The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-08
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITA

Indianapolis Ind, May S--A dispatch
from Washington has aroused consid-
era BILE interest in this state. The dis
patch, says that it is expected that
within a short time an effort will be
made to form organization in this
stare to boom the candidacy of Senator
Lafollette for President. 1t said that
Senator Bourne, of Oregon, was the
man behind the movement, and that
he has written letters to a number of
Lafollette men in Indiana asking them
as to the situation in this state. 1t
says. too, that Senator Bourne has
offered to come to Indiana to make a
speech at a meeting at which the La :
toilette boom may be launched here.
This is the first intimation that aDy-
one has had that Lafollette would in
wade Indiana. In fact, 1t had not been
known that Lafollette would be ac-
tive candidate for the nomination for
President. but this dispatch is taken as
good proof that such is his intention.
| One Republican who keeps pretty
close track of political affairs said to-
day that he believed Senator Lafollette
would announce his candidacy within
the next two or three weeks, but he
said he did not believe that the dis
patch from Washington was correct
! in saying that the proposed movement
in Indiana was part of the Lafollette
campaign. He said that in his opinion
1t was a part of the general plan for
the organization of the Progressive Re-
publican League throughout the
country, and not a purely Lafollette
plan. He said. that the league. was or
ganized in Washington some time age
had already entered several states and
-
not stop until it had extended its field
into every state in the union. He sait
it was a movement the object of which
was to get all of the progressive Re
publicans together to stand for ths
principles of progressiveism. 1t wa,
not he said. a movement in the interes
OF any candidate.
Just how strong the Progressive Re
publican League can become in indiana
is a question which will have to b'
answered by the league itself. for ther'
is no way now to estimate the strengt Il
of the progressive wing of the party
But some OF those who incline in tina
direction are saying that it will be
very powerful factor in the affairs 0
the Republican party.
Former Senator Beveridge. who is a
home for a few days. was asked in re
gard to the dispatch from Washington
but he declined to say anything on tn
subject. He said he did not know any
thing about ii, and that he had been il
Canada for so long that he had no
kept advised of the political situa tfor
Whether he will have any connection
with the movement is not known. H
} has made two long trips to Canada TO
the purpose of studying that countr,
) and its government and it's policies, an
he says that he has gained grea
amount of knowledge along those lines
: He says he does not know what he will
do with the information.
One Of the Democrats behind tn
movement to nominate Senator job
". Kern as the Democratic candidat
for president but who does not wan
: ibis name used in connection with tn
matter at present. says that unless tn
. TagEart crowd in the Democratic part
J | is watcher closely it will swing Indi
ana's delegation to the Democratic ma
~Itional convention to Governor Harmo