The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-03
Howl for Tickets So Loud that Tag
gart and Overmyer Bulldoxe
the National Committee
DICKER WITH BOSS CROKER
HOOsIERS MAY SUPPORT A NEW
YORKER FOR VICE PRESIDENT.
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Taggart's Boom for Chairman of the
kansas Jones Growing Rapidly. :
,necia, to the Indianapolis Journal.

special 10 the Indianapolis
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 2.-Indiana oc.
cupied the center of the stage at the Coates
House to-day. The arrival of Mayor Tag
gart and John w. Kern this morning was
hailed with delight by the Indiana men
who had preceded them. and for an hour
both men were kept busy shaking hands
with old friends and meeting new ones.
The noon hour was a momentous one for
the Indiana delegation, for Benjamin +.
Shively was to appear before it and give
an unequivocal expression on the vice pres
idential proposition. Who Mr.. Shively's
intimate advisers are is not known, but
when he appeared before the delegation,
shortly before II o'clock, 1t was to an
nounce positively that he was not to be
considered as candidate and his name
was not to be used by the delegation. AS
outlined in yesterdays dispatches, Mr..
Shively knew that the Indiana leaders were
not for him, and that no doubt influenced
him greatly, although had he announced
himself as candidate the delegation would
possibly have been for him. A prominent
member of the Indiana delegation said to-
day, however, just after the meeting, that
1t would be burden to Indiana to have
Shively on the ticket instead OF helping
the Democrats to carry the State.
When the delegation met at noon in one
of the hotel parlors the first business ac-
complished was the election of Thomas
Taggart as national committeeman to sue
ceed John Gilbert Shanklin. Taggart had
"a of the 80 votes. and on motion of dele
gates his election was made unanimous.
John Overmyer held the proxy of Mr..
I'm fed ToO
then announced that Shively was at the
door, and he was admitted. Briefly he
stated that he was not a candidate for
Vice President. Just as he was leaving
| the room Henry Colerick, of Fort Wayne,
| made remark that brought the South
Bend man back. He then said that if he
were nominated he would be forced to de-
cline. This was what most of the dele
gates expected, and it was at once decided
| not to place Shively in nomination. Later,
Shively said that business and professional
reasons caused him to decline to be candi-
date. Notwithstanding this collapsing of
his boom Shively is a much sought after
man by delegates from other States, and
is constantly engaged in receiving callers.
OPPOSITION TO MORSS.
The most sensational feature of the meet
| ing was the opposition that developed to
placing Samuel z, Morss on the reso,u-
tions committee. This opposition was IA
thered by George NJ. Ray, of Shelbyville,
Morss's old-tme enemy, and the scheme
Matched was a shrewd one. On the train
coming to Kansas City Ray attempted
to organize an anti-big four combination.
and was all but successful. He represented
to the delegates that the delegates at large.
who preceded the others to this city had
taken things into their own hands and
were attempting to dictate line of action
to the district delegates. He suggested that
1t would be good object lesson to reject
| Morris and place Joseph Shea on the resolu-
tions committee. The plan worked so well
tnat after the meeting it was found neces-
sary to adjourn until tomorrow noon with
out making the committee selections. If
Ray cannot succeed in getting Shea on the
committee he will turn his attention to
Major Menzies and attempt to have him
substituted for Morss. The latter will not
reach this city until tomorrow morning
With the fight on Morss and the rejection
OF Shively ii can be seen that all is not
peace and harmony in the Indiana delega-
ton. Mayor Taggart said, after the meet
ing, that he felt safe in predicting that
Morss would be placed on the committee.
notwithstanding the oposition to him.
There were two other problems that con-
fronted the delegation and took UP much
Of their time. These were hotel accom-
modations and convention tickets There
was some dissatisfaction over the assign
ment of rooms but it was said the mat
ter would be promptly remedied. The men,
bers of the State committee were told to
get their tickets from the delegates as
no other preparation had been made It is
the estimate of all leaders that the Indiana
crowd that will want to see the conven-
ton will number l,500. To accommodate
this number the national committee appor-
toned to Indiana 1S5 tickets. AS soon as
this was known a howl went UP all along
the line. The delegates discussed the mat
ter and decided TO adopt heroic means TO
get more tickets. Taggart, the newly
elected national committeeman, and John
Overmyer. representing the retiring COM
mitteeman. were appointed to bear down on
the national committee. and Taggart an
nounced this afternoon that there would