caucus OF the democratic mem
bers of the legislature to make its own
selection after the legislature meets
next January. Governor Marshall and
his followers believe the party at large
should have the right to say who shall
be senator, In case the democrats win
at the state election and control the
legislature. That is why the governor
Is roofing so hard for the state conven-
ton to make the choice. He says that
the 100 or more delegates who will
attend the convention will be q more
representative body from the party at
large than will the seventy-five or
more members Of the legislature who
may be elected.
But, apparently, In trotting out this
plan and offering 1t to the party, Gov
ernOr Marshall has started something
that he will have hard time to stop.
Already there has arisen demand that
he be named for senator by the state
convention, and In spite Of the COVER
nor's speech at Fort Wayne, on last
Saturday night. In which he declared
emphatically that he would not have
the Job under any circumstances, there
are good many democrats who still
insist that he Ia the logical man for the
place. But 1t Is practically certain
that II he Is not nominated for the SEN
Atorship by the state convention, he
will not get the job at all. for II the
state convention does not make a
S,hoice for senator 1t will be because
Tom Taggart controls the convention
and refuses to permit such action being
taken. II Taggart IL strong enough to
do this. he will be strong enough to
control the democratic situation in
the legislature and In such case he
would not for one little minute consid-
err the idea OF allowing Governor Mar
shall to be nominated and elected SEN
ator. Not on your life.
Hand One to Hall.
There is one phase OF the PROPOSE
ton, however, that may work against
the plan Of the governors friends to
have the senatorship handed to him,
and that is that they would hesitate to
have him vacate the governors office
and have Lieutenant Governor Hall
step into the governorship. A good
many are not satisfied with the posi-
bilities that might result from such a
change In the office Of governor. Many
OF the democrats who are now holding
state Jobs through the kindness of gov.
ernor Marshall would be exceedingly
anxious in case OF such change, and
It IL not unlikely that they will do any
alarming amount OF work In that direc-
tion. Lieutenant Governor Halls ca
pabilities as governor are not firmly
established In the minds Of some demo-
Gratis. Governor Marshall is giving a
good administration. This is admit
ted. Whether some other man would
do - well IL serious question. when
II comes to considering such thing as
change In the office.
The fact IL that the Democratic SEN
atorial fight Ia becoming warmer ev-
cry day. John e. Lamb Of Terre
Haute. IL paving the air in his denun-
citation Of the TagGart machine and its
efforts to control the senatorship
Lamb makes = new speech or writes q
new statement about every fifteen min
utes lately, and in each instance he
takes swift poke II the Taggart out
tit.
Kern Not Candidate.
John w. Kern 10 not 4 candidate for
senator or anything else. and he Is
keeping quiet L. Ert Slack Is still a
candidate. So II Joseph III. Shea. or
Seymour. who managed the campaign
Tor Senator Shively. when the latter
was running two years ago. And there
b = story going the rounds here to the
effect that Dan w. Sims. Of Lafayette,
d conslderiug seriously whether to get
Into the fight o. mot Sims WAS talk
n q sums tlme a01 but ~ did not en-