The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-10-03
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Indiana polls. Ind. Oct 3.--An inte,
esting echo is heard from the meeting
of the Ninth district Democratic editors
which was held in Frankfort last week.
and the echo does not sound good for
Samuel NJ Ralston, Of Lebanon, the
leading Democratic candidate for the
nomination for Governor As far
could be learned in advance of the
meeting 1t was called III the hope tina:
the editors would enthuse over Ralstor
and adopt stirring resolutions in favor
of his nomination. AS far as known
there was no other excuse for the meet
ing.
But the report is that the editors got
together the sentiment was not so
unanimous for Ralston as had been ex-
pected In fact. it is said. some of the
editors were in favor of passing the
whole matter up and not saying any
thing at all about Ralston. They even
insisted on this. although Ralston lives
in the Ninth district. and has always
been recognized the leading Demo-
crat of the district. This was a
prise TO the Ralstcn boosters. for they
had, not expected such mutiny in his
home district.
Another thing that was bobbed up
the meeting was a proposition that the
editors indorse the candidacy of Cover
nor Marshall for the Presidency an
adopt a resolution calling on the dis
trict to see1ct delegates to the national
convention who would stand FOR the
governor through thick and thin until
the last This gave the Ralston men
the chance they had been looking for.
and they seized upon it. They refused
to agree to the Marshall resolution I'M
Of
also to the adoption of the Ralston
resolution. For a time it looked like
the meeting would break up without
any resolutions of any kind. But fina,-
ly the Marshall men agreed to indorse
Ralston provided the Ralston men IN :
dorsed Marshall and both resolutions
were adopted
But it is reported now that the in :
dorsement of Ralston does not mean
much. According to reports the Demo-
Gratis of that District are not unanim-
Gus for Ralston. Some of them are now
in favor of voting for him on the first
ballot and then dropping him and going
to some other candidate. Whether they
will do this is a question. for 1t would
look strange TO see a district go back
on it's own candidate for the nomina
ton for Governor Yet it looks like
Ninth district. No one seems to know
just the reason for this opposition to
Ralston in his own district. 1t is re-
called that last year Ralston was in
trusted by Tom Taggart with the job of
inducing the Boone county Democratic
county convention to adopt resolution
favoring the repeal of the county
option law and the substitution of the
city. town and township unit. Boone is
a dry county. and in spite of the bes.
efforts that Ralston could put forth the
convention refused to adopt the reso.
= Iution and make the Endorsement. II
turned him down and declared in facor
OF the retention of the county local
opution law. This effort on the part of
Ralston to help knock out the local
option law got him in bad with some OF
the dry Democrats of his own county
as well as the whole district, for a,
that time there was not saloon in
the Ninth district.
Not only did 1t get him in bad with
the drys of the district but 1t also go.
him In bad with the vets because, with
all of his leadership and high standing
and power in the party he failed to pu,
over the very thing that they most
wished put over. Therefore, he playel
the losing end at both ends of the
string.
But while Ralston is having troubles
in his own district in his race, Cover
nor Marshall also appears to be having
his troubles in his race for the presi-
dency. A report has been circulated
that he has insisted on being permit
ted to select the delegates from. all o
the districts to the national convention
in order that he may be able to as
sure himself that the delegation vii
stand by him to the end of the ballot
ing. This reportehas caused some sur