The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-20
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Indianapolis. Ind, Aug. 2O.-Reports
continue to come in Of opposition
among the Bull Moose over the state
to the ultimatum issued by Edwin NJ
Lee. state chairman. that third party
tickets must be nominated in all coun-
ties In fact as the days pass 1T be-
comes more and more apparent that in
many counties Bull Moosers do not
propose to desert their local Repubh-
| can tickets, even at the command of
the state chairman.
In addition to this trouble, there are
many other counties In the state in
which the Bull Moose are not strong
/ enough or of sufficient Importance to
warrant them in putting out county
tickets. In a number of counties there
is no adequate leadership. and this will
prevent the movement from making
any serious Roadway.
There is no question but that In some
lcounties there is strong Progressive
sentiment, and that the Progressives
will be we'll able to nominate county
tickets and do fairly well with them.
But such counties are not numerous.
In the majority of counties the Bull
Moose may as well not make any sep
larate nominations, because they will
mot accomplish anything more than the
defeat OF the Republican county
tickets
In the First district vigorous oppo-
Isition to the third ticket plan has de-
veloped in Gibson. Pike and other
counties. In fact Spencer county is the
lon1y one in which they seem to be
making any Roadway and where they
have any chance of doing any good.
| In the Second district Martin. Mon
roe and Morgan counties are the hot
beds of opposition. There are a good
many Bull Moose in these counties. but
the leaders of the movement are oppos-
| ed to making local nominations. In
the face of such opposition 1t is diff
cult to see how the Lee plan can ma Ike
any progress.
Lawrence county is the only county
> in the Third district in which the Bull
Moose have made any progress. The
third is a Democratic district, and
most OF the counties are Democratic
It is a significant fact that the Bull
Mosers are not making much effort tc
do any business inDemocratio counties
and this accounts for the fact that nc
special effort Is being put forth tc
carry any of the Third district coun
!. ties except Lawrence, which is a Re
publican county.
0 In Perry and Crawford counties. II
!; the Third district. the Republican
> county organizations have been dis
). rupted by the Bull Moose. bur thes,
o are Democratic counties. and the Bull
Moose success there Will not amour
:; to anything
t The Fourth district counties of Jen
!. erson. Switzerland. Jennings and De
> catur counties in which the Bull
y Moose have multiplied. but the Leaders
s. in these counties are unalterably op
lposed to third county tickets. Whethe
= the Lee crowd will be able to fore,
: the nomination of third tickets owe
the objection of the local leaders i
still a question.
In Putnam and Hendricks countie
In the Fifth district the same situa
ton exists. These the only coun
ties in which there is much Bull Moos
sentiment. There is none in yigo. Yer.
little in Clay. little in Parke an
ipractica1ly none in vermillion. accord
ing to reports. and it Is not believed t
be likely that county tickets will b
nominated there. The question il
who will nominate them and who vii
support them If nominated
Union. Fayette. Rush and Henri
\ counties in the Sixth district are put
ting up a strenuous fight against tn
\ nomination of third county tickets
y There are many Bull Moose in thes
counties. But they are merely Roose
welt men and do not want to be class
= ed as wreckers OF the Republican par
!, ty. Therefore the leaders are oppos
- ing the third ticket scheme.
= There is violent opposition 10 til
~ third ticket plan In Marion count
- which comprises the Seventh distric
but it Is said to be the intention of
: faction of the Bull Moosers to max
county nominations in spite of 1t. TIL
will mean the election of the Demo
a. cratic county ticket. There about 20
|, 900 voters in Marion county, practica
nv lily equally divided between the two Of
parties Suppose the Democrats ho
about all of their strength, or abo,
$4,000 votes. Suppose the other 35,0
- votes are divided between Republics
and Progressive tickets at the ratio
Nv 10000 to $4,000. This would mean tn
l.s the Democrats would carry Marie
he county by a plurality of $1,000. Al
IN this is but fair example of VIII
re might be expected to happen in 9th
RI counties where three tickets are put
IN the field.
In the Eighth district Delawa,
Randolph and Jay counties Bull Moo
se ers are up in arms against the ord
NV to nominate county tickets. TIL
know they can elect the Republic;
IT tickets If they stand by them. and tn
d. are protesting against being forced
desert the old party tickets, viii
ng they themselves helped to nominate.
'al 1t is doubtful IL the Bull Moosers C;
nominate county ticket in any coun
all in the Ninth district without a serio
as internal fight over the prpositic
&C. Boone. Hamilton. linton. Howard. ca
roll, Clinton and Montgomery counti
aid have a good many Bull Moose, but
on some of them there is no sound leade
he ship to crystalize the sentiment into
good organization and in others I
leaders do not favor the third tick
80 plan.