The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-06-20
STARTLING
REPORT IS
SENT OUT
indianapolis Hears That
Kern May Not Be Elected
Senator Even Though a
Democratic Legislature Be
Chosen.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITOL.

AhOiohdPo pulls lDQ-, June ZU.-PcrS1S-
tent rumors have gained circulation to
the effect that when the legislature
meets next winter John w Kern, may
no be elected United states Senator
even though the democrats carry the
legislature. 1t is said that among the
Democrats those who are opposed to
Kern and to Governor Marshall are
seeking to nominate candidates for the
legislature who will not hesitate to
vote against Kern If it comes to
point where they can do so with any
degree of certainty of defeating him
1t has been the general understanding
all along that since Kern received the
endorsement of the Democratic states
convention for Senator he would re-
ceive the solid vote of the Democratic
members of the Legislature in their
senatorial caucus and that Kern would
slide through easily in case the Demo
Gratis control the legislature While
the state convention had no right under
the law to make a nomination for
United States Senator. and while, at
the same time, the nomination does not
bind anyone to follow the action of
the convention, yet it has been taken
as a matter of course that this nomi-
nation would have such a binding
moral effect on the Democratic mem
bers of the Legislature that they would
vote for Kern regardless of their own
preference.
But 1T is a question now, accordinE
to these rumors, whether this will be
the case when the caucus is held There
will undoubtedly be many Democratic
members of the legislature who would
rather see some one else than Kern
elected Senator. They have not for
eight members of the last legislature
sold out to the breweries to defeat him
for senator that time They have ask
ed. begged and demanded that he make
public the names of the eight who
double crossed him but Kern has never
made the names known In fact he has
been as dumb an oyster IN reference
to the matter This has greatly offend
ed the Shively Democrats throughout
the state. and wherever you find a
Shively Democrat in the legislature
next winter you will find a man who
would quickly vote against Kern If he
was sure that he could defeat Kern by
SO doing There are many counties in
the north part OF the state and also in
the extreme south part of the state in
which Senator Shively is strong and
where the Democrats are for him. and
made by Kern that Shively was elected
through bribery.
The rumor says that in case things
shape themselves up just right next
winter and the Shively forces find
themselves in the right position they
may bolt the state convention nomina.
ton and vote against Kern. Not only
that but the cher Democrats who were
candidates for United States Senator
two years ago and who went before
the state convention this spring ant
sought the nomination for Senator ar,
working to nominate some of their owl
friends for places in the legislature
They figure that If they can do this
and the Democratic majority in tn,
legislature Is small they may be able t
hold the balance OF power and swing i
against Kern. This would proba bl,
cause a deadlock in the party caucus
which would result in dark hors'
candidate being nominated.
This is all a very fine plan, blu
whether 1t can be carried out is tn
question Kerns friends say it can
not be done, but the others are saying
that Kern Is just as far away from
the Senatorship now as he was befor
the state convention