The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-07
DEMOCRATIC
BREECH TO
Be AVOIDED
Taggart Will Give Marshall
a Look-in Into the Party
Councils; Several Men
ton for Chairman of Re-
publican Convention.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT THE STATE CAPITOL.

TIMES BUREAU,
AT THE STATE CAPITOL.
Indianapolis. March Tt is said ia
Democratic political circles that there
will be no move to set the date for the
state convention until Governor Mar
shall has returned from Arizona. 1t is
expected that the governor will return
. the middle of this week, perhaps on
Thursday. The understanding seems to
be that the governor shall be taken
pretty fully into the confidence of state
Chairman jackson and the state com
mitee when 1t comes to arranging the
plans for the convention.
Taggart Is Confederate.
(, One story is that the friends of Tag
CART wish to show all possible courtesy
to the governor in the unimportant
things so that when the time comes to
dispose of the important matters they
will not find the governor opposing
them. 1t is pretty well understood that
Taggart and his friends would like to
have in the state platform a resolution
declaring for township and ward local
option and against the county option
law 1t is also pretty we'll understood
that the governor will oppose any
declaration against the county option
law and that he will wish the state
platform to say little about the liquor
question.
Open Breach To BE Avoided.
Some time ago the governor was
credited with the statement that he
proposed to have something to say
about tho state platform regardless of
circumstances, and no matter how hard
he had to fight. But the Taggart men.
II Is said. have come to the conclusion
that the governor may be handled by
tact They propose to take him in on
the preliminary plans for the state con-
vention. and 1t may be that Thomas
Taggart, beirg busy In his trial at
French Lick. will not even be around
tho committee rooms when the time for
the convention Is fixed. The theory is
that the governor, believing that he
has been treated pretty well by the
state committee, and the Taggart
bunch will be willing to recede some
what from his previously stated posi-
ton on the platform when it comes
time for that Just how well this plan
will succeed will not be known until
after the governor returns The gov
ernor. when he went to Arizona re-
cently for his health, cut the wires be-
nina him 1t seems. The only word that
has been received from him was a let
ter, written. when he was on the train
en- route to the southwest His friends.
however. presume that since he is not
writing, he is getting along all right.
Beverfdge for Chairman
There is considerable discussion
among republicans as to who shall be
seiecteo as permanent chairman of the
republican state convention, April s.
1t has been subbested from some
sources that Senator Beveridge himself
be the chairman q IA npdorstoo1.
ditions and would be In a better nost
ton than any one else to SOUND the
battle cry.
Hugh Miller Suggested.
In case Senator Beveridge does not
act as chairman 1t has been suggested
that Hugh Miller of Columbus candi
date for the nomination Of rovernor
two years ago. would make an excellent
chairman. AS a presiding officer he has
no superior. He is not known particu
iariy as an orator. but 1t is believed by
MS friends that he would be able to
make logical and acceptable Keynote
speech
Miller May BE Candidate
1t has been suggested from eth 9th
er sources that Charles w. Miller. for
meriy attorney-general would make a
good presiding officer. There is one
objection. however. TO both Charles w.
Miller and Hugh Miller and that is
mat both may be candidates for the
nomination for governor next time. and
In that event the republicans would not !
wish to show honors to one any moro
ina 10 the other. Another suggestion
mas been that James Bingham. atror- |
ney-general, would be an excellent man
TO handle the gavel. Bingham makes |
a fiery speech and his friends saw that
ne mas never even hesitated when II |
came TO working I'm the interests of the
republican party.
Another Chairman Sought.
The question of a presiding Officer
IT Is said, has not been taken mn NV
state chairman Lee of the republican
committee He VIII wish to find a man
VINO can make a pointed speech and
who at the same time can hold the
proper refns over the convention