Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1912 — BOEHNE PLEASED OVER THE OUTLOOK [ARTICLE]

BOEHNE PLEASED OVER THE OUTLOOK

SPENDS FEW DAYS IN INDIANA CONFERRING WITH FRIENDS AND SIZING UP SITUATION. HAS GONE BACK TO DUTIES Full of Optimistic Hope for the Success of His Campaign for the Guberatorlal Nomination—He is Trusting the People. • *sr INDIANAPOLIS, February 22. —Congressman John W. Boehne, of Evans ville, who is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor, spent the latter part of last week and the first of this week in Indiana. He came here from Washington to confer with his political managers and advisers as to the gubernatorial situation and returned to his official duties at the National Capital well pleased mistic hope I with what he learned and full of optimistic hope for the success of his campaign. Mr. Boehne and friends, while here in an extended, conference, canvassed the entire state by counties and districts and he felt, very much encouraged by the splendid reports coming to his headquarters from &U sections. The hundreds and thousands of indorsements from the rank and file of the party throughout the state makes him feel as though the Democrats of Indiana are with him, heart and soul, in this great fight for a principle, viz., to stamp out Boss Rule and Bossism in his party, because he believes it to be a menace to. Democratic principles and that such practice will serve to stifle the development of young men who can in the future espouse the party’s cause.

When Mr. Boehne was here he was in touch with the real conditions in Democratic circles in Indiana and he was more than amused at the tactics used by his opponents in making claims on every one and everything. Speaking of the matter he said: Opposition Claims. “The policy of the apposition seems to be to claim nearly everything. If j they are onto their job they must know that the true situation is quite different from what the> pretend it to be. There is a purpose in of this, viz., to create Band Wagon sentiment in districts where delegates are yet to be chosen. They remind me of the fellow who whistled to keep up courage. “From what I believe to be reliable information, causes me to conclude tjiat the delegates so far chosen constitute about an even break, notwithstanding the fact that nearly all of my opponent’s district has chosen delegates, whereas only two counties in my district have chosen delegates. Trusts the People. “I am going back to my congressional duties at Washington and trust my cause to the rank and file of the Democratic party in Indiana, knowing that they will do the right thing. I have always trusted the people in the past and they have been very kind to me.” Fight Against Bosses. The fight that Mr. Boehne is making against the bosses of his own party—his opposition to Crawford ; Fairbanks and Tom Taggart—is no new thing. He has always stood just where he stands now. He is not fighting Tom Taggart, the affable and pleasant landlord of French Lick. Personally he is fond of Tom Taggart, as is every one who knows the man. But his opposition is directed to the things that Crawford Fairbanks and Tom Taggart stand for in politics. Mr. Boehne does not believe in machine methods nor in corrupt practices in politics. He believes that the. 1 people themselves should conduct* their own affairs and that the bosses j should not conduct them. That is all there is in the fight that Mr. Boehm? is making against Crawford Fairbanks and Tom Taggart. It is not a fight against the personality of Tom Taggart. It is a fight for clean politics, and for the Democratic slogan that “The People Shall Rule.”