The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-17
JIM WATSON
BOOM NOW
UNDERWAY
TINES BUREAU
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Indianapolis, Ind, sOct- 17.-Since
the cold gray dawn of the morning aft
er has arrived and the republicans who
attended the harmony meeting at Rush
Vile the other night have had a chance
70 wake up they find that the net
result OF the meeting is one large sized
boom of James e. Watson for the NOM
nation for congress in the Sixth dis
triet Aside from that one thing 1t is
doubtful If much was accomplished in
the way OF harmonizing the various
elements of the party in that district.
unquestionahly. 1t was a great meet
ing. as everybody present will testify.
Republicans were there from all parts
of the state, from one corner to the
other AS Jim Watson said. all of the
f1fty-seven varieties of republicans were
represented in the crowd.
The great meeting was such a marked
success that 1t resulted in every bdoy
being for Watson for the nomination
for congress He was nominated twice,
fisrt by Vice President sherman in his
speech and next by Joe Cannon. who
recommended that Watson and James
A. Hemenway be drafted to run for
congress. And the next day, at New
castle. Mayor~Lew Shank of this city
again placed Watson in nomination for
congress- In spite of all of these NOM
nations Watson still declares that he
is not a candidate and does not intend
to -
As far can be figured out there
was nothing else accomplished at the
meeting. 1t did not result in the large
| degree OF harmony that had been ex-
pected or that had been figured on. 1t
was a big gathering OF the old guard.
and the faction that sails under the
name of progressives had nothing to
| do or to say. Just why they held
| aloft from tho meeting is not yet
known 1t may be that they were timd
about butting into an old-line crowd,
| or 1t may be that the yare not ready
to harmonic with anybody. but what
ever the reason. they were not present.
There Is, however. one thing that is
plain since the Rushville meeting and
that is that all Of the republicans are
1 for the denomination of Taft. There
! is no sentiment for anyone else This
is gathered from the expressions of
republicans OF all shades and kinds
No other candidate fer president is
mentioned and Taft's name Is the one
en- which all appear to agree
One interesting little story along this
line is told in connection with the ar
engagements for the Rushville meet
Ing. 1t is said that when Jim watson
first thought of holding the meeting
he called on Charles w. Miller and laid
the plan before him. It is said thai
Watson regarded Miller 5 the lead
ing Beverage man of the state, and
that he felt that that faction ought &c
be consulted He told Miller, so tht
4 story goes. that Vice President Sher-
man would be his guest for a couple O
81 days. and that he believed 1t would b.
a good time to hold a get together
meeting of republicans. and that thu
basis of getting together would be OF
the denomination of President Taft.
It is said that Miller agreed to tn
plan and pronounced 1t a good one. Nil
Ter said Watson could count on him t.
assist in making it a success Wat
son. it is said told Miller that it woult
be purely Taft meeting. and askes
him how he stood on the denomination
of Taft Miller answered that he wa
for Taft. Then. it Is said. Watson ask
ed Miller whether Beveridge would b.
for Taft on his arrival in this countr.
from Europe. where he has been 70
several months Miller, 1t is said, an
swered that he didn't know and didn'
care-that he was for Taft himself, n
inatter what Beverage was for.
1t has developed. too. that several