The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-22

selection OF New as the presidents In
diana adviser.
Harry New has something of job
on his hands," he said. And If he is
able to get along with 1t and perform
the duties assigned to him without
creating any friction he will be a good |
one. That is all he has to do-just
avoid friction. You know, there Is now |
on the market an oil for automobiles |
which lubricates them SO well that a |
machine will run without any friction
whatever. Now, IL Harry New do
his work and make his machine run as |
well as an automobile fabricated with |
this oil he will surely be g success"
This comment. conrlng from Iaggart. |
| is regarded as being expert testimony. |
because he has had all kinds of ex-
perience in parceling out jobs and rum
ming a political machine. II anyone
| understands the difficulties which be-
set man in handling patronage Tag
! CART is the one.
| Mr.. New says In his interview that
there is not much for him to do in the
postoff1ce line just now. because there
are only one or two places for which
appointments are to be made in the
near future. One is at Knightstown,
where action will probably be taken
/ s.
scramble at Knightstown for the office.
| and New will have opportunity 20
show his nerve in settling the row.
| Taggart made another statement last
night that is interesting. A few days
ago story from French Lick was pub
lished in the papers to the effect that
a local movement had started to clean
up the valley" at fArench Lick and
West Baden and rive out gambling. The
story said that Taggart was behind the
scheme and that he was helping 70
lpush along the movement.
1t was pointed our mat sumo years
ago Taggart's name was used extern
sively in connection with the stores of
gambling at French Lick, this being
before the raids which were made un-
der the direction of Governor Hanly
which resulted In the closing or the
gambling casino on the grounds OF the
French Lick Springs Hotel Company.
of which Tagart is president. His coz
nection with this company gave people
material to talk about Taggart in con-
nection with the gambling business at
French Lick. But since these ards
there has ben no gambling in any OF
the property OF the hotel company. A
new hotel was built by AL Brown, di-
irectly across the street from Taggarts
hotel and Browns place became the
gambling center of the whole place. II
( has been running almost continuously
ever since. But the story from French
: Lick the other day said that the gamb-
: ling at Browns place and in all of the
: other places at French Lick and Wesi
Baden was to be stopped. 1t was point
ed out that 1T was Impossible to en-
r force the gambling laws in the
AAr SEQ
A permitted to enter the gambling houses
6 and it is therefore difficult to gathe'
evidence. and even IL evidence is col
: looted il is impossible to get jury IL
lOrange county to convict anyone on 4
gambling charge. because the grea'
y crowds of guests at the resort hotel;
, make business gfiood for the people o.
that community
Since 1t was impossible to get rid o.
= gambling in a legal way. the story said
n the people themselves and those whs
were in a position to do so were going
to voluntarily close the places. 1t sal,
: that Taggart had been instrumental II
/ bringing about this decision.
Taggart was asked last night abou
0. this story, and he denied all knowledg
', of IT,
Il never heard OF it., he said
= Are YOU behind such movement
he was asked.
- Il don't know thing about it
= rs there any such movement on foo
down there"
: Not that know Of I have neve
J, heard Of it.
So It does not look like Mr. Taggart
taking very much interest in any effor
to stop gambling IN the valley
n one of the most interesting pieces 0
political informa ton that has reache
Indiana in a long time is the repor
T. that some Republican member of tn
in Senate is preparing to Introduce reso
luton calling for an investigation Q
r the election of Senator Shively, of In
Il. diana. and Senator John ID. Works. Q
california, who also is forme
IN Hoosier 1t is not vet known whic
Senator will Introduce the resolution
but IT is said that IL Will come fror
one OF the Republicans who are sup
portine Senator Lorimer of Illinois j
the fight that is being made TO unses
him.
or course. the resolution, if introduc
ed. viii be based on the mystery of tn
eight members OF the Indiana legisia
ture of 1909 who were charged by job
w Kern with having double crosse
him He charged8that they were influ
enced by the brewers to vote agains
him and for Shively. Board hints q
bribery were made, and the matter be
came a state wide scandal. Howevel
II nothing was ever done in the directio
III of making an Investigation of the cas-
and it was finally dropped The detail
4 of the scandal are too well remembers
to ned any republication.
For a long time the story straine
the relations between Shively and Kerr
but since both are now in the senat
the Ratchet has been buried. and 1t wa
as the hope of the Democrats that nothin
st more would be heard OF It. But II IN
~ Senate should happen to order an II