The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-06-02

Governor a chance. But you can't tell
low starts anything there Will surely |
be a rumpus."
Some of the others did not think
there would be anything of the kind.
but among the party there was a sup
pressed feeling of anxiety
The fact that Governor Marshall is TO
make speech on the subject of the
new constitution which he proposed to
have voted on by the people has all
along been taken to mean that the
meeting would be kind of Marshall
affair. where the Governor would be
the big smoke It has been known too
that some OF the Governors friends
have been planning to turn the Laporte
meeting into Marshall love feast
where his boom may be pushed along.
But there is so much Kern sentiment IN
the state. in spite of the fact that
Senator Kern has announced time and
again that he will not be a candidate
for the nomination for President, that
god may of the politicians have been
unable to see how the meeting can be
pulled off without the two factions
. clashing The Kern boosters are still
active and busy. They say they are not
| going to let up. They say they intend
| to go right ahead and try to elect Kern
delegates to the next national conven-
/ ton. The do not believe 1t will be
difficult matter to land some of them.
at least. and prevent Marshall from
going into the convention with a solid
delegation from his own state.
This. of course, does not set well with
the Marshal contingent. and they are
ready to put up a fight for their man.
1t is not expected that the Kern men
at the meeting today will be numerous.
but those who are there, 1t is feared,
viii start something
/ While the editors say they are not
out to talk politics on this trip. 1t is
well known that bunch of Democratic
editors could not get together and stay
together five minutes without talking
politics. Not only will they talk the
Presidency, but they will also talk Gov
lernorship and the state craftsmanship
Dale j. Crittenberger. of Anderson. the
right hand man of Tagart in all things.
who has ben talked of for state chair
man, is one of the party, and among
the editors there seemed to be a uni
versal feeling that he was to be the
man for chairman Crittenberger says
he is not a candidate for the place. but
he has refused to say that he would not
accept the job If offered to him.
/ One of the picturesque features OF
the meeting at Laporte today is the
ipresence Of State Senator stephen A.
1 Powers. of Angola. Senator Powers is
the one lone Democrat who got up in
the last session of the legislature and
opposed the passage of the bill to SUD
nit the Tom Marshall constitution to d
vote of the people He made a red hot
Ispeech in which he denounced the pro :
!. posed constitution in bitter terms. He
fought the thing all the way through.
and finally bilted his party and its
caucus and voted against It
He came to this city yesterday and
joined the party that went to Laporte.
He Is still opposed to the new constiu-
ton, and says he will do everything in
his power to defeat it at the election.
But he says he does not expect 1t to
ever get on the ballot. for he believes
the courts will kill it before 1t gets
that far Whether Senator Powers will
undertake to make a speech at Laporte
in answer to Governor Marshalrs de-
Tense of the mushroom constitution no
one knows, but some people believe he
will. for he is rough old fighter who
speaks right out in meeting whenever
! he takes notion If he should happen
] to jump on Marshall at this meeting