The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-09-22

eight weeks of travel over the state in
the interest of his candidacy for re-
election as state chairman, that for
mer Governor j. Frank Hanly, who
forced the county option bill on a spe-
cial session of the general assembly, is
the most discredited politician in the
state. He said Hanly is the center of
more hostile criticism than any other
man or thing that contributed to the
defeat of the republicans in 1907 and
again in 1910
Mr.. Lee says he believes he will be
reelected state chairman, although a
strong effort will be made by the old
guard to defeat him. He says, how
ever, that under the rules of the politf-
cal game he is entitled to reelection,
because state chairman Yin an off
year has always been allowed to hold
the job during a presidential campaign.
Therefore, he declares that he will
consider any effort to defeat him as an
evidence of bad faith on the part of the
other crowd
The opposition that has been stirred
up against me is really no opposi-
ton to me personally. but to former
Senator. Beveridge. whom l am sup
fact / have heard from Mr. Beveridge.
but twice since he went to Europe and
both times l received short notes say
ing that he was having a pleasant time
in the Alps. He did not discuss poll
tics or make single suggestion about
what he wanted done toward the re-
organization OF the party"
However. that Beveridge will take a
$3.50
of the party next January is fore-
of his closest political friends
Former Senator Beveridge has more
friends in Indiana than any other two
men in public life" he said. Those
persons who believe he is dead politi-
cally will wake up during the next
campaign to find that he is very
live issue in the reorganization of
the state committee. Beveridge will
return to Indiana early in October and
he will take an active part in the next
campaign.
The latest gossip in regard to the
next democratic national committee
man from Indiana indicates that Tom
Taggart. Governor Marshall and steve
Fleming will all have to look out or
that may give them some trouble He
is Mont NJ. Hathaway of Winamac 1t
1t seems to be practically certain that
Congressman Dixon of the Fourth dis
trict will be elected national commit
teeman to succeed Tom Taggart how
ever. and this will be entirely satisfac-
tory to Taggart because Dixon has
been Taggart man; to Marshall be-
cause Dixon is Marshall man, and to
Fleming because Dixon is just the kind
of man that Fleming likes. Hathaway
has written letters to Indiana mem
bers of congress. and some of them
have told him that they would have
supported him If they had known ear
lier of his candidacy. Taggart said
that he would not be a candidate for
reelection. and he has been taken at
| his word 1t has been started on good
authority that the two factions OF
democrats in the state have agreed on
! Dixon as Taggars successor. Dixon
represents a rock-ribbed democratic
| district, is dean of the Indiana delega-
| ton and a member of the ways and
| means committee of the house
Hathaway, 1t is understood. wanted
| to be national committeeman from In
diana in order to gain an advantage in
| the election of a secretary of the ma
tional committee. He wants to be the
secretary. The secretary may or may
not be elected from among the nation
al committeeman, but 1t is generally
| conceded that a place ION the commit
| tee is long step toward election as
| SECRETARY. Trey Woodson OF Kentucky
Is now the secretary of the national
committee. The national committeeman
| is elected by the delegates to the state
convention just before the convention
| cOnvenes.
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