The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-08-15
KERN MAY
HAVE SOME
OPPOSITION
TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.


AT STATE CAPITAL
indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 15-While it
seems to be certain that Senator shive-
~ will not have any opposition for the
nomination for United States senator
next year. 1T IS being predicted that
Senator Kern will have opposition
when he comes up for denomination in
1915. And the predictian also is made
that Senator Kern will give anv othcn
Democrat a cleaning that comes out
against him. 1t is true that some OF
the politicians are opposed to Kern
They still hold against him the charge
which he made about crookedness in
the Legislature when he was double
crossed and beaten for Senator in 1899
They cannot forgive him for what he
said then. and some of them are talk
ing about setting on foot a plan TO
get his hide" when he comes on for
denomination
It is said that the proposition has
advanced so far as to mention the
name Of State Senator Evan B. Stot-
seuburg. of New Albany. as the man
to oppose Kern for the nomination
but the reliability OF this talk has not
been settled. stotsenburg has not
been beard from on the subject 1t is
net believed however that he will
make the fght against Kern.
Kern's friends are of the opinion
that he will be renominated without
the slightest bit of trouble They say
that while he has the Ill will of some
of the politicians the rank and file OF
the Democrats is with him. They say
that among the Democratic farmers
Kern stands so well that no one could
break into his following. 1t Is also
pointed out that Kern Is strong with
labor, and these two elements count
for much in campaign.
All OF the talk about Thomas Tag
CART as a candidate for senator has
died out Taggart himself has made
the statement that he does not want
the place dthat he will not be an
aspirant There has been some talk
however, OF Governor Ralston for
Senator, and It would not be at all
surprising to see his boom grow to
formidable proportions
Governor Ralston's term as Governor
win expire before the successor to
Kern takes office so that he would be
free 10 accept the place IL 1t came to
him. He viii step out OF office of
Governor in January, 1917. and the
United States senator elected at the
election Of 1916 will not take OFFICE
until March 4, 1917.
Governor Ralston has never made
any statement as to whether he would
be a candidate for Senator. but it is
known that some of his political
friends friends have been talking
about higher honors for him, some of
them even going far as to pick him
for the Presidential nomination. Thus
far nothing has been done to head off
any boom of this kind
g.
no matter who might come In the
ring, he would find 1t very tough and
wearin gtask to land the nomination
and take 1t away from Kern. In fact,
the prospect would be so uninviting as
to make 1t unlikely that anyone will
try 1t. Ralston would be the only man.
as the matter now stands, that might
accomplish the feat, but to do 1T he
would have to line up more than one
half of the Democratic voters of the
state, and take them away from Kern
Thus far there has not appeared to
the average Democrat anything that
might cause him seriously to consider
the defeat of Senator Shiyely next
year shively has gone along attend
ing TO his business and being a Demo-
crat He was not regarded as a high
~ valuable member of the senate dur
but in the last two years or so he has
been steadily on the job. and has ad-
vanced in standing until now he holds
some Of the best committee positions
in the senate and is regarded as one
of the leaders of that body It Is
pointed out that 1t is doubtful IL any
other Indiana Democrat could have
done any more than Shively has done.
Some Democrats are of the opinion
that his bulldog tenacity in trying to
have Peter J. Kruyer. of South Bend,
appointed internal revenue collector
may injure Shively to some extent
among a certain element of Democrats.
because the impression has gone
abroad that Kruger is the choice Of
the brewing interests for the place
However. the effect of Shively's atti-
tude in this matter is still a question.
and the result remains TO be seen.
1t is not often that the senatorshfps
are discussed just now. but Democrats
get together sometimes and talk
things over, and then the general feel
Ing crops out.