The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-28
ANTI-TAGGART LEAGUE
GREAT DLSAFFECTION AMONG FOUR.
TEENTH-WARD DEMOCRATS.
Over $50 of Them That VIII Not Vote
Again for the Present
Mayor.

A sample of the disaffection among the
Democratic voters is seen in the Four
teenth ward, where there has been organ
lied an Anti-Taggart League" 1t is COM
posed OF Democrats who will not support
Taggart and his administration, and who
will take the surest method of defeating
the Democratic city ticket, namely, by vot-
ing for Harding and the Republican ticket.
There are sixty Democrats in the league,
but this does not represent the full strength
of the movement against Taggart, for there
are many Democrats in the ward who have
expressed sympathy with the movement,
yet who are afraid to join the league.
Among this class, it is said, there are sew
eral men who are q part of the Democratic
organization. They wish to remain Demo-
Gratis, but will not vote with their party
this fall.
William Mowwe, a leading member of the
Anti-Taggart League, made a canvass of
the ward a few days ago and found 1850
Democrats who declared they would not
vote for Taggart. Among them were men
who have always been looked upon as lead
ers of their party in that ward. They rep
resent the best element of the Democracy
in the southeastern part of the city. They
are Disguised with the administration the
Taggart machine has given the city and
willing to do all in their power to ter
inmate the regime of Thomas Iaggart.
They are business men, professional men
and WOrkingmen.
At a meeting OF the league held last night
the following resolutions were adopted and
drafted by the secretary in blood-red ink:
Believing in the cardinal principles of
Democracy and that all men have the right
to vote according to the dictates Of their
own conscience, be 1t now
Resolved, That we now reafhrm those
declarations and will go on record why We
will not support the candidacy of Thomas
.'first-We believe he is not sincere in
the declarations enunciated at Chicago and
reaffirmed at our late city convention and
his reelection can in no wise promote the
interests of our city Democracy and We
fear will bring disaster in succeeding cleo
tons
known gold bugs, who openly boosted or
having voted for William Mckinley as
against our William jennings Bryan.
'''Third-The resolution offered in the late
city convention asking the candidates to SO
declare themselves in regard to men hold
ing appointments under Democratic ad-
miniStration that said candidates Should
then and there so declare themselves, that
resolution was smothered in the committee
on resolutions. .-
"Fourth-We want a business admins
tration and not political machine.
"Fifth-Twelve years of continued office
holding, getting rich at the hands of De-
mocracy is, we think enough to satisfy
any fair-minded citizen; and that the spirit
of holding office for life is not in Keeping
with the traditional teachings OF simon
Nv" I'VE viii use all honorable methods in
our power to defeat such men for pubic
office and win place our ballots IN the IN
mis- resolution as presented, was signed
bv William F. Mowwe, 1925 Rlnggold street,
" II. Orbison, John Moon, James McCul-
Myers. Frank w. Moore and William
Schmidt