The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-04-18
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Democratic control of the Senate 1t
Is known that some of them told him
he stood as good a chance as any other
candidate. 1t is known too that others
told him that he could not be elected.
II is known further that some of the
very men on whom he might be expect
ed TO depend for support in case he
made his announcement told him in
plain words that they would not be for
him, but that they would be against
him and would do all they could to
prevent his election as United states
Senator. 1t is said that he has not
even been able to line up all of the
liquor forces in his favor, though this
does not seem probable. because Tag
CART has always been their friends as
court and has done their work for
them.
Wants The job Bad
Taggart wants to be SENATOR so bad
he can taste it, and the only thing that
keeps him from announcing his name
right now is tho perplexing uncertainty
of the situation. If he was sure that
the Democratic state convention next
week would not adopt the plan of Gov
srnor Marshall for the nomination of a
candidate for senator by the conven-
hon he would know better what to do
And If he felt that he was sure of his
ground among the leaders on whom he
has been in the habit of depending for
support it would also be a different
proposition with him, and Taggart
would then come out in the open.
Against Narshagr pJar
Taggart does not want the state con-
vention to make any Senatorial nomi-
nation He is fighting the proposition
tooth and toe nail, and it loks like he
mas the governors scheme beaten to a
pulp. but you never can tell. IT is
pointed out that Taggart fears that If
Z the plan were adopted by the conven-
ton and his name were presented as a
candidate for the place Governor Mar
shall would get out on the floor and
make an II hate" speech that would
stir up more hades and birthstone than
a certain other Il hate" speech stirred
up on another suspicious occasion No
che knews whether the governor would
&c this, bur : is believed that he would
fer he las all along taken the position
that Taggart ought to he eleninated
from control of the Democratic party
IN Indiana 50 long as he seeks to use
II fer himself and for nothing else In
this position the governor has a large
following, but whether he would be
strong enough to defeet Taggart in the
convention is a question.
An Inspiring slight.
II would at least be an inspiring
sight t. soc Governor Marshall take
the floor of the convention and make
an cpan fight against the Indiana
Tann-'ar boss. Undoubtedly Taggart
wonld not like to have such thing
happen. and it is equally certain that
the gcycrncr would net care to pull
off such stunt unless ii was absolute
" NECESSARY. but if the feeling against
Tsggart domination is as strong in the
guberDaterial breast as it seems. to he
II would not be surprise to see the
zA1al1s Is aiaiefa se---r
Tho strong argument which Tageart
Is using against the adoption of the
goverrNr's plan is that it would be inn
possible for the convention to make a
nomination for senator. He holds that
no candidate would be able to control
enough votes to have himself nominat-
ed. and hat deadlock would result
II the convention. adopts the plan If ia
certain that number of candidates
VIII spring up There will be Major
g. V. Menzies, from the First district:
Joseph Fl. Shea and L. Ert Slack from
the Fourth: John +. Lamb, from the
Fifth; Tom Taggart, from the seventh;
Congressman Adair from the Eighth;
Dan Sinlms, from the Tenth; Edward q.
Hoffman, OF the Twelfth, and possibly
CONGRESSMAN Barnhart. of the Thir-
'teenth. And it is almost a cinch that
If nominations were called for some
enthusiastic admirer OF Governor Mar
shall would leap to his feet and pro-
pose the governors name and start
stampede--or try to, whether the gov
ernor was willing or not
Only One Possible Outcome.
1t is possible, also. that ali of the
candidates have not been named here
No one knows how many there would
be. but it is pointed out by the Taggart
people that there would be so MANY
that it would be out of the question
for any one of them to get majority
OF the delegates. Each district would
stand by its candidate to the end of the
fight and tehre is no reason to believe
that any district with a candidate
would climb over into another camp.
There would be only one possible out
come. Either the convention would he
unable to nominate or it would pick
Governor Marshall for Senator This
IS the fear of the Taggart element So
II can be seen that the whole thing is
up in the air, with little chance OF
coming down This is the main reason
why Taggart does not want the con-
vention TO try the plan of the governor
He prefers to have the question of Sc
Letting candidate Off senator left
until next winter and then Let the
members of the legislature make their
own selection In such event. it is
pointed out. Taggart would stand a
better chance than he would at the
convention.
An Aspirant Nevertheless.
So, If the convention fails to adopt
the governors plan, Taggart may not
make his announcement as a candidate