The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-15

finally he overcame his own objections.
and announced that he would accept the
nomination.
Some of his enthusiastic followers
are saying that Kern will do the same
this time. He may object and raise a
row about it before hand. they say,
but he will ultimately quiet down and
take the nomination for President il
the convention hands it to him. They
say it would ge entirely too great an
honor for any man to refuse, and that
Kern's nomination would not go beg
ging.
AS was stated in these dispatches
several days ago the Taggart Demo-
Gratis using the name of Kern to
keep the anti-Taggart Democrats IN
line this year. There is no fight going
on. of any consequence, among the
Democrats. A few weeks ago they
were growing good and proper about
tho manner of organizing the party for
next year. and the anti-Taggart men
were telling what they were going to
do to the TagEart crowd. But this has
all died out. 1t Is known that the Tag
CART men went to some of the ants
and told them that they must keep in
line, and that there nohing for
them to fight over. They said Indiana
would send a delegation to the national
convention that would be for Marshall,
but that If Marshall could not be nom
mated the Indiana vote would go to
Kern, and that Kern would get a great
lot Of support from other states. also.
This has had the effect of putting
stop to all of the talk about a fight
over the organization or anything else,
for the Democrats of Indiana would be
fSG Wi 10
didate for President as with Marshall.
The fact that the quiet boom for
Kern has been started among the Tag
CART crowd is taken here TO indicate
that it has the sanction of the eastern
Democrats. for Taggart is in close
touch with Tammany and the rest Of
the machine in the east. 1t is known
that at a recent Tammany dinner in
New York the name of Kern was con-
sidered as a possibility for President.
and it was agred among those present
that he would not be unacceptable.
They do not count him as favorable to
big business" as Governor Harmon.
but they regard him as a man that
would give big business fair deal.
1t is known. too, that Tammany has not
taken kindly to the idea of nominating
Marshall.
an interview in some of the Sunday
papers in which he discussed the varb-
Gus candidates for the Democratic nom-
ination for President. He mentioned
the names of all of the prominent
Democrats who have been announced as
candidates. like Wilson. Harmon, Mar
shall, Champ Clark. Folk and the rest.
and said that any of them would make
a good President. But he said. there
are some others who would make de-
srable Presidents whose names have
not vet been announced. He did not
mention Kern's name but this state
ment of O'Gorman's is taken TO mean
that he had Kern in mind for OGor-
man is a strong Tammany man.
The whole thing appears to be work
ing around to the point where Kern
will become a prominent factor in the
race for the nomination. The talk in
this state which has quoted the Demo
Gratis; the new from the east that New
England present his name to the con-
vention the news of the Tammany din
ner at which his name was favorabIy
considered. and the interview of Sena-
tor O'Gorman all are taken as indica-
lions in that direction.