The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-07-30
BEVER|DGE
NOW A BIG
BULL MOOSE
Former Indiana Senator's
Declaration for Teddy's
Party Puts Him in Line
for Gubernatorial Nomi-
nation.
TIMES BUREAU.
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis. Ind. July 30.-Now
that Albert J. Beveridge has at last
declared himself and has lined up with
the third party there is Joy in the
third party camp. It is the belief here
that the letter which Beveridge wrote
to william Holton Dye. of this city.
and which has just been published. is
but the paving OF the way for the
nomination of Beveridge for Governor
on the third party ticket This may
not be the case. but a good many of
the politicians here believe 1t Is
Is offered Nomination.
1t is known that several hundred
kilograms have been sent from Indi-
ana to Beveridge in the Maine woods
asking him to accept the nomination
for Governor. One hundred and TWEEN
ty-two such kilograms have been sent
from the Ninth district alone, and 1t
is said that many others have gone
from other districts. Whether Bev-
eridge can withstand this lombard
ment of kilograms Is a question, and
many believe tfat he will yield and
take the nomination.
Doubt Is Dispelled.
The fact that Beverfdge was chosen
by Senator Dixon to be temporary
chairman OF the third party national
convention at chicago on august
also Is taken as further proof that
Beveridge is going to be in the cam
paign up to his ears, and that he may
decide to take the nomination for
Governor IL he finds that he can aid
the third party by doing so.
Up to the time of the publication
yesterday Of the Beveridge letter in
which he lned up squarely with the
third party there was doubt as to
what he would do. This letter, how
ever. dispeiled all such doubt.
Strength Unknown.
Just what amount of strength Bev-
eridse would add to the third party
state ticket as candidate for Governor
is a question. but Republican workers
believe that he would not do the
movement any pirtfcular good. They
think that he would not be able to
take with him many OF the men who
followed his lead in the old days In
other words. they do not fear Bever-
idge a candidate.
Carlisle Meets Editors.
There has been considerable interest
here in the candidacy of Col c. A.
Carlisle; OF South Bend. for the Repub-
lean nomination for Governor since
he was in the city the other day to at
tend the meeting of Republican edi-
tors Col. Carlisle met all of the edi-
tors and made a short talk in the
meeting He did not touch on the DO
litical questions Of the day. but merely
thanked the editors for the opportuni-
ty to get acquainted with them. Many
of the editors had not seen him before.
and 1t 10 known that he made a good
impression.
The race for the Republican nom
ination for Governor seems to lie be-
tween Col. Carlisle Mayor Shank OF
this city and George 3. Lockwood. Of
Marion. All other names mentioned
dark horses
INSISTS On County Option.
Lockwood would not run unless the
platform declares for county option 1t
is practically certain, however that
there will be county option plank in
the platform. Lockwood says he would
gladly retire as candidate in favor
of Hugh Miller. of Columbus. II the
latter would consent to take the
nomination, but Miller has all along
sidestepped the offer. However, there
is still a possibility, though remote.
that Miller might get into the race. He
is about as strong a county .optionist
as Lockwood.
1t is not known what the third party
will do in regard to county option m
Its state platform. 1t is known that
three or four third party leaders are
working on the draft of platform 70
be presented to the state convention
next week, but what they are going TO
do about county option is still a cues
ton.
When Edwin NJ. Lee was asked
about the matter he said he did not
know what the platform would con
tain. He said be did not know wheth-
er II would declare for county option
or not Lee and Horace C. StilIweIl, OF
Anderson, the other member of the
Lee-Stillwell combine, are both op-
posed to county option, and since they
are expected to have much to say in
regard to the makeup of the platform
and everything else about the conven-
ton. it is believed that there will be
no county option declaration If they
can prevent IL.
Receive Suggestions.
1t is understood that a number of
suggestions for the third party plat
form have been received from the ma
tional headquarters at New York and
that most of them will be goven into
the platform. This document is ex-
pected to embody all of the isms that
have been dragged by the tail into the
present campaign, but 1t is said that
there will be a determined effort on
the part of some of the third party
men to keep out any declaration in
favor of the initiative, referendum and
recall Some of them do not take
kindly to this principles.
One funny thing has turned UP in