The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-27

ernor Marshall had OF landing the NOM
nation were lost when he honored the
requisition of the state OF California
for the retur nof John ]. Mcnamara.
See Tnggart's Hand In It
Some OF the Marshall followers claim
to see the hand of Tom Taggart in the
talk of labor's opposition to Marshall.
While Taggart has announced himself
as being for Marshall through thick
and thin. there are many who believe
that he is only playing both ends
against the middle and that at the
proper time. when it is seen that Gov
ernor Marshall cannot be nomina ted
he VIII swing the Indiana delegation
to Harmon. 1t would be natural under
these circumstances, 1t is pointed out.
for Taggart to help push along the Ia
Dor opposition to Marshall as one of
the means of bringing about this situa-
ton.
Washington HnS Stor-.
From Washington there comes a
story that fits in with this situation
exactly. 1t will be remembered that
IN spite of the efforts that have been
made to get the members of the In
dianf delegation in congress to hold
meeting and issue a statement indors-
4 ing 2ndTSudii CdHulOdCy l0dL no SuCn
meeting has been held and no such in
dorsement has been given. And ac-
cording to the latest story from Wash
ington it is not at all likely that any
such meeting will be held. 1t Is said
that 1t is the fear of organized labor
that Is holding some of them back and
keeping them from making a statement
of that kind.
1t is said that some OF the congress-
men realize that it would be danger
Gus for them to give their Endorsement
to Marshalrs candidacy when labor is
against him. They fear that 1t would
use its force against them at the next
election, and they are not willing to
risk their own political necks to boost
Marshall
Congressman Can't Indorse Him.
Therefore, according to this story.
| it looks like the Marshall boom will
| have to get along some way without
the congressional Endorsement.
| And not only is labor watching the
congressman but it is watching candi-
dates for state offices as well, and 1t
is predicted that when the time comes
labor will swat those who line up with
Marshall. All of this makes a pretty
mess of it for the Indiana democrats,
for 1t is pointed out that they may yet
be obliged to get behind Kern, If they
| hope to avoid giving the vote of the
Indiana delegation to Harmon at the
! command of Taggart. Kern would not
be obnoxious to Taggart, by the way.
| but Harmon would suit him better be-
cause Harmon is the candidate of the
interests which Taggartism represents
Charge Plotting.
| 1t may be, too, that the Harmon
| crowd is behind the Kern BOOM al
though this is denied by those who
| are promoting IT. They say that they
have no afhliation with any other
force, and that they propose to fight
it out along their own line. 1t is
| known that the Harmon forces are try
ing quietly to encourage booms in va
rious states for "favorite sons" as can
didates for the presidential nomination
1t is pointed out that this is one rea-
son why Taggart is for Marshall The
Harmon people believe that if a large
number of "favorite sons get in the
race none of them can get enough votes
to amount to anything. and that it will
then be easy to swing the various dele
cations to Harmon in the convention
A man who has been doing some politi
cal work in the east has just returned
home here and he says he found the
footprints of the Harmon crowd IL
several states. In Massachus etts, fo
instance, the Harmon people were try
ing to get the democrats of that state
to brin govt Governor Foss for presi
dent. But the Massachusetts demo
Gratis, he says. are not going to do any