The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-01
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Indianapolis, Ind. Sept. 1.-The more
one sees of the democratic presidential
political game in Indiana the palmer
1t becomes that the Taggart machine
is seeking to put one over on Gov
ernor Marshall. AS has been said
peatedly before, the general belief
among politicians is that Taggart and
his crowd are trying to bring about
situation in this state that will finally
land the Indiana delegation TO the
democratic national convention for
Governor Harmon of Ohio instead of
for Governor Marshall. and develop
ments day after day add strength TO
this view of the matter.
Friends of Governor Marshall, and
even the governor himself. have been
advised by good democrats to look out
for double cross from the Taggart
crowd. The danger to the governor S
chances has been pointed out and he
ad his friends have been advised to not
allow the Taggart machine TO select
the delegates who shall go to the ma
tional convention from this state. AS a
matter of course. since Indiana has a
candidate for the nomination for presi-
dent. Indiana's delegates will go to
the convention to vote for him. but the
governor is being advised on all sides
TO look out for breakers ahead. 1t is
pointed out to him. that If Taggart is
allowed to have a hand In the selection
of the delegates they will be men who
will be for Marshall on the surface
but for Harmon underneath, and that
the Indiana delegation would slip away
from Marshall at the proper time TO &c
20 10 ~ hol.
Whether the governor believes any OF
these not is not known. He ha.
been keeping still about the matter
but some of his close friends hav.
about come to the conclusions. so il
Is said, that II Marshall wishes the
solid vote OF Indiana in the convention
he will have to go out and make hi.
own fight for the nomination.
The Taggart crowd has been loud il
its protestations OF loyalty to Mar
shall. but those who know the Taggar
crowd best know that loyalty is
thing for that faction to be disloyal
The protestations of loyalty to Mar
shall have sounded very good to th
Marshall followers. The Tagger lieu
tenants have said all along that the.
were going out and help the governo
to select the delegates to the nationa
convention. They were going to he'll
elect Marshall men. And there is littl
danbt that they will do this. for prac
ticaliy all of the democrats in Indi
ana will be for Marshall for presf
dent. That Is taken as q matter, o
course. So it will be easy to elect
Marshall delegation for this state.
But the Marshall followers are be
ginning to realize that At would b
.--ddng ts.s'sssiew the Taggart ele
ment to select the delegates, even
they are all for Marshall. In the frs
place. If the Taggart crowd selects tn
delegates Ii will pick men who will d
whatever Taggart tells them to do. ]
he tells them at any time during TIL
convention to slip over into the Har
mon column they would proceed wit
the slipping. This would be a soft SIT
uation for the French Lick boss an
would place him In a position wher
he could deliver Indiana to Harmon &
any moment
In the second place, such cours
would place Governor Marshall in tt
position before the people as being