The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-26

hold their convention first thew would
have to do something with the temper
ance question Either they would have
| to make a declaration one way or the
| other on the subject of temperance leg
islation or they would have to ignore
the question entirely. 1t is pointed out
that If democrats were to declare in
favor of repeating the local option law
Tor substituting some other kind of law
for 1t the republicans would then be
able to come TO the defense of the tenn
perance principle and rally the temper
| ance support. If on the other hand the
democrats should happen to ignore the
question entirely and not make any
declaration nthe subject the republf-
cans would then be in a position to do
the same and to declare that the anti
liquor question is settled and out of
politics 1t is certain that a majority
of the rank and file on both sides
would be well pleased IL the LIQUOR
question were kept out of the campaign
this year, and leaders on both sides are
going to make strenuous efforts to keen
1t out but whether they will be able to
do SO in the face of the constant and
persistent agitation that is going on.
Again, most of the leaders are of
the opinion that a short campaign
would be better than a long one 1t is
pointed out that a long campaign
means an extra heavy expense on the
candidates who are nominated for the
state of1ces. When a campaign is
stretched into many months. as has
been doae in some years in the mast
people get tired of 1t and after a while
they lost interest short, sharp and
snappy campaign, it is declared, would
keep interest at its height and would
Iroduce as good il not better results
than long campafga
All of these considerations will he
presented to the state COR mittee when
1t meets for the purpose OF setting a
cate for the state convention
me subcommittee of the state com
mittee which was appointed to revise
the rules governing the election of
deiegates to the state convention, meets
here this afternoon to frame nm re-
port which will be made to the state
committee at the meeting next Tines
day One of the members of the sinh
committee who arrived last night said
mat rev changes would be made in
the rules The most important of all
oi the changes Will be the one which
~ require every county in the state
TO elect its delegates to the state CON
n
diHerent days. as has been the custom
heretofore. 1t was painted out ~ q
FORMER meeting of the COMMITTEES that
Wnen the counties are allowed to elect
delegates on separate days 1T affords
an opportunity for lot of log roll
ing at the primaries by friends and
supporters Of some of the candidates
IL is said that In the past representa-
ives of some of the candidates have
gone from county to county on primary
days and rooted and electioneered for
their favorftes, and that in many in
stances 1t has resulted in bad feeling
1t is argued that the new plan will |
avoid anything OF this kind this wear
and places all candidates on an equal |
footing -.
1t is plain to be seen from the list of |
names OF the democrats who have been
appointed oy Democratic State Chair i
man Jackson to help him ma-,ga .la
coming campaign that Tom rarpert is
to be In full charge, foot. horse and
dragoon- And another thing that ;s ..
pain as can be, is that Indiana noyis ts
not going to cut much figure in the
management of the campaign excent
that William F. Moore Of this eitv ona
o1 Iaggarts right hand 1ieutenarts is
secretary of the committee. Not a
harion county man was appointed on
he campaign committee nor on tho
executive committee. It is true thai
John w. Kern and Joseph E. Bell az
MS city were appointed members of
Inc advisory committee but the ad-
'isory committee will have mighty lit
lie to say about how the campaign
snail be run. Anyone can guess how
nuch Taggart will allow Kern to say
- 10 now the campaign shall be con-
lucted.
But the appointments made by Chair
nan Jackson, Thursday, afford some
interesting study. Reginald H. Sui
ivan of this city is treasurer of the
committee, job that does not carry
much responsibility Sullivan is a Tag
sart man from up the creek He was
me of the most active hustlers for
Charles E. Clark, the Taggart man who
an for the nomination for mayor last
hummer and who was showed under by
m overwhelming vote
The campaign committee which will |
ave much to do with managing the
ampaign, is composed of Samuel M
NaIston OF Lebanon, Andrew A. Ad-
ms of Columbia City, w. HI. O'Brien
Il Lawrenceburgh. W. H. Vollmer of
incomes and Edward NJ Tuhey of
funcie
fsalston, 1t will be remembered was
ne Taggart candidate for the nominal
ION Tor governor in 1908 and was de- {
eated by Thomas r. Marshall only
men Taggart ordered him to with
raw his name and throw his support I
Marshall in order to defeat l. Ert
lack of Franklin. Adams is probably r
lie closest friend Governor Mar
nall has, They were neighbors in
olumbia City and were confidents of
ach other. Governor Marshall thinks S
lore of the advice of Adams on al e
lost every proposition than that of n
ny other man living So Marshall d
Ill have a friend at court at least.
no ought to be in a position to know
nat Is going on during the campaign. z
When a careful survey of the make