The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-07
POLITICAL.
DOPE: PAIL
IS UPSET.
kN, EEH&A
Democrats to Have Their First
ReaIState Wide Primary Fight
and Big Battle Is on
mrs suREAu AT STATE cAPlIALl
Al5GYVG March THE NJ

n
.t.fna. Of the political dope bucket pS
/ ''. - eetine entrance If two old
/ 80 marty men into the Democrat
@sa+.ta FOR the United states senator
-.3,.tfon is now the subject of close
: ..r.-siz bv the students Of the cam
- Two definite conclusions nave
I BEEN reached
rom all indioa TONS tie pemoera-
So. -.orty is TO have its first real state
f.nt.4a urinary fight. which means thas
..~a- members Of that party VIII
~. naxttctpate in the Republican prl-
- a. has been their custom 10 PAST
- stir primary tight in the Demo
t...-..to ranks viii tend 70 bolster mp inc
E,,,e.ra1~ Of that party which mas oeei
L., 4Ae Jagged edge q disintesratioh
Eeoi- two years 49,,
I sari IS not vet SO certain that there
lr,u be real primary aGht ey tne
kr,~rnaeratg. Ut is rumored around the
ffs.,tsaf that the forces Of Thomas Tag
- x.-tlI get busy in a few days anu
ia.fts attempt TO drag Dan w. Slnans Oh
sr.afavetts out OF the contest
-rsa entrance of Sinms is regarded
"a IL asfront by the Taggart faction.
h. tbe etner hand the handpickins OF
Ezap.,,et IL Ralston, former governor
- T14xs candidate of the party has
E.erved co aocentuate the growing ais
Z4ilse Tor zae Fule by the Taggart-Hosse
Feon1 binRtion.
h Impartial observers OF the Denlooh
&c situation declare Ralston WILL nov
krave a great deal of trouble in settlns
more votes than any other OF the hNe
Eesndidates for the party's senatorial
termination, set if Simms stays n -
rs believed the nomination VII pe
FArovsn into the state convention. ~
Ess.at ,rant. Of course. Raiston VIII De
ananed.
An effort ras made at the session
10 Democratic leaders last I1esoas ~
Fraxe it appear that Ralston was 10
Exsins thrown at the feet OF the pa
s-E Is said the Conference
hanged for and called Wl@n0u1
sy,roTrlettge and consent of Tas gart ~ho
aAl.e -, vacation in the South Tag
1sar+ heinx Z wisa politician knew -
s.a,,,a ,,ot 40 "a make a public demon
lstratiou OF machine gag rule ano -
-, tbrauSh his efforts that the ees-
s..on was delayed until Mr. aais'oh
ia GER his announcement OF can
s44aacy TO the press.
n view of the precautfon taken oS
~ Taegart men IL was rather
H. 4o persons on the inside Wnen SA
SIS lust came along and died Tor tns
-.;rsrio- E. c. Hoffman ana l. u
r91t,rbarn OF Fort Wayne were an1onh
i. 1aadinr spirits in the calling OF TIC
-,se-enca. presumably for the Dur-
go NJ havt-e-tr@ lightning strike
s<T,uaa Eowers. but IT is SAID "HoH
t@A.y discovered the change IN events
sshav, aid not attend the session
- ,r5te of the pep being exhinlteo
- r1arzocrars the outstate leaders
E4arot have such rosv views OF she haai
E..ro.,ec+s as the party orators. Joseph
e f--svers the Democratic dean frofF'
Ean,se-o Indiana. announced while ID
Hr4,ar.nolis that ne is TO make 10 at
E..ct "a come back 20 the state senate.
+srrs expires this year. he mas
s,- one or the other OF the houses
80 r,any years. craven5 mas ueeh eHe
kNarnorratio door leader
Enfter OF the hand fuiA p No. : :
k-4a he upper house Of me ios asAS' ~ =
ksseclawed he does not peiiese no -
go hack this year. He gave az ms
.t-& orlv twenty-five senators
- - elected and that there is no
heinz
Enori4y in the legislative oods.
x1.h,rs the las. week has seen the
Es,..,ar-,4a in the center of The political
E<.sra---heine forced there by the aTrlV
k,S - the last day for fling senator la
Ls-andidacies--the coming week VIII see
svha 7epubIican campaign SWINE INTO
Eaction- :. ~ &C..
...itb ] great deal Of eager
E. the first speech % Albert ,
kxsev.4ridre at Fort WaTne ~ rauas
tn4eht. IL wilt bc his first ut1elsiiee :,
keenpafEn issues and In mea - +,
E,ravide the targets for the pael1ls y
ssn4a lxers which viii soon take :" lhe
Esfurrp in behalf Il the re-nc'1ii's t1o4i
to- Senator New.
while it is still too CARY ioF 'he
wise ones 10 gaage the hepu u.i'.''i'
kprimarv campaign there haSe
Enorne Indications tn the last WeeN ~
E4hings are moving much more II
~ Ill the camp Of Senator New RI
ANNOUNCED before the first Of tae
Far organization Il being constr ue1e :
IGOR the sole purpose Of bringing S10"R
his re- nomination. From every mus
zion this work is progressing = 'ite
Senator would say in most ss1''s
factory manner"
The Beverage organization i SUI
fering from the cold chilIs when ha1
orally comes 10 an aggregation con-
posed Of odds ana ends at this slsse
sc the fight. It is becoming more ciea
that the Beverage leaders will ne =
re able TO knit together thoTopsA
organization That is, they Will ''o'
lie aole to mar the precincts throusA-
out the state and, therefore, VIII ho'
he able 70 GIT out nleir entire vo'e
r. becomes increasingly clear that the'
are depending on the oratorical aolH's
81 their candidate.
The particular ~ in the ointment q
4fo Beveridge organization IN the sorT 7
conditions in Indianapolis they ne
been depending upon The power Of th'
lev Shank city administration 70 sec
ofhinss in the capital city. But the
Lew Shank organization 10 being torr
with factioaallsm.@ rach one os ttF
'ehsnk leaders seem to be working Il
Gross purposes with the others. AT
Shoash shank himself IL declared fd'
HeFeFldge his leaders ere rot having
1hins 20 sag about tho senatorial corr
test This condition Il reasoralisirf
tine city administrator. @..aas srd ini