The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-06

effort is being made by the Republicans |
of the Sixth district to get James e.
Watson to consent again to become a
candidate for Congress, and there is
large element of the party in that dis |
trict that declares that Watson can win |
easily over Finley P. Gray, the present
milk-and water Democratic Congress-
man from the Sixth They even say
that in case Watson is nominated and
elected to Congress hs will be prac-
tically certain to be elected speaker OF
the House. when the Republicans OBJ
tain control again.
Watson has not given his indorse-
ment to the boom that has been start
ed for him. He was approached a few
days ago by a number of Hushvil1e
and Newcastle Republicans with the
proposition. and he said to them:
| Il am at peace with my neighbors
and with all the world and l do not
want to be again drawn into politics."
| That is far .as he has gone with
: his comment on the boom. There are
many who believe that he Will yet
yield to the pleadings of his friends
and go after the nomination. but others
are OF the opinion that he will remain
out of politics and attend to business.
of which he has lot. He is interest
ed in a number of large enterprises.
and is making money. Some argus
that he cannot afford to sacrifice his
private interests TO return to politics.
Along with the Watson talk there is
a renewal of the talk of Col. w. T.
Durbin. of Anderson. for the nomina-
ton for governor. A few days ago
Durbin. Watson, Charley Hernley. o.
Newcastle, Charles Sefrt. of Washing
ton and two or three other leading re-
publicans. met at the Claypool hotel.
/ They said it was just chance meet
ing. but. 1t was noticed that they all
had talks together, and that a little
later in the day there was story In
circulation that an o.u-fashioned re-
publican meeting will be held some
time in September at Anderson. at
which the Durbin boom will be official
lily launched. 1t is said that If the
meeting is held Watson will be the
main speaker and that he will presen.
! Durbin-s name to the party a can
ldidate. Watson and Durbin are agreed
, on most matters of political and party
. policy. and 1t is but natural that Dur
bin should pick Watson to do the key
note speaking at meeting where his
boom is launched.
Durbin has been side-stepping a di
rect question as to whether he would
be candidate for the nomination for
governor, although recently he gave
: out an interview in which he said that
he might be counted as a receptive
candidate. But If the Anderson meet
, ling materializes he will al once become
IAN active candidate. and from that time
; lon there will be an unsheathing oil
: scalping knives and the merry war viii
be on. Durbin has many admirers In
Indiana. but he has also a large mum
Der OF bitter foes in his own party
iwho would like nothing better than I:
Iget a chance at him as a candidate
. Whether he realizes the extent of this
feeling against him. however, Is Z
= Iquestion. Durbin was one of the part,
Headers who. in tee campaign last year
had no time to spare to do any work
: and when he did go out and do a little
he did It the other way. He went t
: Franklin one night with Ginors
Pinchot, as is well known. is one o
; the leaders of the progressive wing o
: the party. He made a progressiv
! tspeech, and after he had finished Dur
bin took the platform and made ring
/. ling stand pat speech. in which he de
!. lnounced the policies that Pinchot ha'
ladvocated This created a poiitica
Isensation at the time. and some of tn
!. insurgents were so mad they nearly bi
l
themselves.
But Durbin is wonderful cam
paigner. He is undoubtedly the bes
= political organizer in Indiana, bar mons
He always surrounds himself wit
politicians of the highest grade o
ability as organizers as workers, an
II up to this time he has never been de
feated in any race that he has eve
a taken a part in. If he launches hi
boom for Governor he will be the on
!. man that the others will have to bea
: If any OF them win the nomination.
r. Added color is given to the story 9
the plan for the booming of Durbin 70
- governor and Watson or congressma
by the fact that soon after the chanc
!. meeting of the. republicans at the Clay
!, pool hotel the other day another sim
:, liar chance meeting occurred at New
, castle, and that time also the sam
plan was discussed
ii Congressman Finley Gray is regart
- ed as a weak sister. and the republ
Il cans of the Sixth district are fully e,
= Ipecting to defeat him at the next ele'
70 ton Gray wabbled from side to sic
:, on the wool tariff question, and no OF
mot even Gray himself-knew whel
10 The stood on that subject
- Grays course on tariff legisla tic
was great joke. and in MS dlStrl
- Democrats became angered at him Fl
! his vacillation Republicans laught
:. at the pitiful .meanderings of Gray {
-, the tarif question. For this reason Il
- republicans believe they can east
: elect their candidate for congress ne,
year in that district.
An interesting story comes fro
South Bend and the Thirteenth distr
in regard to the Democratic Situate
tie in that district. The story has result.
oy from the purchase OF the South Bel
or Times by the South Bend News. back
lby Gabriel Summers. Ed Fogarty. VS.
"a McInerney and that crowds of Dem
Gratis. The story goes that McInern'