The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-11

didates for the nomination for Presi-
dent have no delegates. elected. thus
far. as far as can be learned. 1t is
true, that the Taft delegates are near
~ all from the southern states. where
Ii was expected all along that Taft
would get practically everything, blu.
the mere fact that he has gathered in
ninety delegates, no matter where they
come from or how they are elected has
given him a big lead that has made
god many people believe that he is
certain to be renominated. People
who are Influenced by early results are
predicting that Taft will now continue
to gather in delegates so rapidly that
there will be little left for the rest
of the candidates.
For this reason the Taft and Roose-
Welt campaign managers are straining
evary nerve in the effort to win out IN
the First and Seventh Indiana dis
tricts. The First will elect it's dele
gates next Friday and the Seventh On
Saturday.
Hemenway and Heilman.
In the First district the Taft candi-
dates for delegates to the national
convention are James A. Hemenway,
| former United States Senator, and
Charles Heilman, mayor of the city of
Evansville. The names of the Roose-
Welt candidates for delegates have not
been made known as yet. There does
| not seem to be much doubt but that
Hemenway and Heilman will be eleca-
ed. Hemenway, although no longer IN
official life. is nevertheless the same
old power in the politics of the First
district, and it is believed that he will
4 he ah1a t0 oil oil Mi, nc
to sufficient strength to elect him as
delegate. OF course, If Hemenway is
| elected Heilman also will be elected
Heilman is political power in Evans
| Vile. and everybody feels that he will
| be able to muster his full strength in
| the race for delegate.
Vanderburgh county contains MANY
| Roosevelt Republicans, and they are
numerous in other counties of the dis
| trict but the best Information obtain.
| able seems to indicate that they will
not be strong enough to win out. Ir
/ fact the Taft people were so con fideu,
of their position in the First distric,
that they called OF the speech which
Charles Nagel, secretary of commerce
| and labor, was to have made at Evans
| vile last Saturday night They fel,
that it would not be necessary.
In the Seventh district there is bit
ter fight. The Taft candidates fol
| delegates are Mayor Shank and Capt
| w. En-. English. The Roosevelt cam
| didates are Linton A. Cox and Sah1uei
D. Pierson. Cox is an attorney and d
popular Republican. and Pierson is d
| cigar dealer who has always been q
strong follower of Roosevelt and Bev-
| eridge.
The county organization of which
City Controller Harry Wallace is the
chairman, is a Taft organization, and
Wallace has said, according to state
ments given out by the Roosevelt mar-
4 ayers. that he propose to see to II tina,
they do not get single delegate ii
the county. They say he refused t.
/ give them representation on tbs
primary election boards or to permit
| watchers at the count. They say he
told them that no matter how man,
votes they cast at the primaries h
would see to it that they were not
| counted, and that If they elected any
delegates to the district convention h.
| would appoint a contest committee
that would throw them out.
Wallace denies that he made such
statements. and says that he intends +
conduct primaries and that his contes
board will be composed of high class
reputable Republicans. However, tn,
fight has reached the stage of bitter
ness and ill-feeling. and there is M
telling to what extent 1t may reach be
fore primary day. next Friday.
Secretary NageI will make a speech
in this city tonight at big Taft meet
ing and Albert ]. Beveridge will be tn,
speaker at Roosevelt meeting her;
next Wednesday night. Much interes
is being taken in these two meeting $
because of the hot fight that is bcinl
made for delegates This will be Bev
eridge's first public utterance in rela
ton to the issues raised in the fgh
for the presidential nomination., and i
is said that he will handle the subjec
without gloves. 1t is expected that hi
speech will be of national character
and that it will be used a campaign
document by the Roosevelt manage
ment
The Importance of the results in tn
First and Seventh districts indi
| Gated by the strenuous efforts that ar
being made by both sides to win. Bot,
sides realize that the eyes of tn
country are on them in these two dis
tricts.
Present indications are that the Sew
enth district will elect two Taft dele
gates. There does not seem to be an
. other result possible. Even the Roose
Welt managers themselves are sayinl
that the Seventh is undoubtedly a Tai
district.
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