The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-03-06
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had the matter under advisement at
that time The story was denied.
Campbell denied 1T. Lee denied IL.
Everybody denied ii. But it has come
to the surface at last.
Lee was republican state chairman
until last January. when Fred A. Sims
was elected to succeed him. In Decem-
Der. while the national committee was
in session at Washington to select the
date and place for the national conven-
ton Lee there. too. and 1t was at
that time that he mace a public state
ment to the effect that President Taft
could not carry Indiana If renominated.
His statement aroused so much in
dignation that Lee. who was then
candidate for reelection state
chairman Immediately became an i'm
possibility. Republicans all over the
state some of whom had been his po-
litical friends and associates, denounced
him for making the statement but Lee
stuck to 1t, and finally withdrew from
the race for reelection as state chair
man.
1t was understood at that time that
he probably would be on the head OF
the Roosevelt campaign in indiana. II
Roosevelt became candidate, and sure
enough 1t happened. Lee opened mead
quarters at the Hotel English in an
expensive suite of rooms. and he has
had a great flock of clerks. secretaries
stenographers and typewriters busy
ever since. Lee says he is paying the
bills himself. but the story that is
told is that the Roosevelt campaign is
financed by George w. Perkins, partner
in the firm of J. p. Morgan G. Co. AMI
that Lee got into the game at the in
stance of Dan n. Hanna, of Cleveland
who is connected with the steel trust
and the coal trust, and who is under
federal indictment on a charge of re-
batting.
Campbell is a clever politician in his
own county. but whether he is big
enough for a state politician is still a
question that he will have to settle by
the results he obtains. He is a furni-
ture manufacturer and was a Taft man
until he went to Chicago few weeks
ago to attend the midwinter furniture
exhibit. When he returned home from
that exhibit he had changed and was
| out for Roosevelt. The story is that he
| learned at Chicago that the Taft ad
ministration was going after the fnrni
| ture combine with criminal prosecu-
| tons under the antitrust law.
It is believed that the Roosevelt
campaign in Indiana will get a fearful
! set back as a result of the change OF
managers just at this time. 1t is re-
| garded here as confession of weak
ness on the part of the managers OF
| the boom, and as indicating that they
] are scared over the prospects thai
Taft will get every delegate from In
| diana. It is the old story of swapping
] horses in the middle of the stream
] Just what connection Lee will have
with the Roosevelt campaign from noa
on has not vet developed. but it is be-
| lieyed that he Will stay with it in SONS
/ capacity.
The Democratic state committee me-
| yesterday afternoon and decided to in
| vite Governor MARSHALL to act as tenn
pjorary chairman of the Democra tic
/ state convention on March q, and alse
| decided to suggest to the committee OF
| organization. which will be appointed
| by the delegates at the convention
| that Senator John w. Kern be chosen
for permanent chairman. This Sug
gestion will be carried out, of course
by the conmitte. because all such Sc
Iections are decided in advance Of
: the convention and the committee or