The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-05

Marshall boom, because the politicians
regard it as a dead one. But as a can
didate for Vice President on the ticket |
with Wilson, many Democrats believe |
he would add some strength to the
ticket.
In the Democratic lineup there ap-
pears to be a general impression tina t
the fight is the field against Wilson,
with Wilson in the lead. Now if the
other candidates take notion to COM
bine their strength and nominate some
other man than Wilson. it looks like
that man will be Senator John W.
Kern. Governor Marshall's friends
have been trying to make themselves
believe for long time that he was the
man who would be hit by the lghtn
ing in case a compromise candidate
was picked. but the best politicians de-
clare that If the field settles can
didate 1t will be Kern. whom they re-
gard being In peculiarly advant-
ageous position to receive the nomina
ton. 1t is admitted that Kern has
made many friends to receive the nom
nation. 1t is admitted that Kern has
made many friends at Washington
since he went there senator. and
this fact. together with the fact that
he has already been a candidate on the
has thus become known all over thu.
coupntry. is believed to argue strong.
ly in his favor an acceptable man
for the nomination in com
promise arrangement has to be made
Kern. of course. is for Marshall for
President But the politicians argue
that Marshall cannot hope to win, and
that when the proper time comes
Kern will be forced to permit his name
to be used in the convention.
Thus in either even, Indiana appears
to have fairly good chance to get d
place on the Democratic national
| ticket, either for first or second place.
| There is also good deal of talk
| about Albert j. Beveridge as the nom
| inee the Republican ticket for vice
| president, in case of the nomination
| of Theodore Roosevelt for President.
i OF course, there is not at this time
much danger of Roosevelt landing the
t nomination for President but th.,
politicians have it figured out that #
| want the former Indiana Senator on
the ticket with him. In fact. a good
deal of talk of this kind has develop
| ed in the last few days.
Beveridge was in New York Sat
| urday and Sunday. and he returned
| home yesterday. He spent all of Sun
day afternoon with Roosevelt at Oys-
ter Bay and took lunch with him, ana
| although Beveridge declined absolute
ly to say word about politics after
his arrival home it is believed that n.
and Roosevelt had a good, old fashion
ed political conference. Whether the
talked about the vice presidency is, o.
course, not known.
| 4 few days ago the word came from
Nebraska that the Republicans of tina
state had decided to place the name o
Beveridges on their presidential pref
erence primary ballot for the nomina
ton for vice president, and he will b,
| voted for when the primaries are held
| This is the first real move in that III
rection that has been reported thus far
but it is pointed out that it is star
that may grow until it makes Bever
idge the nominee with Roosevelt.
Roosevelt and Beveridge have beel
close personal friends for years. an,
they have played politics togethe.
They understand each other. and it i
believed that each would be satisfac
tory to the other as running mat
on the national ticket.
Felix T. McWhirter. of this city.
the man who is talked of as the posi-
BILE nominee of the Prohibition party
| for President this year. McWhirter /
a banker and has been prominent i
the rohibition party for years. II
has been one of their national leader:
He is known to every Prohibitionist i
this state. and also is we'll know
| throughout the country. A few day
| ago the word was given out by Ma
| tional Chairman Jones. of the Prohibi
ton party, that Mr.. McWhirter wa
one of the men whose names had bee