The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-05-17
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Indianaolis, Ind. May lit may be
said that four things may be counted
on as results of the meeting in this
city yesterday of the Republican mem |
beers fthe last legislature. They are:
First, 1t was made plain that there
must be reorganization OF the Re-
publican party in this state along such
lines as will be acceptable to all fac
lions.
Second. strong effort will be made
platform plank in favor of the re-
enactment of the county local option
law.
Third. the Republicans are not at all
afraid OF the Marshall constitution In
the next state campaign 1t is regard
ed all over the state as being joke
Fourth. party conditions were found
to be better than they were last Year
These things came out in the general
discussion of arty affairs and condi-
ttons during the course CT the meeting.
The meeting was held behind closed
doors. and no one was allowed to enter
the room except the Republicans who
had served In the last Legislature. All
others were kept out The meeting
had been called by Senator Will r.
Wood, of Lafayette. Republican moor
leader in the Senate. and Representa-
tive Jesse Esehpach, of Warsaw. who
was the minority door header In the
House. When the meeting opened the
first thing done was to choose Senator
Wood chairman Of the meeting, and
Representative w. A. Breining, of
elphi. was made secretary. 1t was de-
eided to call the roll of the members
present and when each mans name
was called he was to arise and tell of
the conditions In his own county and in
the surrounding counties.
Inasmueh as the meeting was behind
CLOSED doors 1t is impossible to tell
just what each individual said. but II
is known that there was wide di-
versity of opinion as to the party's
condition ir many places. 1t is known.
too. that in great majority of the
counties conditions were reported as
being good. Some OF the speakers said
that factionalism had practically died
out, and that there was now a feeling
among the Republicans that they
fought to and can get together next
year on a common basis and without
and strife. However. In few In
stances. there was tinge of sarcastic
sting In the speeches. and in one case,
at least. a member used some strong
word in denouncing some of the fac
tionaI leaders. This member was
angry because some of these leaders
had made speeches during the last
campaign without mentioning the fact
that a United States senator was to be
elected by the Legislature. This. he
said, was something to remember.
But this outburst was passed over
without any trouble In the camp, and
it was soon forgotten Most of the
speeches were free from any of that
kind of feeling.
One member. who was said to be
Representative James r. Guild. of
Medaryviile. representing Starke.
Pulaski and St. Joseph counties, made
| a hot speech. in which he said he was
in favor of having the next state plat
form making a straight cut declaration
| in favor of the old fashioned kind of
Republican doctrine in favor of pro-
| lection. He said he was tired of the
iparty drifting away from the principles
which it had maintained from the time
| of Lincoln This was taken a slap
| at the insurgent wing of the party.
though the speaker did not mention
any names or go further with his
statement
| This raised the question, 1t was said.
as to who are the insurgents now in
| the arty. One man said that since the
Republicans are in such tangle at
Washington over the Canadian reel
procity proporisttion it was hard to
| tell who were insurging.
| On the liquor question there was an
lalmost unanimous exression in favor
l antr - 1a
| otion law. Several of the speakers
said that they favored county option
plank in the state platform, two or
three going so far as even to declare
in favor of constitutional state wide
prohibition and a plank of that kind
in the platform Some of the speakers