The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-06
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

AT STATE CAPITAL.
Indianapolis, Ind. Feb. Cone of the
pathetic incidents-in fact, the only
pathetic incident. of the banquet of the
Indiana Democratic State Editorial
association, at the Denison hotel in
this city, the other night, was the snub
which was administered to Lieutenant
Governor Frank j. Hall of Rushville
1t was not noticed by many, but those
who did see II have been spreading
talk about It.
Lieutenant Governor Hall is can
didate for the democratic nomination
for governor. He has made his an
nouncement, and his friends in Rush
county and in surrounding counties in
the sixth district are working for him.
Undoubtedly he will come to the demo-
cratic state convention with a solid
delegation from Rush county and with
some more votes from some of the 9TH
er counties. OF course, he will not
have enough to make anything more
than ripple on the face of the con-
vention waters, but he Is a candidate
for the nomination just the same, and
as such, it is pointed out, he is entitled
to the same courtesies that are extend :
ed to Samuel NJ. Ralston and John w.
Boehne. the other two avowed and
hard working candidates
AT the banquet Hall sat almost in
the center of the banquet room. He
occupied a prominent place, to which
he was entitled because of the fact that
he is lieutenant governor. Governor
Marshall was there. and so were Raj
ston. Tom Taggart, Albert J. veneman.
representing Boehne, and other prorni-
nent democrats.
Mor
made speech. Ralston made a speech.
venefnan made a speech on behalf of
Boehne. who was unable to leave
Washington to attend the banquet.
But Lieutenant Governor Hall was
snubbed. He was not even asked to
say a word He was not recognized in
any manner.
The banquet was under the domina-
ton of Taggart, whose very presence
appeared to put ginger into the crowd
and to control the actions of the ban
queters. Just why Hall was given the
cold shoulder no one seems to know.
1t IS pointed out that it could not well
have been an oversight or due to the
fact that Hall was not seen by those
in charge. Halls friends are de-
nouncing the snub and they insist that
II was administered Intentionally.
They feel the insult, because they say
Hall had as much right to a hearing at
| the banquet as had Ralston and
Boehne. Some of Halls friends are in
dulging in strong talk in regard to the
| matter. and they declare that they are
going to make somebody explain why
the thing happened as ii did. OF
course they will have to get their ex-
PLANTATION from the Taggart faction.
n = %l,o4 Ia, In
control of the banquet.
| By the way, Taggart got his foot
into deep hole, at that banquet be-
sides the snub administered to Lieu
tenant Governor Hall. In the exuber-
ance of his democratic spirit he made
a statement in his speech that:
| Il hope the time will soon come
| when every county in the state will
select its candidates in primaries"
/ The anti-Taggart democrats in this
| county. are taking him at his word
and they are preparing to make him
show whether he was sincere when he
made the statement or whether he was
| talking merely for effect. They take
the position that If candidates are to be
nominated by primaries then delegates
to the county and state conventions
/ also ought to be selected by primaries
| And this being true, they say. Tag
fart certainly had in mind precinct pri.
maries. since precinct primaries are
the only kind provided for or recog
nized by the laws OF Indiana. The,
say that they intend to circulate petit
tions and have them signed by thou
sands of democrats asking Count,
Chairman Sullivan of Marion county t.
apportion the delegates to the count.
] and state conventions by precincts an,
then call precinct primaries for thei