The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-08-31
GREATHOUSE
APPOINTMENT
CRITICISED
Haste of Democratic State
Committee in Naming Sue
cessor to Alley Stirs Up a
Hornets Nest in the
Ranks.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind, Aug, 31.-Some OF
the democrats are worried because they |
fear that the appointment of Charles |
Greathouse by the democratic state
committee to take the place of Robert
]. Alley on the state ticket as candidate
for state superintendent of public in
struction may cause a lot OF trouble
among the friends of other men who
hoped to receive consideration at the
hands of the committee to I'LL the va
cancy on the ticket caused by the resig
nation of Alley. 1t is admitted on all
sides, and openly charged by the
friends of some of the candidates that
the state committee took snap judg
ment in making the appointment of
Greathouse without considering any
one else or giving any of the other
aspirants a fair chance to have their
claims presented. 1t seemed that the
only thing the committee had in view.
was to make a selection that would be
| to the liking of Tom Taggart, and to
| do 1t quickly as possible in order to
! avoid a mix-up by the other candi-
| dates.
Many Coveted Job.
| A number of well known democratic
| educators wanted the nomination left
| vacant by the resignation of Alley. E.
| E. Bunnell, the present deputy state
superintendent was one of them. . He
came here from Laporte county and is
| counted an able man. He has many
friends who believed that since he was
the deputy under Alley he was entitled
to the nomination on the ticket when
his chief stepped aside. But the Tag
| CART element the state committee
did not even take his name into con-
| sideration, probably because he would
| be too much like Aley-a man that does
| not take kindly to the Taggart brand
of politics.
T. F. Fitzgibbon, superintendent of
the Columbus schools. was another as
pirant. He Is one of the best known
educators IN the state and for years
he has been prominent in the teachers
organizations. He has many friends
who believe that he was entitled to
consideration at the hands of the state
committee, and W. H. Everroad of Co
lumbus presented his name, but Fitz-
gibbon received only vote, that be-
ing cast by the member of the state
committee from his own district.
Scott Also a Candidate.
The name of S. L. Scott, county SUI
perintendent of Clark county, also wa:
prominently mentioned He and Fitz
gibbon were candidates for the nomi
nation for state superintendent a few
years ago, but both were defeated
Their friends feel. therefore, that the.
were entitled to the place on the tick
t ct when it was thrown open this way
]. Walter Dunn, the secretary of TIL
e State Reading Circle Board, was an
: other man mentioned and 1t woul
: have been pushed with vigor IL Dunn
e friends had had any chance to do s
and If the state committee had not tax
j en- the bull by the horns and appointe
e Greathouse. Dunn has many friends Il
this city and in Starke county, wher
he formerly lived.
Tapey's the Name of Them All.
Then there was Prof. George Tape
of wabash college. Tapey is the nam
that is expected to cause the most trou
| BILE, for It is said that he was the per
sonal choice Of Governor Marshall fo
the place left vacant by Alley. TIL
governor and Tapey are close persona
friends and the governor has ever
confidence in him. Some time ago
appointed Tapey member of the stat
board of education. Some of the gov
ernor's friends are declaring now ths
the haste of the state committee
- naming a successor to Alley while tt
governor was out of the city was du
to its desire to prevent the governc
; from insisting on the naming of Ts
pey. Tapey would never suit Tagga
'I and it is evident that the state con
lie mittee, which is controlled by Ia,
CART did not want to please the go
DO ernor. In fact, 1t looks to some of h
r friends like the committee deliberate
Id took a slap at him.
l. Governor Is Silent.
It is noteworthy that Governor Ma
h. shall has not said a word about Il
n matter since the state committee toe
r. it's action. Several other leaders ha
an sent letters Of congratulation, expires
v ing their pleasure at the appointing
Of Greenhouse, but not a word has be-
"a received from the governor. Wheth
" he will express his pleasure when
~ gets back home from Michigan tt
week is still a conjecture. He may a
he Esav not.
K Not only are the friends of the snu
o. bed candidates talking about the W