The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-02-10
EDITORS TALK
SHOP At CLAYPO0L
Atmosphere So Thick With
It That Bystanders
Hear Presses.
BUT IT'S ONLY A DREAM
Really Nothing But Wind Caused By
Gossip of Mouldels of "Repub-
ican Opinion
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITOL.

Indianapolis. Ind. Feb. Io-Newspa-
per shop talk is thick today in the lob
by of the Claypool hotel. Heavy edi-
toriais are being written, column after
column of type is being set, the hum of
the linotype is heard, the smell of print
ers' ink permeates every nook and
Granny OF the place, and visions of the
proverbiai printing office towel appear
before the gaze of everyone. But about
the time one hears. sees, smells and
feels all of these things he wakes up
and finds that he Is only in the midst
of the annual convention of the Indi-
ana Republican Editorial association,
and that all of these things are imagiu-
airy, produced by the copious amount
of shop talk that is going on Repub-
lican editors are here from all over
the state. The convention opens this
evening. The social session will take
place at $40 and the banquet will fol-
low at o'clock.
State Chairman Lee will address the
members of the association at the ses-
sion tomorrow afternoon. Altogether
the prospects are good for a very sue
cessful and interesting meeting of the
republican editors of the state 1t is
expected also that not only shop mat
ters, but campaign matters as well
Will be talked over at the convention
and that many a plan will be laid be-
fore the meeting closes for campaign
work Many of the editors will go
from here to Columbus to attend the
biennial convention of the indiana Lin
coin League on Saturday
While the editors are here there is
also large number of aspirants for
nominations for state Offices who are
hovering around listening and being
heard But they are not all here 1t
is believed, however. that several booms
Will be launched which may grow to
formidable size One of the most-talk-
ed-of men whose name has been men
toned as a candidate for a state nom
ination is Hugh TIL. Miller, former lieu
tenant governor. Mr.. Miller has not said
that he will be candidate for secre-
tary- Of state but It Is believed that he
VIII come out before long, and If he
does he will give eevrybody else a
run for their money. His friends are
declaring that he is the strongest man
IN the state today to place at the head
OF the state ticket this year.
The Tenth district. however NAV
nave candidate for secretary Of state
III the person of George Haywood of
LAFAYETTE, prominent attorney He is
one or the best known men in that dis
trict' and his friends are of the opinion
that ne Will get into the race when the
rlght time comes. 1t is regarded as al
most certain that the Tenth district
VIII nave candidate on tn estate tick
ct Tor some office. II it Is not Heywood
IL Will be some one else, possibly A T
hickey of Laporte for attorney gem
eraL Phiio Doran of Laporte and Dick
Sch2af of Lake county also are heard |
Of in connection with state nominations
ana talk about them is heard during |
the editors meeting.
Carriers Boom Looks Promising.
One OF the promising booms that has
been started in the last few days Is one
for Judge vinson Carter of this citv
,or place on the supreme bench. Judge
-arter is one of the strong men on the
bench of the Marion county superfor
curt, and his friends believe he would
make an ideal supreme judge. Former
Judge Piety of Terre Haute is another
lame mentioned in connection with this
)lace
Ed. Hendee OF Madison county. Frank
snyder of Jay county and Frank Cor
Ion of Wells county are three Eighth
district men who are mentioned in con-
lection with the attorney generalshin
n addition William Bosom of this citv
ND Henry Worser of South Bend are
andidates for the same place