The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-06-20
PARTY IS
DIVIDED BY
FACT IONS
Vets Seek Amendment OF
..Indiana's Bone Dry
Law
TIMES BUREAU AT STATE cAPITALl


Although the manufacture of the
orator:a! bomb shells for the fall
campaign will not explode any o.
their wears before August 10 ooth
of the major parties will be al WORK
UP to their necks by the first OF
the month taking the so-called min
tsday poll
The democrats are having their
po!I books printed and will have
them ready for distribution TO the
co~u.y chairman by July l and the
republican poll will be we'll under
wa during the next month so tha'
II .s.n he used for the first regis
tratlon period.
The meeting of the Indiana demo-
cratic Editorial Association at Mad
ison on Thursday and Fricay OF
this week Will be of Some signi-
ficance. but as it comes so close on
the heels of the party's state con-
vention the politicians are not look
ing forward to any developments
Of vital Importance at the sessions
There will be informal meetings
OF the democratic state committee
at the session Of the editors. The
chief concern of the democratic
chieftains at this time is the rails
ing Of funds and it is likely that
they Will get their heads together
on this all important matter.
During the last week the demo-
Gratis having been putting into ef-
feet the money raising scheme which
IS a hobby of State Chairman Wal
ter S Chambers. The plan Is to
have an organization in each pre-
cinct solicit small subscriptions to
be paid monthly by the democratic
voters. Mr. Chambers. who has al
ways been active in Henry county
politics. has worked the small sub
scription idea In that county sue
cessfully. but the leaders of the
party Go not place much faith in
the statewide campaign he is now
attempting But they argue it will
Go no harm TO try to get money
this way even If the result is not
a large bank roll.
In the meanwhile Thomas Tag
cart ard the other angels of the
party VIII be required 10 place their
John Henrys'' on some notes to
get the where withal to start things
moving.
It appears that all is not tran
Quill within the democratic party.
During the state convention 1t was
evident that there was a large ele-
ment in the party of ultra radical
tendency. This was divided into
so called home rulers and vets. This
element Is, of course, thorn in the
side of the conservative group head
ed by Samuel NJ. Ralston, the par
ty's standard bearer. nominee for
the senatorship. Yet it is not this
group which is likely to do most
of the damage when the campaign
swings ints action. There is
large element in the party which is
not at all in sympathy with what
they call foreign alliances" They
resent deeply the declarations of
Mr.. Ralston about the four power
pack. Strange as IL may seem the
men who are now condemning Raj
ston for approving the Harding ad-
n1inistration peace conference were
some Of the avowed supporters If
the League of Nations plan.
This sentiment has grown 50
strong that an effort Is being made
TO have Mr.. Ralston stop mention
ing the four power treaties. Before
he made his speech at the conven-
tion declaring in favor of the trca-
ties he was advised not to do so by
some of the leaders who preferred
not to bring the matter into the
T.
upon going ahead with the declara-
ton of approval of the conference
results
It is certain that later In the cam
paign there will be some interest
ing developments relative to the
democratic attacks on the taxing
system. In the adoption of the
platform plank relative to taxation
the leaders tumbled into line with
the home rulers and condemned
with great gusto the present tax
law. Before the plank was written
and adopted the leaders were given
warning not 10 bc too rash about
their denunciations of the present
tax law as tho very provisions in
that law which they are now criti-
cl84nS WcTo tho recon- m cn6a tiOns
OF Mr. Raiston in his addresses to
the assembly during his admins
tration as governor. II will be rath
cr embarrassing. sonae of the poll
tic.ans arc pointing out for Mr.. Rail
ston 10 GO out in tho state condom.
ming tho very features of the law
which ms so earnestly sought to
have enacted while he was at the
helm OF the state government
Tho bs1iof is growing that there !
is not nearly as r1uc; pubiis dis
pleasure about taxation as tts iaonas !
rulers pretend, It appears that no |
ons Is asserting that tbs present tax
Law Is rns best in ike world, but il !
is asserted that It is tha bssf that
can be had under the present COR |
stitutionai ,isaitatloas. Yet, about /
one year ago there was q special
coast 4ta tsonai election to LET the saas-
pic dstsFpaias wae<hsT they desiF ed |
TO change tho constellation 50 more }
tiexsSsis tax JaT could b. enacted.
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