The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-02-01
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AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. /. The
publication in the indianapolis Star,
yesterday, OF long article In which
Theodore Roosevelt was quoted as say
ing that while he was not a candidate
for the republican nomination for
president he would accept IL there was
a general demand for him to do SO. cer-
tafnly threw scare into the demo-
Gratis in the state house. II there is any
ono thing that causes the democratic
state officials to throw a fit 1t is the
mere mention of Roosevelt as a candi-
date for the presidency Just why they
feel so badly when his name is men
toned is not known, but it is a fact.
just the same
After they had read the article In The
Star the state house officials and en-
ployes held numerous little conferences
all day long to talk 1t over.
No one here seems to know where
The star story originated. 1t was
published first In the Chicago Post on
Monday afternoon. The Chicago Post
and the indianapolis Star both are
owned by John c. Shafrer of Chicago.
and the star got it's story from the
Post But where The Post got the
story in the first place is a mystery.
as FAR as anyone here knows But the
article contained SO many direct quota
lions from Roosevelt that 1t bore all
the earmarks of authenticity. 1t is pc
culiar. too. that the story was pub
lished nowhere else in the United
| States yesterday morning except a
short extract in the Cleveland Leader.
which got 1t from the Chicago Post
1t Is believed here that the story
was printed first in Chicago and Indi-
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part of those who are boosting the
| Roosevelt movement has taken root in
1 this state. and while every prospect is
that Indiana.s delegation at the nation
| al convention will be for Taft,s re- NOM
i nation, there Is no denying the fact
! that the Roosevelt talk has made come
Roadway in Indiana.
As far as can be learned the Taft
4 supporters In. this state have not been
much worried over the publication OF
the Roosevelt statement they are SO
well organized and are so secure in
their position that there does not seem
to be any chance of their being routed
by any other candidate.
Il The. republican editors of Indiana
held their annual meeting and banquet
last week. and.<next week the demo
cratic editors will hold their annua
I aodi4s = Ilsy ALSO Will nave a DanQue1
at the Denison hotel on Thursday even.
ing OF next week. and they will hole
their business meeting the next dav
As result of this announcement there
is unusual activity around the head
quarters of Samuel Al. Ralston ans
John w. Boehne. candidates for tn,
democratic nomination for governor
Each camp is doing its best to max.
ar impression on the editors who ar,
planning to attend the meeting.
i A. w. Tracy, a former well know
Indiana newspaper man. has stakel
charge or the publicity work of TIN
Boehne headquarters, and is flooding
the state with letters and the stat
/ press with lunches OF stun abou
Boehne. He is also sending invitation
Ito all of the editors to CALI at tn
| Boehne headquarters and get acquaint
tcdsan see what fine place they hav
and what a fine thing it would be t
| get on the Boehne band wagon.
HI Letters also being sent out from
the Raisfon headquarters along TIL
same lines. But both sides claim the,
| will not do thing to influence TIL
resolutions that may be adopted by TIL
editors in their meeting. They sa
l.they will leave the editors free and Il
| d position to do whatever they pleas
in the way of giving an indorsemen
to any candidate for governor o
course. the editors will not Indoors
= anybody. but it is safe to say that