The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-05-08
POLITICIANS
LOOK TO STATE
CONVENTION
No Contests to Speak OF But
Lots of Interest In The
Platform

TIMES BUREAU AT STATE CAPFALI
INDIANAPOLIS. IND, May g
While the eyes of the public are
focused on the county. district and
state contests In the re-organization
Of the republican and democratic
state committees. leaders in both
parties are looking ahead to the days
Of the state conventions in Indiana
polls.
From all indications there will be
no very lively contests for nomlna-
tlons for state offices in either con-
vention. but the main interest Will
be in the platforms. the skeletons
OF which will soon be outlined.
OF course no definite plans on the
platform are now being made by the
republicans as this work will be
directed BY the new state commit
tee which will be formed Wednes-
dav. There is great deal of spec
u1ation as TO the planks which may
he placed in the republican plat
form relative to national issues Ihe
nomination or Albert J. Beverage
for United States senator raises the
question of whether there will be
incorporated in the platform refer
ences to the economic proposals
made by the ex-senator in his pri-
mary campaign.
The new state committee, no doubt
viii consult Mr.. Beveridge on this
subject. The outstanding features
of his primary program were:
/. Revision of the federal tax
laws and the institution of the sales
tax for present levies on business.
. Reduction of railroad rates
and the consolidation of the railroad
board and the interstate commerce
commission.
3. Elimination Of many federal
employees and the curbing OF powers
OF federal bureaus and commission
ers
AS there has been much said about
the Indiana public service commits
sion il is certain that this matter
viii be discussed by the resolutions
committee 1t is certain neither
party will attack the theory of the
public service commission law, but
1t is likely that the republican plat
form may advocate some changes in
:he law.
There is little doubt that many
people in Indiana would like to see
lhe powers of the public service
commission abridged. The main
features of the commissions acti-
vitfes can not be eliminated, il is
EAnerally believed. but 1T would be
possible to return to local commun-
tiles a greater degree of control over
the utilities without injuring the
effectiveness of the commission.
Many of the convention prelim :
inares Will be disposed of at the
republican state convention meeting
Wednesday. At this meeting a COM
mittee will be named to make sug-
gestions to the resolutions commit
tee whirh viii go TO work on the
night Of May 25 to draft the plat
form. Other committees .will be
named TO arrange for the personnel
of the speakers at the convention
and to nominate temporary and per-
manent chairmen The state COM
mittee will also appoint a ways and
means committee.
The democrats have advanced their
arrangements for that party's state
convention. The work of making the
plans has alreany been delegated and
platform committee Of ten. head
cd by Walter Chambers OF Newcas-
tie who is slated TO be state chair
man, is already at work. Frederick
Van Nuys, ex-district attorney, is
TO be permanent chairman. Samuel
Nj. Ralston,@ democratic nominee for
United states senator. VIII address
the convention, and the women will
be represented on the program by
Mrs. Olive Beldon Lewis, of Indiana
polls.
Plenty Of fire will nnd its way as
usual into the democratic platform
Plans are being made to incorporate
a plank TO abolish none functionine
state boards and commissonions," "
but it is going to be the democra-
tic policy, it appears. TO let it GO at
that and not mention the public
service commission. That commits
sion. It is remembered. is a child of
A democratic administration. 1t may
be that the democrats may howl
about the present commission not
functioning properly or something
like that. but il is entirely unlikely
that they wiz attack the law itself
The democrats will rely on much
OF their 1920 thunder and will charge
extravaganza in the state admins
traitor: they are planning to pro-
pose amendments to the state ta1
law and will take a fling at the
state highway commission.
Up TO this time the democrats
have not complete list of candi-
dates for state offices. The indi.
cations are there will be no contests
whatever for secretary of state. au-
ditor of state. treasurer OF state
superintendent Of public instruc-
tion. clerk Of the supreme court and
the supreme and appellate court
4udgships Robert Bracken, ex-state
senator Of Frankfort, is a candidate
for secretary of state; George De
Hority of Elwood, is candidate for
state treasurer and Ed. Stinson, OF
hammond, Tenth district democratic
chairman. may be a candidate fol
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