The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-01
MR.. TACCART BEGGED
BY DEMOCRATIC CITY COMMITTEE
To ACCEPT NOMINATION.
At First He FIatIy Refused. but FL
naIly Agreed to withhold His
Letter of Declinntion.
PRIMARIES TO BE ON AUG. 2s
w. r. MOORE, ANNOUNCED CANDI-
DATE. Is IGNORED.
Leaders Declare to Present Mayor that
IL He Backs Out Ii VIII
BE COvarusce

L is practically certain that Mayor Tag
CART will not accept a denomination If it Is
offered to him. He gave the Democratic
city his personal assurance to
that effect last night. lie advised the COM
mittee 10 agree upon some other candi-
date.
The Democratic city committee assembled
al the headquarters OF the state executive
committee. I'm the lombard building. last
night. presumably for the sole purpose of
determining the date of the Democratic
primaries 10 elect a city ticket, but after
this business was transacted Chairman
Tanning uncovered another little scheme
which made the most of those present for
get the date that had been agreed upon
for the primaries ir their eagerness to en-
brace MIR. Fanning's new proposal.
The object of this scheme was to persuade
Mayor Taggart to accept a denomination
1t became known for the first time to a
number of those present that Mr.. Taggart
had prepared a letter for immediate pub-
LEGATION. in which he stated that he would
not accept a denomination for mayor if it
were given him, and II was at once decided
mat IL the democrats were 10 have him for
their candidate the city committee would
have TO act without delay.
Mr.. MOORE FORGOTTEN.
Not one word was said about the fact
that William F.. Moore, a loyal Democrat.
had publicly announced his candidacy for
the nomination OF mayor. No one seemed
TO think it would be indecorous for the city
committee to publicly invite another Demo-
crat to be a candidate. ard the name Of
Mr.. Moore seemed TO be completely for
gotten. y committee composed of Thomas
L. Sullivan. W. w. Spencer. John ]. Appel
and Il Mg(Ff.H r4uE pN4z hngfflr ~ $50
ed and instructed 70 first persuade and then
threaten Mayor Taggart IL he declined TO
accept the nomination.
The committee lost no time in finding
the mayor and explaining the object % its
visit. Mr.. Sullivan was the principal
spokesman, and when he had finished what
he had to say there was nothing left to Ice
said. He attempted To persuade MIR. Tag
CART that he was the logical candidate:
that the people wanted him, and, what was
more, they were going TO nave him.
To all of the entreaties of the committee
Mayor tTaggart turned "A deaf ear. and
perslstently declined 10 accept the honor
which the committee sought to thrust upon
him. Finally, growing desperate. the COM
mittee insisted that if Mr.. Taggart refused
10 run again the party would take IL as ar
evidence or cOWdrdlce. Nh. Taggart WINGED
at this thrust. but stuck TO mis- original
a STRING TO IT.
Finally. just before the mi left.
Mr.. Taggart promised that he would with
hold the letter he had written for publica-
cation Tor a few days. and witt this the
committee was forced TO be satisfied. IL
was after II o'clock when It returned to
headquarters and broke the news. Several
OF the cOmmitteemen said after the meet
ing had adjourned that they still had hopes
that Mr.. Iaggar would accept the nomi-
nation, as his promise TO withhold his letter
from publication, even though ii might
be Tor only a few days, gave them room
Tor encouragement
The primaries Will be held between the
hours OF ii a. m. and s y. m. on Monday.
Aug 20 Al the suggestion of Chairman
Tanning IL was decided 10 make "A sixty
day poll. and the books will be distributed
among the precinct committeeman about
Aug. 4.