The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-22
REPUBLICAN,
VANGUARD
is ARRIVING
Watson and Beverage to
Thrill State Convention
With Speeches
fTImEs BUREAU AT STATE caFiTALl
L ~ I - 4 - - - Ne Y NI

H2l&Sll coming LG 3tA~AA AAN
convention Wednesday and Thurs
an begin to arrive in indianapolis
oday for one Of the most notewor-
by sessions held in recent years.
Requests for tickets already receiv-
d are far in excess 81 the demands
nade for admittanee 70 the spirited
convention 81 1890.
Tho reason assigned for the unus-
ialffnterest in the Republican con-
4 -entlon = that II VIII be a two rims
1yeht featuring Indianas Two great
sttorators-Watson and Beverage.
ne mere billing of either OF these
nea Sor "A speech would in itself at
Eaa a large crowd. but when il is
aiken into consideration that the
Seynote address to be delivered by
senator watson VIII herald to the
eation n views and stand OF the
Iaraing administration interest in
he Ioosier convention stretches
ron scean To ocean.
D.. I'd by HARDING
The speech tie be delivered We'd
scsaay by Senate Watson has had
he official b. X. Of President Hard
ng lit viii not only he printed in
he newspapers or Indiana, but will
5e the subject Of articles by nation
al writer's and comments on it Will
appear in every state. It will be
he third great event in this by-el-
sctien. the first being the nomina-
IONS of Beveridge and Pinchot in
pennsylvania.
The sweeping victories in Indiana
"a -----f-.-f 80 nan nhN On
EAosed the favorites sons OF the Re-
Il publican organization has created
mild sensations for the general pub
10. but in the organization itself
hese events have been revolution
airy. Now the Harding administra-
ion, through Watson, is to have
Something TO say.
Although the original draft OF the
orogram for the convention provid-
I'd for a speech by Mr.. Beverage
an the second day It is now believed
hat ne viii also speak on the first
lay. In fact the first days session
.xrfl be devoted entirely 10 oratory-
Besides the h~eadliners there will be
addresses by Governor McCray.
state Chairman Lyons. r. NJ. Was
nuth. former state chairman. who Is
10 be permanent chairman OF the
convention, and by Lew Shank. the
mayor or indianapolis.
FIGHT ON ONE PLANK
on the night Of the first day Of
the convention. after the uood OF
3ratory which viii ring the Republi-
can bugle throughout the nation
FOR the struggle in November, the
delegates from the thirteen con-
g~ressional districts will assemble by
5istricts at the state house to elect
members Of the permanent commit
| tees and vice-secretaries n other
officials Of the session. The most
Ffm portant committee to be named
Will b. the resolutions. This com
/ mittee will go 70 work at the Sew
| erin Hotel at Q o'clock that night to
draft the platform for presentation
TO the convention the next morning.
Itappears that there will be a
hght on only IN proposed plank in
the platform. This is in reference
to the abolition OF the direct state
wide primary. There are two con-
Acting schools of thought on the
direct primary question. Leaders
in both the democratic and republi-
can parties believe the primary
should he abolished. Yet ii Is GER
tain the democrats will not incorp-
crate a plank to his effect in their
lpIarforrs 1t appears hat they
VITA be silent on the subject. There
is a movement on in the republican
party to have the resolutions com
lmittee take the same stand on the
primary question.
WANT TO GUST PRIMARY
It will be remembered that the re-
publican platform advisory commit
tee meeting recently in Indianapolis
with Chairman Lyons voted to sug
gest to the resolutions committee
that the party go on record as favor
| ling a return to the delegate system
of Nominating in conventions.
During the last few weeks It has
been interesting to note the inter
lest in the primary question display
ed by many Of the leading newspa-
ipers. of Indiana. Some of the strong
Republican dailies have made earn
est pleas for an elimination of the
direct primary.
The chief fault found with the d.
rect primary is hat It has a tenden-
cy TO disrupt party organizations
thing which our form OF
government and the second that on
" q small portion OF the voters take
part in a primary.
thing which Is privately dis
cuesed a great deal by the leaders
Is the probability OF Lew Shank be-
ing a candidate for Governor in 1924
If the primary IS still in existence.
Shank's power of attracting votes
not only from his party. but from
democratic ranks. is the reason he
is being feared. 1t is acknowledge
ed on every side that Shank would
eve stand q chance for the nomin-
alton in a convention.
The chief business Of the second
day Of the convention. aside from
adopting the platform, Will be the
d nomination of state officers. None
of the present state ocicers. oil OF
whom are candidates for re-nomina.
ton. will have opposition. it now
appears with the exception of Pat
rick j. Lynch, clerk of the supreme
and appellate courts. Henry Rob-
erts is out against him and has beer
1 making a campaign for several
months. In his campaign literature
he advertises himself as "Oh!
Henry"
OF course there may be some last
y minute booms start for persons not
now in the rac for nominations
other thar hat of clerk, will be
made by unanimous vote and, there
fore. there will be few thrills on the