The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-10

ACAAc Oh lIdI Iactl0n or Inc party
We're present This. .n-y say. proves
that the old guard is trying to put itself
in the saddle
Just why these Republicans publish
| SUCH comment is a question. 1t is ad-
mitted that 1t cannot do the party any
good. for it only serves to accentuate
and emphasize the factional dificulties
which have burdened the party in the
last few years, and is only calculated to
keep it stirred up. In fact. one Bever-
idge Republican. after reading some OF
this kind of stuff, bristled up and re-
marked:
Well Beveridge is out of 1t. He has
practically said that he will not take
any part in the reorganization OF the
state committee for the next campaign
He is willing to let the party itself
make its own Organization without anv
suggestion or Interference. Now let the
leaders of the other factions step .sldn
too. But If this kind of tall. continues
somebody will get Beveridge stirred up
again They had better not step on his
tail or he might come out and bite
them"
or course, there Is no apparent rea-
son to suspect that the old guard VIII
lie still and take no interest in the re-
organization of the party. 1t would not
be reasonable to figure on such situa.
ton They are all Republicans of the
dyed in the wool kind. and undoubtedly
they have the interest Of the party at
heart as much as any other Republicans
in the state. They want to redeem the
state from Democratic rule. So do the
other Republicans.
But when Republican writer's wash
the party's linen in public and hang 1t
in the columns of their newspapers to
dry, where it can be seen by everybody
in the state, there is not much chance
for the Republican party to get rid OF
its factional troubles. At least this is
the belief of a number OF prominent
party men who have been reau.ng sv..4>
of the printed stuff
One ofathese writers has been trying
to find excuses for the appearance of
members OF the old guard at some OF
these private social functions in honor
of the President He says that perhaps
Charles W. Fairbanks was so prominent
in the visit of the President because
there is vacancy in the post of ambassa-
dor TO Germany. and that he may be
called on to accept It, This is rot Mr.
Fairbanks has refused the offer of a
more important ambassadorship than
the one to Berlin, and there is no reason
TO believe that he would accept any
nost that might be offered. Mr. Fair
banks entertained the president in this
city for two reason. first because of
his warm friendship for Mr.. Taft, and
second, because Mr. Fairbanks is In
diana's first citizen" being ex-vice
president. Social custom made it in
cumbent on him to entertain the Presi-
dent here.
This same writer says the appearance
of W. T Durbin a. the home of Col
George W. Steele p. Marion. wee the
President was there. was propapfy ac-
counted for b. the fact that Mr.. Durbin
wants to be governor and that IL might
mean that Durbin and the President
We're getting together on a plan 10
nominate him. This is admitted by
every body to be silly rot. President
Taft Is not picking candidates for gov
ernor or anything else in any of the |
states. The fact is that Durbin was |
there because he and Col Steele are |
the closest of personal and political
friends, and he - frequently at the |
Steele home.
The reason former Senator Hemen- |
way was at the steele home with the
he wishes again to occupy the sena-
torial robes which now envelope Sena-
tor Shively. Mr.. Hemenway has right
to seek the senatorship If he wishes to
10 so, but there has never been the least
suspicion that he had anything of that
kind in his mind, and this comment
therefore is foolish. The fact is that
Col Steele and Mr.. Hemenway were in
congress together for several years and
hey are strongly attached to each other
personally. That was why Mr. Hemen-
way was there.
Harry New, it is said by that writer.
was there because there is talk of him
Tor state chairman This talk has been
going on for years. but Mr.. New has
'idestepped 1t every time. and indica-
Ions now are that he would sidestep
again IL he were asked to take the
And even If he was n
candidate for the craftsmanship he
would not go around asking President
Taft to help him get the place Mr.
New was present at the social functions
n honor OF the President because he is
Republican national committeeman
rom Indiana. and it was his duty to ar
end.
Republicans ought not stir UP fac
iohal ieeiihs oy talking about this
natter in that way said one well
1nown Republican. The comments are
ar fetched. 1t would be much better II
hey would seek to turn the Presidents
-isft to God advantage for the party in
tead OF seeking to turn the Presidents
-isit to good advantage for the party
instead of seeking to pick flaws in it.
hat is no way to harmonic the vari-
JUS clements"
There are many Repu blicans who be-
leve that the party will be able to pass
hrouh the reorganization period with
ut the slightest trouble and that when
he reorganization is effected 1t will be
n a basis which will be satisfactory TO
Verybody except the Democrats. 1t Ia
-nown that the best thought of the
arty Is being given to this feature of