The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-27

able to get more than four votes, in
Guiding his own. in Marion county. OF
course. If he is not able to control his |
home county. they argue, he cannot ex-
pect other counties to come in and vote |
for him.
Therefore. the seidensticker stock at
this. time seems to be on the down
grade because the Taggart crowd is
kicking it down hill. If Seidensticker
is not elected speaker 1t will be be-
cause Taggart would not allow him to
| be elected. Taggart also will not stand
| for Cravens because Cravens is a dry
| Democrat.
| Tagart it is believed, is looking far
| beyond the present in his manipuia alton
of the present legislation organization.
There seems to be no doubt but that
he proposes to dictate the selection of
all of the officers of both houses, as
well as of the important committee
asst gnments in each house Then he
will be in a position to have things
done his way. If Venneman should
happen to be elected speaker 1t would
be calamity for Taggart, for Venue
man is very close TO Congressman
Boehne, of Evansville, and was city at
Itorney during Boehne's administration
likely candidate for the nomination for
lGovernor two years hence, and with
Venneman speaker of the house 1t
| would be an easy matter to do lot OF
work in behalf of Boehnes candidacy
lduring the coming session.
Taggart does not want Boehne Tor
Governor Therefore il is up to him
Ito put plug in the machine, by de-
featng venneman for speaker
/ Wise May BE IT."
Another interesting phase of this
station is the talk that has started in
behalf of Adam Wise as a candidate
for governor. Wise is an able man, a
good lawyer and a clean citizen, and he
has made a good impression whenever
he has been a member Of the House. 1t
is said now that If hit is elected speak
err it will put him in line for the nomi-
nation for Governor. and that he real
lily has the gubernational bee in his
bonnet.
1t is pointed out that IL Taggart is
liable to elect his own choice as speaker
he will thus put crimp in Governor
Marshall's presidential boom. Taggart
does not want TO see Marshall nominal
| ed for President. There is no doubt
of that in the minds of those who
watch the game. The politicians at
Washington know that Indiana was
carried by the Democrats this year
while Taggart was the national COM
mitteeman; they know that the cam
paign was managed by Stokes Jackson,
a Taggart man as state chairman and
Z Myron d. King. another Taggart man,
T, as secretary of the state committee
they know that Taggatr controlled the
state committee; therefore, this makes
Taggart responsible for the Democratic
: victory in Indiana. as far as they know
and can see things at Washington
That is the way Tagart would have
them believe. too.
Now. if he can put a crimp in Mar
shalls boom and can also control leg
islation in this state this year, the ma
tional politicians Will look to Taggar'
e to handle Indiana in the campaign tive
IA years hence. He will be the leader un-
I disputed 1t is an open secret thai
G Taggart favors Governor Harmon o,
e Ohio for president and it is believed
that he is working out a nice little
r plan to hand Indiana over to Harmon
d when the time comes for making the
e nomination.
t Of course, Governor Marshall may
e upset all of these plans, but it does no
n now look like he intends to do an,
n such thing. 1t is pointed out that ~
e could. by taking the bit in his teeth
drive Taggart from the political fiels
: in Indiana and again run his machine
t into the scrap heap if he would only
h do It. His friends have said all along
:. | that he would be the actual leader o
d the party and that he would keep hi
d hand on the safety lever. APPARENT.
$ the party is ready to accept him as 1t
t real leader and follow his lead and d.
his bidding The democratic member
of the legislature give loud assurance
e of their intention to heed his advice
: But this is as far as it has gone, up t
t this time
= Taggart evidently has things so wei
n in hand at this time that it is up t
e the governor to make the next move