The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-01
DEMOCRATS MAY DELAY
STATE CHAIRMAN ELECTION
May Decide to Wait Until After Convention Is Held Be
fore Electing Their Leader.

/, The plan hes been talked over with
Taggart and he thinks it will be ali
right to plan 1t that way. When the
state convention has been held and the
ticket has been made up it will then be
easy to elect a state chairman, for the
state candidates will then determine
whom they wish in that position. This
is the first time that the Democrats
have had the state Offices at the open
ing of a campaign, and it changes the
usual method of forming organiza-
ton all around
The strange thing about this PROPOSE
ton is that Taggart has always oppos-
ed delays in completing the organiza-
ton OF the state committee. and 1t is
hard to understand just why he would
agree to change in the plan this time
But strange things are happening in
politics these days. and there is no tell
ing what Taggart or anyone else, will
do in politics. Taggart is expected to
be in Indianapolis in the next fewkdsys.
and he will probably have something to
! say on the subject.
The Democrats seem to be rather up
in the air for a man for state chairman.
anyway. They have talked of Faba
Gwin, the present vice chairman and
there Is a strong belief that he will be
chosen. He is strong Taggart follow
er. Then there has been talk of John
Osborn, of Greensbu'g Osborn was
district chairman of the Sixth district
until Decatur county was taken out OF
that district at he last session of the
Legislature and added to the Fourth
district. This leaves him a member of
the state committee but without a dis
trict to represent. and it leaves the
Sixth district at this time without a
memb Der of the committee.
Another man whose name has been
used many times in connection with the
state chairmanship is Peter J. Kruger.
of South Bend. kruger is the Thir-
teenth district chairman, He was elect
ed to that position while he still lived
at Plymouth. Since then however. ho
has been appointed superintendent of
the branch Of the state free employ
ment bureau a. South Bend. and he now
lives in that city. Kruger is Taggar.
man of the first water. and it is posi-
BILE that Taggart may decide on him
the right man for the place.
Then there has also been talk of Ed
ward G. Hoffman. of Fort Wayne. for
state chairman. but IL is not believed
that he viii be in the race, because the
next chairman will be a Taggart man.
and Hoffman is too closely associated
with Steve Fleming. of Fort Wayne, to
be satisfactory TO Taggart. Hoffman is
for Governor Marshall for President.
too. and this will not aid him any to
ward getting the support of Taggart
for state chairman.
Hoffman is regarded here as the best
man in the bunch for the place. because
he Is young man full of energy and
he has had good political traiptsg un-
der Fleming, so that he kndtf Il the
game. But Hoffman would not suit
Taggart.
| The Taggart Democrats are talking
| freely about their plans for me organl-
| zation of the state committee. They do
not make any bones about the fact
| that they propose TO take over the orr
ganization next year. They tell how
| they are going to effect their organize
ton in the counties and in the districts.
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