The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-28
TAGGART TAKES MEDICINE.
Writes Letters to the Successful Cam
dfdates-Mr. Kern's Advice.

Writes Letters to the Successful Cam
dfdates-Mr. Kern's Advice.
That former Mayor Thomas Taggart has
learned through long years of experience
that 1t pays to take your medicine and look
pleasant. no matter how painful. was
shown by his action in writing letters of
congratulation to John w. Hoffman and
the other candidates named by the Demo-
cratic city convention Saturday. The let
ters were received early yesterday forenoon
and it is evident that Mr.. Taggart must
have written them within a very few hours
after he received the news from the con-
vention The letter to Mr.. Hoffman was
as follows:
Dear John-Permit me to congratulate
you upon your nomination for mayor as
we'll as the platform promulgated and
adopted by the city convention.
The chances, In my Judgment, for
Democratic victory never were brighter,
and any assistance that / can render YOU
to insure success will be given with pleas
ure to yourself and the entire ticket
The letters to the other candidates were
similar IN character. Now the question
arises, what kind of letters did Taggart
write Mccullough Madden, Moore and the
other candidates who Were so indiscreet as
to get in the way of Mr.. Keachs machine?
1t is a little absurd to pretend that Tag
CARTS letters are anything other than a
discreet move TO get In the good graces of
the Reach crowd now that they are abso-
lutely in control of the party Organization
ticket and ALL Taggart wants to succeed
himself as Democratic national committee
man from Indiana and he realizes that IL
he isn't good and doesn't line up for the
city ticket enthusiastically he will be de-
feated even more vigorously than the anti
machine candidates were in the MAYOR
atty race. Ii has been bruited about that
John r. Wilson has his eyes on Taggart's
place and Taggart knows there is just one
thing for him to do. His letters of con-
graduation were the first step in that direc-
ton
John w. Kern gave out an interview on
the Democratic city platform which was
perfectly satisfactory from machine
standpoint. except for the, ''stinger" which
he attached as follows:
Moreover. those in charge of the cam
paign should become thoroughly impressed
with the idea that for ultimate victory it
will be necessary To win the support of
To attempt tn disguise the fact that there
are large number OF Democrats who are
thoroughly disguised with the methods
used by Reach To secure the nominal alton of
Holtzman. Mr.. Reach yet has il i'm his
power i'm the time Intervening before cleo
ton. to do much toward allaying the bad
feeling which exists. Whether or not he
Is a large enough man or Il broad enough
one to successfully grapple with the propo-
sition presented remains To be seen. If the
campaign Is well-managed and all Demo-
Gratis, of whatever different opinions are
treated decently. there is still time and op-
portunity to win victory i'm October"
This shot from Mr.. Kern indicates that
Reach has something OF a job on his hands
in the way of healing the breach" but
the Car is at work and the fruits of his
labors became apparent yesterday when
the local Democratic organ-the Evening
neutrality-suspicious. a number of inter-
views with prominent anti-machine Demo-
Gratis indorsing the platform and the ticket
in more or less hearty fashion.