The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-10-21
willing to Sacrifice the Popocratic
Candidate for President il Votes
Can he Made for Governor.
BR1BEs FOR REPUBLICANS
TWO VOTES FOR n'IxINLEY IN Ex-
CHANGE FOR ONE FOR KERN.
Offer Scorned by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Alarmed, and VIII Endeavor to
Thwart the Conspirators.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20 The Suns Chicago
correspondent says: Bryan while in New
York city discovered conspiracy against
ascertaired on ,.f6 sf@te5fs cSfes t,Isss the
Democratic state committee of the Hoosier
State was putting forth every effort to elect
John w. Kern, Democratic candidate for
Governor, and throw Bryan overheard.
That's why Bryan wants to re-enter Indi-
ana. Kern is the personal friend of Mayor
Taggart, of indianapolis. Kern and Tag
CART are closer than any two fingers on
your hand
Taggart went to New York the other day
and had long interview with Richard
Croker, Tammanys chieftain, and 1t has
been reported that Mr.. Croker gave Mayor
Taggart $4,000 for uses in the approaching
election In Indiana. Mr.. Croker would have
nothing to do with Col. James III. Murdoch
or Major Menzies, two OF the most stalwart
Democrats of Indiana, for the reason that
they are known to be warm personal
friends of ex-senator David b. Hill, of New
York, and yet Murdoch and Menzies are
hand in glove with Mayor Taggart in the
effort to elect Kern Governor over the Re-
Since Mayor Taggart's return to Indian
apolis from his visit to Mr.. Croker the
Democratic precinct captains of Indiana
have called upen the Republican precinct
captains in Indiana and said in substance:
There is no chance for Bryan in this State,
but there is possibility of electing Kern
Governor over Durbin. We will give you
two votes for Mckinley if you will give US
one vote for Kern.
This statement of what has transpired be-
tween the precinct captains of the two par
ties in the State of Indiana is absolutely
true. The Republican precinct captains
have rejected every proposition of the
Democratic precinct captains. Their an
swer uniformly has been in substance:
This State is for the national and state
tickets headed by Mckinley and Durbin
and we will lick you fellows out of your
boots"
If Mr.. Croker has given Mayor Taggart
$4,000 or so cents he has been utterly mis-
guided as to the situation In Indiana. At
the Kansas City convention. when Mr.
Croker and his friends We're at the Mid
land Hotel, Colonel Murdoch, chairman of
the Indiana delegation. together with
Major Menzies called upon Mr. Croker and
suggested that the Indianians and the New
Workers work together in an effort to pre-
vent, If possible, specific declaration for
the ratio Of silver at is to In the national
platform. The next day the same gentle
men, Colonel Murdoch and Major Menzies.
called upon ex-senator David b. Hill at
the Coates House, In Kansas City, and
laid the same proposition before Mr. Hill.
AS Major Menzies left the Hill conference.
he said: 1--WE called on Mr.. Croker yes
terday, but to-day we called upon the real
Democratic leader OF the State of New
York"
Mr.. Croker was made aware of this talk.
This trivial conversation on the part of
men, old-time Democratic politicians. who
forget their paramount duty TO the Demo-
cratic party of the Nation, is of little con-
sequence in view of the fact that the
Democratic politicians of the State of In
diana now want TO sell out Bryan, the
presidential candidate. for Kern. the guber-
Material candidate. the lifelong friend Of
Taggart 1t should be recalled that Tag
CART made Kern city counsel of indiana
apolis and every effort must now be made
to elect Kern Governor, and In due time,
t;san State of Indiana are favorable Tag
cart is TO have seat in the United States
Senate, Bryan to the contrary notwith-
standing
made aware of the jobs. He wants 10
hasten back into Indiana to talk with his
loyal and ardent supporters" They may
convince him that the facts printed in this
strange Anybody during these tempestu-
Gus closing days of the campaign can con-
vince Bryan of anything so long as he
still believes he is In the race for the
presidency. But there isn't member of
either the Republican or Democratic State
committees OF Indiana who will put his
hand upon his heart and swear upon his
sacred honor mot political honor that the
friends OF Kern. Democratic candidate for
Governor, have not made personal over
lures to the Republicans TO throw Bryan
But Durbin's friends win not listen to
thess propositions and succinctly they de-
clare: Kern must go TO the political
boueyard along with Bryan