The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-18
TIMES BUREAU
At THE STATE CAPITAL.


Indianapolis. Ind, Sept Is. = Since
Thomas Taggart made a statement at
French Lick few days ago to Steve
Fleming, was stated in these dis
patches, that he was for Samuel NJ.
Ralston for governor, Ralstons stock
has taken on a decided boom, and it
is being predicted here now that Raj
ston will be nominated for governor
by reclamation at the democratic state
convention next year. Fleming said in
an interview that Taggart told him
he was for Ralston. and he said he be-
lieved Taggart meant it. There is al
ways large element OF democrats that
waits for Taggart to say the word or
to express preference for a candidate
for a nomination before they get busy.
But once the sage of French Lick
speaks the rest OF the crowd follows
| his lead.
But there Is no question that Raj
stons chances of landing the nomina-
ton have been growing brighter for
some time, even before Taggart had his
talk with Fleming at French Lick. Raj
| ston's friends have insisted all along
| that Taggart would be for him in the
| end, and they are saying now that there
! is no way for him to avoid 1T. They
| admit, however, that If Taggart had his
way about it he would perfer the nom
| ination of w. II. O'Brien. state audi
tor, for governor. If Taggart could
get O'Brien without fight, they say,
he would rather have him. But since
to nominate O'Brien he would have to
fight Ralston. he finds that such a fight
| would be disastrous, and he would
rather have Ralston without a fight
l+L re
like O'Briens name will not be pre-
scented to the convention at all.
| While the Ralston men are saying
| that he probably will be nominated by
reclamation there is every reason to be-
lieve that Congressman Boehne's name
will be presented to the convention. In
fact the First district democrats are
lined up for him. and they are a fight
ing bunch that make themselves heard
| and felt at all times.
1t is also pointed out that John e.
Lamb of Terre Haute would like to
have Congressman Moss nominated for
| governor, but it is said that a large
element of democrats in that district
| will not stand for anything from Lamb
next year. In fact. IL reports are true
| which come from the Fifth district
| Lamb is going to have trouble to hold
his own in the district. 1t is said that
| some of the leading democrats who
have always been with him in his
fights will not be with him next year,
and that they are preparing to give
him trimming. Whether they will be
| able to do this is question. for Lamb
is a fighter from way back. and If they
tackle him they will know they have
been in a fight.
| Plans are being made by some of the
Taggart democrats for little social af-
fair to be pulled off in a short time on
the banks of the Ohio river. 1t is to
be a fish fry, so 1t Is said. and the
| scene will be laid near the city of
| Lawrenceburg. which is the home city
| of State Auditor OBrien. According to
the story O'Brien is to be the main man
| at the fish fry. 1t is said that he and
one or two others are passing out the
word to some of the boys. but that the
| invitation is not to be general to all
| of the democrats of the state. Some
| who are working the thing deny
that 1t is to be a political gathering.
They say that 1t will be merely little
neighborhood affair that lot OF
good friends can get together and spend
a pleasant day. But others say it will
be regular political affair, and that II
| will have a Taggart complexion.
There is a revival of the talk about
holding a republican love feast during
the coming winter. Some of the re-
publicans are expressing the fear that
1t would not be much of a love feast
because of the conflicting elements that
| would be represented, but there is a be-
lief among a good many that it could
be held with good results. The fact
is that there is a very apparent dis
position on the part of republicans over
the state to pay no attention to what
any faction or element of the party may