The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-12-04
THE POLITICAL
WORLD
IN INDIANA
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TIMES BUREAU,
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Dec. Soy
e~nor Goodrich is expected TO appoint
a Judge Of the supreme court. early this
week. TO fill the vacancy caused by the
death Of Judge Richard X. Erwin of
Fort Wayne, several months ago. II
the two lighting factions OF Repubii-
cans at Fort Wayne can adjust their
differences and agree on one candidate
Fort Wayne probably will set the place
hut il they do not the appointment VIII.
more likely go to L. 5. Lesh, of Hunt
ington, deputy attorney general
There is said to be little prospect
that the Fort Wayne factions VIII get
together on q man for the place. 1t is
reported here that Harry G. Hogan.
Twelfth district chairman, and Lew
Moore. who managed the Governors
campaign in Allen county last year, are
roofing for II L. Townsend for the
Judgeship. and that Elmer Leonard
former district chairman and an i'm
i.ortant cog in the party machine. IA
vors !. IL Rose. The Governor does
not Wish 10 tangle Up with any fac
tional nght in Allen county, and unless
they iron out their differences he prob
ably viii look elsewhere for a Judge
According TO reports. the Governor
probably sill appoint secretary OF
state today. TO succeed Ed Jackson. who
secured a commission as captain at the
officers training camp at Fort Benja-
min Harrison. last week. The Cover
nor has been out of the city most OF
The time since the commissions were
issued at the camp, but he was expect
cd back in his office today. and the Sc
lection of a man for secretary of state
was one Of the first things he was ex-
pected to take up.
This Kill leave still another Import
ant appointment for the Governor TO
make. but It is understood that he will
not take up that one until after the
first OF the year. 1t il that of a mem
her Of the public service commission.
10 I'll the vacancy caused by the death
OF ". J. Wood. formerly or Evansville.
Jesse Eschbach. of Warsaw, who. ii is
said viii resign as state CONSUMPTION
agent rather than accept a commission
as major in the United States army, il
talked Of as an available man for the
place on the public service commission
but no one knows whom the Governor
may select.
There has been considerable talk
among the politicians in the last week
over tho movement started in the east
for fusion of Democrats and Republi-
cans IN those congressional districts IN
which tho anti-war and pro-German
strength Is such as to make possible
the election of anti-war congressman
next year Some OF the old-line rock
ribbed political wheelhorses, who nevef
see anything good IN anything outside
their own particular party lines. are
opposing the idea. and il also has the
opposition Of the pro-Germans. the anti
war paciists and the Socialists. A re-
port from the cast says the movement
las the support Of William n. Taft
Theodore Roosevelt. Charles Z. Hughes.
and some of the leading Democrats.
Just what form of action the move
ment may take is not yet known. but
plans are under way. il Is said. for a
national conference OF the Republican
and Democratic national committees TO
discuss the matter.
It is a question whether it would be
necessary for the two parties to COM
bine on candidate for congress in any
Of the Indiana districts, for, as far as