The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-03
Political
NeWs of Day
In Indiana
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INDIANAPOLIS. IND, Sept. p
~ith the campaign now within two
~nonths Of the close there are two
<e-y definite observations TO be drawn
in regard TO the standing OF the sena-
torial and gubernatorial candidates
From the rural communities and In
fact from Hoosierdom generally out
side Of Indianapolis. comes the reports
that DR.. Carleton B. McCullooh. dem
ooratic nominee Cor governor, is not
being well received. These reports
are not the connections OF partisans
who are interested primarily in his de-
feac. but come from sources which
can he relied upon as being Impartial
In the first place the years old senti-
ment against a man from Indianapolis
for the governorship is Just as strong
now as II ever has been. This senti-
nent no matter whether il Ia Well
founded or not. is working against Or.
MoCulloeh 1t VIII cost him and his
party many votes
Another very important development
f. the fact that the people OF the state
are apparently giving each OF the men
very studious inspection All they are
able 90 find out about Dr. McCuloch
- that he has practtced medicine: that
h. was doctor IN the army. and that
until very recently he had no political
standing whatever In contrast to this
so the reasoning seems 70 60. is the
known accomplishments Of Warren r..
McCray, republican nominee for gov
ernor. Every voter IN the state knows
more or less about the connections or
Mr. McCray with his party and even
the residents OF the cities know Mr.
McCray as one OF the most successful
farmers Indiana has ever produced
As the campaign wears on Dr. McCul
ioch seems to be making little progress
IN presenting himself to the Hoosier
public in a light that will bring him
votes 1t Is pointed out by critics or
the campaign that he has not advaAc-
ed any constructive ideas or presented
any arguments which would gain him
either admiration or followers Most
% his time IS devoted to a crude do
nunciation OF the administration or
Gov. Goodrich. But Gov. Goodrich Is
not ths man he is running against
OF course. he hoped to make it appear
that Mr.. McCray and Mr.. Goodrich
were one and the same But the re-
ports that come to indianapolis re-
veal that the voters think OF Mr. Nc
Cray and nothing else when they pom
der their selection for the state ex-
ecutive for the next four years.
Republican leaders who are candid
IN giving their views will admit that
when Thomas Taggart OF French Lick |
was nominated by the democrats. or
rather drafted, to be the candidate Tor !
United States senator. that there was |
some fear OF his success. Their fears |
were based on the fact that Senator |
James E. Watson. Ike most strong |
as Etaunch friends and admirers. For /
the moment the republican leaders
were taken OF their feet by the trum
pet blasts from the democratic head
quarters in the Denison Hoel, which
heralded the notice that Taggart and
his finances were TO figure greatly in
the campaign and that he would make
3 vigorous fight.
The advance notices OF what Tasgart
the French Lick boss. was going TO do
have proved exaggerations of the
T ankest type. Up to the present time
Mr.. Taggsrt has made no speeches.
At this late date word comes from the
democratic organization that shortly"
Mr.. TaEgaret VIII start his vigorous
campaign"
AT the very outset Of the campaign
the -Tageart popularity was given
severe blow because OF the boss op-
position to MoAdoo prior 70 snd during
the Democratic national convention
There were many McAdoo supporters in