The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-11-09
LEE FEELS
GOOD OVER
RETURNS
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

indianapolis, Ind. Nov Edwin NJ.
Lee, Republican state chairman. says
he sees encouragement for the Repub-
licans in the returns from Tuesdays
elections in the several states. He
says they all indicate that the Repub-
licans are alive and active.
THE result In New York shows that
the people will no longer stand for
Tammany." he said "Tammany had A
good licking coming to it, and it got It
New York viii have an overwhelming
Republican majority in the Legisla-
ture. and that is what counts. In Ohio
the result is easy to explain. In Gin
cinnati the people wished to give Boss
Cox a knockout blow. and they did it..
And the Democrats passed the one cent
tax levy law in Ohio which was an
other thing in their favor locally.
There are many Germans in Cincinnati
lin fact, majority Of the voters Of
that city are Germans and they are
economical people to whom a low tax
rate appeals. In Cleveland 1t is not
surprising that the Democrats elected
| cir ticket. The Democratic candidate
for mayor was the logical successor to
Tom Johnson in politics. for he was
| the protege of Johnson. Although
johnson Is Oedd. MS macnine Stlll llNeS
! at Cleveland and is in good working
order. Besides. Cleveland is naturally
| a Decorate city. In Toledo Brand
Whitlock has hold on the people that
| nobody can break, and that accounts
for his election. There is nothing
in the Ohio result that is discouragins
to the Republicans.
Kentucky went Democratic because
dtY LIZ erp hat
But what happend to Woodrow Wilson
in New Jersey was a shame 1T looks
like they put him out of business. II
he cannot control his own state l don''
see how he could control anything else
I don't believe that. he will ever bs
nominated for President. Anothei
thing about Wilson is that l believe
he will talk himself to death-actuallS
| talk himself to death. He is not as
| strong now as he was some time ago.
Some of the politicians here profes,
TO see in the election results OF Tues
day a rise in the stock of Governor
Harmon of Ohio for the Democrat,
nomination for president They sa,
that the defeat of Wilson's men in New
Jersey and the Democratic victories il
ionic have boosted Harmon greatly a!
the probable nominee.
The Democratic newspapers of thu
state will begin today a campaign 70
the holding of an early STATE conven
ton. They are going to suggest tina
the Democrats hold their state conven
ton the last week in February. Tn
scheme has been started by the Demo
cratic Editorial Association and is sal
to have had It's origin in the mind o
Dale ]. Crittenberger. of Anderson, on
of the strongest Taggart followers Il
the state.
1t is pointed out here that this earl.
convention would be altogether in tn
interest of the Taggart slate of candi
daes and the Taggart policies. Their
seems to be little doubt that an earl
convention would help Samuel N
Ralston in his race for the nomination
for Governor, for he has been goinl
right ahead with his organization
work for several months and ha
things lined up in good shape On tn
other hand, Congressman Beehne
just starting on his organization work
, and 1t is figured that he could not ge
over the state and fix up his fences i
time to go before a convention the las
week in February. At least. he woul
be at disadvantage. and Ralsto
would be practically sure to win on
lClay Metsker, of Plymouth, who Is no1