The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-01-13

HAvEFORCED.
The FIGHT
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

what congressman Boehne did this
week Democrats here believe that Tom
Taggart would not have been able to
sieze control of the Democratic state
organization and run away with II, 5 |
he did last week when he elected
Bernard Korbly state chairman and
had everything else his own way. They
point out that If the governor had had
the courage of the convictions which
he is supposed to have, he would have
issued a statement to the people OF
the state that would have been as forci-
bic and as effective as the one Just
given out by Boehne, in which he bids
open defiance to the Tagart-Crawford
Fairbanks faction.
For several weeks good MANY
Democrats expected governor to take
La decided stand on the subject of the
reorganization OF the party 1t was
Iplafn TO everybody that Taggart was
going to have everything his own way
unless the governor came out in the
open against him and made fight II
was the belief of practically everybody
that he could have whipped Taggart to
finish had he gone about it to do so
In speaking of this matter one well
known Democrat. said:
Governor Marshall lost his oppor-
tunity when he failed to come ont
squarely and carry the fight to Tag
CART. The governor has the power and
the prestige II he would only use it
| But 1t IS too late now for him to ac-
complish anything, for Boehne has
beaten him TO it. Boehne's statement
is a ringer. and it will meet with the
approval of a large element of Demo-
Gratis who are tired of being handled
and traded about by Taggart"
Boehne did not mince words in goL
ing after the Taggart-Crawford Fair
banks machine of bossism. He called
a spade spade. and likened the ma
chine to vampire. that was sucking
the very life out of the Democratic
party. The following extract shows
| how he handled the subject:
| I'VE might as well , look things
lsquarely in the face and not try to, de
ceive ourselves. because the law abid-
ling people of Indiana. who stand for
honesty, deceney and responsibility will
| not be deceived In the future by any
sort Of pretense.
IF the Democratic party of Indiana
lis to be under the leadership and con-
troll of Terre Haute brewer. who is
known for his antagonism to law en-
forcement and openly stands for So
called wide-open and lawless policy.
and who absolutely refused to CO.
operate with all the brewers of the
state in their determination to enforce
strictly the liquor laws of the COM
lmonwealth, then, IN that event, the
iDemocraic party will be so handicap
lped as to make nomination for Gov
Eernor or any state Office an empty honor
for any one who might obtain It., sBus
II have too much faith in the rank and
NJ a
to believe that they win permit such
La calamity to happen
| Il want our party to win. but 1 want
lit to win right. would not have the
nomination for Governor If could get
it without effort should the party see
fit to approve and adopt ideals and
principles for which the Terre Haute
brewer stands, because a fight for
supremacy at the polls on such plat
form would not lead to victory, but
instead, to ignominious and merited de-
tfeat-
This is regarded as about the strong
lest indictment that has ever been made
of Taggart in political way in this
; state, and there does not seem to be
much doubt but what it will have ar
effect. Boehne says he is in the hgh'
for the nomination for the governor
ment looks like he meant what he sait
about It, 1t is evident that he is mo-
Fl afraid of Taggart. and one Democrat
yesterday, said that was more thar
t could be said about Marshall. Boehn,
< proposes to fight Taggart to the las
4 ditch. Marshall laid down at the frs
: lditeh &ss4i... :
Il Boehne will have as his managers an,
z assistants in his fight for the nomina
7ftion the First district bunch of night
ing Democrats, than whom there is n;
militant crowd of Democrats In The
: Estate This crowd has a reputation
u for being the hardest fighters in tn
q lparty and the way they stick togethe
is beautiful to see. In their local scrap
:, they have their troubles and thei
: little scraps, but when it comes to !
Y district affair they all go after tn.
common enemy. That was made plail
: when they came up here last white
: and elected Albert j. veneman "a
: speaker Of the House at the last SEES
sion of the legislature. The who'll
thirst districx was for Veneman. 70
: the speakership, but only few year
7 before when he was out for a. loca
p Iofice at Evansville some of them drey
'fI their knives and went after him.
t Boehne's advantage in having wit
y him such loyal bunch of workers an
lighters is readily seen. They are jus
d las good scrappers as the Taggart Grove
I and this makes the future look promis
! ing from the standpoint of the man o
n the sidelines looking on.
Boehnes statement has put him in
e good position to appeal to the Demo
4 tcrats of the state for their votes 70
/ 1.-THE nomination, for the line has not
n been clearly drawn. and it is cas-
It where those who are not for him ar
n against him. 1t will be square toe
s-lTagart and antiTaggart fight, wit
ltlBoehne the--aggresseaa Democrats ar
-lnow face tqsface. WITH the necessity c
filming up. either with .Tagart aEafns