The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-26

Club In this city, which is understood
to be the first of a long chain of clubs
that are to be established throughout
IndiSna- The members of these clubs
arg pledged to use every honorable
rYethod to bring about the election of
Kern delegates to the national conven-
ton and these delegates are in turn
bound to support and work for Kern's
nomination
1T is we'll understood that the men
back of this movement are we'll supplied
with funds and that they are determin-
ed to carry their plans out and will
make an active and aggressive cam
paign for delegates.
such prominent leaders as Thomas
Taggart. John f. Lamb, Samuel NJ. Rails
ton and others have come out strongly
for Marshall for President and sent
word down the line to the boys to line
up for him. but 1T seems the men be-
hind the guns who do the work and
get out, the vote on election day do not
take kindly to Marshall and have been
preparing for some time to get chance
to knife him. What influence is back
of this movement has not become
known but it is certain that the Indi-
ana governor will find it herculean
/ tcok W " VI n up any kiftt VI SENTIMENT
favorable to his nomination from now
on.
The meeting which eliminated in
the formation of the Kern Presidential
Club was we'll attended by representa-
tive Democrats from all parts of the
state and resulted in the election of the
following officers"
Then follows a list of the officers
elected. President Mahoney, in an in
terview. even goes this far in heaping
Goals on the head of Governor Mar
shalrs boom:
I'VE anticipate that Senator Kern
may discourage this movement for fear
OF straining the relation between him
and Governor Marshall, but when he
sees we are determined. that the gem
uine sentiment of the state Is for him
and his nomination is within reach that
he will consent to our program for the
good and welfare of the Democratic
party in Indiana"
Kern has not yet been heard from in
regard to the movement so no one can
tell what he will say. 1t is expected
however. that he will refuse to sanction
1t, and that he will try to discourage
its spread. But the bunch OF Democrats
that is behind it seems determined 10
go ahead. regardless of what he may
thing about it. IT is a fact that the
Kern sentiment has been growing in
Indiana. There has been a feeling for
some time that Governor Marshall stood
practically no show OF being nominated
for President. Then the vice presidency
was offered him by Democrats all over
the country but he announced publicly
that he would not accept that nomina-
ton Wheu ne made this announcement
Democrats began saying that If he
would not have the vice presidency and
could not get the Presidency he was
out of it entirely This gave fresh
impetus to the Kern boom. and the
meeting and the organization OF the
Kern Presidential Club was the fest,'-.
| Governor Marshalfs friends are up in
| the air over the movement. 1t came
unexpectedly to them, and proved to be
| a shock. Up to this time. when the an
lnouncement of the Kern boosters came
that they would make fight to get
all of the delegates possible to the ma
tional convention. it was not suspected
that there would be any opposition to
/ a solid Marshall delegation from Indi-
ana But now that war has been de-
| elared between the Marshall forces and
! the Kern boosters. ii looks like a fac
tional tight in Indiana that will stir
| the part in this state fro one end to
the other. In the meantime Governor
Wilson, of New Jersey, is steadily gain
! ing friends in this state, and the Har-
mon boom also has taken root. They
Will stand as second choice among the
Indiana delegates. who have to choose
b tween Harmon and Wilson for their
second choice.