The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-30

Republican Conference at
Indianapolis Will Be a
Lovefeast; Reports Prev
alent That Bull Moosers
Are Returning to Fold.
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis Ind, Aug. 3o.-lhe
gathering of Republicans in this city
next Wednesday will be one of the
most important of the entire campaign
for 1T will be attended by leading Re-
publfcans from all over the state, and
they will come for business. The meet
ing was called by Fred A Sims. state
chairman. and is to include the mem
bers of the state committee and the
other special campaign committees al
ready appointed, all of the state candi-
dates. congressional candidates and
nominees and many of the leading
party workers who are not connected
with the organization. 1t was thought
that by setting the date for state FAIR
week it would give many men an OPP
portunity to attend both the conference
and the fair. thus combining real ousi-
ness with real pleasure.
Already large number of party
, workers have sent word that they will
be here and 1t looks now like the meet
ing will take on the appearance more
of a party love feast than anything
I else.
This conference will discuss cam
! paign plans and will hear reports from
all of the districts in the states as to
political conditions. And from reports
that are now coming in 1t is very evil
dent that these official reports from the
members of the organization next We'd
nesday will be far more encouraging
.than had been expected and better than
1t was believed they possibly could be
made 1t is apparent now that the Re-
publican party troubles are rapidly
growing less and that the situation is
gradually Improving. Reports are now
received at state headquarters every
| day of the return to the fold of men In
various parts of the state who had
strayed off in the new fold. Day by
day these reports arrive, and they
prove beyond all possibility of doubt
that the third party movement is los
4 ing ground right now in Indiana. 1t
reached its crest about ten days ago,
| it is believed. and from now on until
the election day 1t will gradually sub
| side.
This is not an idle guess. but II Is a
statement based on the best obtaina BILE
| information from the various districts.
Many of the men who went with the
new party have found that IL holds out
so little to them that they cannot afford
TO sacrifice their political principles by
remaining with it. They find that 1t is
not as big and important a movement
now as they thought it would be. 1t
has made a lot of noise. but that Is all.
1t has not proven the real movement
that 1t looked like 1t was going to be-
come. Therefore. these men seem TO
feel that they had better get back in
the old party before 1t is too late and
they ere dropping back in great shape
/ One thing that has caused many OF
these men to realize the hopelessness of
the third party movement is the fact
that they find many republicans who
say that if there Is any possibility OF
the election of Roosevelt they will vote
for Wilson in order to make sure OF
Roosevelt's defeat. 1t would be abso-
lute1y impossible it is pointed out, fol-
the Progressfves to elect Roosevelt II
any number of Republicans should
vote for Wilson. 1t would be the old
story of 1896 over again. In that cam
paign there were many Democrats who
were so bitter against Bryan that they
were not willing to take chance by vot.
ing for the Palmer and Buckner ticket
but they went to the polls and votee
for Mckinley to make sure of defeatins
Bryan and they defeated Bryan. The,
simply showed him under.
Many of the Republicans who slip
ped over into the third party this veal
remember this. and they can see thai
there would be no use of their support
ing Roosevelt under the present cir.
cumstances, for he would be defeated
sure If large number of Republican,
should vote for Wilson