The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-29
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Indianapolis Ind, Feb. 2e.-Gover
nor Marshall is being blamed for the
utter rout of the anti-Taggart forces
in the Democratic party in this state.
and the Boehne Democrats are saying
that the Governor could have prevent
ed the party from falling back into the
hands of Tom Taggart il he had done
what they had reasonable cause 20
believe he would do. Boehne's decision
TO close up his headquarters in this
city and give up the fight from this
end of the line for the nomination for
Governor caused dismay among the
anti machine Democrats who had PIN
ned their faith to his boom the
Taggart wilderness.
While no word has been received
direct from Boehne, who is in Wash
next day two he will announce his
withdrawal from the race for the
nomination. His managers have fold
ed their tents and gone back to Evans
Vile whence they came, and they did
so acknowledging defeat at the hands
of the Taggart machine. OF course.
anyone that knows anything about tho
political game can see at once that
successful campaign for a state nom
nation of this kind could not be car
RED from there.
Taggart has a stronger hold on the
Democratic party in Indiana today
than he ever had before In his life. He
owns and controls the entire organize
ton, from one end to the other. He
picked the state chairman and all of
the other organization officers. and
without the slightest trouble. Demo
Ind "a, oh, ~
same position that they were in before
Thomas r. Marshall came into the ring
and became the nominal leader of the
party in the state. Up to that time
Taggart was the boss of the party. But
the Democrats looked on Marshall as
their delivered from the hand OF Tag
CART and they welcomed Marshall as
such. They expected him to make
good his boasts that he would stan 4
for machine politics in the party. They
believed that he would take the lead
ership and break up the machine rule
that had brought defeat to their party
so often in the past.
So, when Boehne came out candl-
date for the nomination for Governor
on straight forward anti Taggart
anti-machine platform they had every
good reason to expect that the Cover
machine Democrat and help them to
swat the machine. But he did not do
anything of the kind. Taggart was too
smooth for even the Governor. il was
not long after the Governor took his
office that talk started to the effect
that he would make good candidate
for President, and Marshall heard and
listened to this talk. 1t stuck in his
ears and the bee began to buzz. It Is
now believed that the talk started with
Taggart, and that he started it for the
, sole purpose of fiattering the Cover
/ nor and leading him to think that he
could count on the support of Taggari
if he should get into the race for
President
OF course, Taggart had a good reason
for starting, this talk He knew that ii
he could get Marshall to believe that
he would be for him for President
Marshall would not interfere with his
plan TO control the state organization
and make all of the state nominations
. In other words, the talk about the
nomination for President was a sor
1t did the work well. that when the
anti-boss anti-machine movement
started Marshall gave it aid as
sistance. He did not want to offend
Taggart while the talk of the presi-
dency in the air
The Boehne people say that the Gov.
ernor had it in his power to jump in
and redeem the party from the GRASP
of the machine. but that he failed tc
do so, and that this is the real reason
for the collapse of the Boehne move
| ment.
i There has all along been a general
belief among the politicians that Tag
/ CARTS promise of support for Marshal
| for the Presidency merely q
scheme to keep Marshall in line fol
the Taggart state slate, and that wher
the right time came Taggart wouit
claim to see the light and change hi: