The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-26
TINES BUREAU.
At STATE CAPITAL.


Indianapolis. Ind, Oct. 2e.-Congress-
man Lincoln Dixon. of the Fourth dis
trict, was in the city yesterday. and he
and W. H. O'Brien, auditor of state.
took lunch together at the Denison
hotel. which is Tom Taggarts hotel.
They also had a long conference after
lunch Ordinarily this fact would not
be Of any political Importance, since
both are Democratic leaders, and both
live in the same district. But under
existing circumstances it is believed by
those who saw the two men together
that there is a political significance in
the conference.
It will be remembered that a couple
of weeks ago the story was started
that O'Brien would be a candidate for
election as Democratic national COM
mitteenlan from Indiana, to succeed
Taggart. The story was that O'Brien
would contest with Dixon for the place.
because Dixon has for months been
pointed to as the successor of Taggart
There have for months been every in
dication that Dixon would receive the
support of Governor Marshall for ma
tionaf committeeman. Dixon has been
one of the most active Democrats in the
propagation of the candidacy of Cover
nor Marshall for the nomination for
President. He has. in fact, been the
father of the Marshall boom, and has
done more work than any other man,
perhaps, to push 1T along. At Wash
ington he has had charge of the boom.
and has urged Marshafis nomination
on Democratic congressman from all
over the country.
! Naturally. then, it was to be expected
that Marshall would favor Dixon for
national committeeman. Dixon has al
ways been a part of the Democratic
machine In Indiana, though he has not
been as closely identified with the Tag
CART crowd some others. In 1903
Dixon was in favor of the election OF
l.. Ert Slack for United States senator
at the time of the election of Senator
Shively because Slack is from his dis
trict. Taggart opposed the election OF
Slack, and favored Shively. And since
| it Is well known that Marshall does
not care to have any of the Taggart
crowd take charge of his campaign fol
the nomination for President, it is only
natural that he might select Dixon as
his choice for national committeeman
instead of anyone that Taggart might
choose.
II For a long time there did not seen
to be any opposition to the election o.
Dixon as national committeeman, ant
II looked like Marshalrs interests wer,
II to be well taken care of. But ther
came the announcement that O'Brier
had ben chosen by Taggart as the mar
to take the place away from Dixon 1
is known that Taggart said recent,
that he was going to retire as nationa
committeeman and that O'Brien wa
the right man to succeed him.
When OBrien was asked about it h
| sidestepped the question and merel,
4 said that there would not be any ffgh
between him and Dixon over anything
He did not say, however, that he woul
| not run for the place He said it wa
a matter for the Democrats of Indian
to settle. and that he would not lose an
sleep over it.
When this attitude of O'Brien be
4 came known 1T was taken to mean tina
! Dixon probably would get out of tn
way and let OBren be elected. An
4 that is still the theory of most of tn
4 politicians who have been observin
the Developments. Since Dixon an
10 Brien held their conference yesterda