The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-22
They Now See the Scheme of Keach's
KIOndiIxe Committee to Defeat
the Police Judge.
KNIVES OUT FOR TAGGART
WHAT JUDGE cox THINKS OF THE
POLICE SUPERINTENDENTS ACTION.
Colbert Only Echoes the Sentiments of
His SuperiOrs-SOme of the Last
Campaign History.

There was a little meeting in one Of the
offices Of the Stevenson building last night
that BODIES a heap of trouble for the mana
gers of the Taggart campaign. The tales
of trading off Cox and Stuckmeyer for Tag
CART votes have been floating about ever
since the campaign started, but until Mr.
Colbert made his break" the plans for
this work were so we'll concealed that moth
ing tangible could be had to form a basis
of action The proposition to trade off Cox
means more than simply sacrificing the per-
sonal interests of that candidate, and the
meeting last night was not composed mere
ly of Cox's personal friends. In fact, per-
sonal friendship had nothing to do with it,
and it was declared by those present that
Judge Cox was not consulted about it.
Cox upon the ticket stands as the repre-
sentative of the free-sllver wing of the
party. The leaders of the silver forces have
no faith in Taggart and have not had any
since the last campaign when John r. Will
son and ]. L. Reach were so mysteriously
kept informed of every movement made by
the Democratic state and county commit
tees, and when the book containing the list
of election officers selected by the county
committees mysteriously disappeared from
the committee rooms These were occur
nothing about and the more conservative
silver men have kept still about them for
the sake of harmony. They were satisfied
to let Taggart have the nomination for
mayor, but they insisted that Cox, whom
they know to be for silver, should be on the
ticket and thus the compromise was ar
ranged.
The disposition shown by Superintendent
Colbert Monday night to declare for Judge
Stubs created a profound sensation among
the silver people in general yesterday and
they could talk of nothing else all day, but
1T was not so much of q surprise to those
on the inside. They simply declared that
Colbert, whatever the immediate cause for
his condition, had revealed what was up
permost in his mind.
We have not been asleep" said one of
the Democratic leaders who attended the
meeting last night. During the past week
or two the efforts of the gang to sacrifice
Cox for the benefit of Taggart have been
so plain that he who ran might read. 1t
has not been case of passing the word
along to a few confidential friends to use
the knife but it is an organized effort car
rled on at great expense upon a scale as
extensive as the city itself
You don't understand how this could he
done! What do you suppose this gold-bug
committee was organized for? l tell YOU
the movement to sacrifice Cox is not aimed
at Cox personally. 1t is aimed as a crush
ing blow to the cause Of free silver in this
county and in Indiana. You know that If
costs thousands of dollars to maintain a
campaign organization extending to every
precinct in the city. DO you suppose that
trenzel, Holt, Wilson, Reach, Pickens and
those people have gone down in their pock-
cts and produced the money for the organi-
cation they have built up just for the pur-
pose OF helping Taggart, when they could
have helped him much more effectively nv
working through the regular committee? or
DO you suppose they are spending all this
money just for fun? Not for a minute,
Ihey and the bankers behind them have a
much more important and far-reaching pur-
pose. 1t Is worth money to them and the
interests behind them to demonstrate that
silver Is poWerless in this city. They con-
celVeo the idea that the best way to demon
sIIdIe TINS was Dy eiectlng Taggart and at
the same time defeating COX, the silver rep
reSentatlVe on the ticket. They did NOT 90
about the business in a hap-hazzard way.
Ihey set about the infamous conspiracy in
sclentlnc way by putting up the necessary
money ana building up an organization that
Is even stronger than the regular city COM
mlttee, and am by no means sure that the
hedu Oh the regular committee is not sub
gold-bug city committee is working to elect
Iaggart and dump Cox. If they succeed
in doing this they will demonstrate that no
democrat can be elected without their help,
and that no man who is loyal to silver need
nope Tor political preterment Thus they
expect before another year comes around
10 capture the Democratic organization and
again nave things their own way in the
party"