The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-12
Neither One, However, Has a Desire to
Enact the Role of Napoleon in
This Drama Of Politics.
TAGGARTs SMILE SPREADING
AT THE GRAND HOTEL HE HOLDS
COURT FOR THE FAITHFUL.
Reach and Tanning Both Busy I'm
Their Respective Capacities-
Keach's Declaration.

Fannin' in de Thorpe block,
Reach acrost de hall,
Taggart at de Gran Hotel
How's guy [ stall?
Fannin's got an ice mitt,
Reach is full of fight
7. It's air amt good fer beer
Where's guy to light?
The Democratic Waterloo is on Just
who Napoleon is remains to be determined
by the canaille. Both Keach and Tag
gart are in training as the Duke of Well
ington, for neither thinks he would look
good in Napoleonic hat. But there is one
ready for one of them. 1t will be present.
ed Thursday night.
Not before in a municipal campaign have
the Democrats been involved In such a
bitter contest. The two factions have in
,e way or the other involved every men,
Der of the party until now there appears
no neutral element. Reach put the finish
ing touch on his anti-machine fight yester-
day by declaring that his election meant
the end of Taggart and that unless the
Democrats wanted the Taggart machine in
control they should vote for him. When he
uttered this Taggart was at the Grand
Hotel with Joseph e. Bell, John W. Kern
Chairman flaming and others, getting ready
to defend his right and title to the Demo-
cratic organization. 1t is understood that
he Is securing quit claims to various and
sundry precincts in the city for a consider
alton OF love and affection to strike out
certain defendants in the effort During
the day he received an army of machine
workers and his presence seemed to have
an electrifying effect upon the machine
While ne did not say so between smiles, 1t
is rumored that he hopes to win control of
the city organization again. His smile
seemed to say: II whistled at Jim and I
hallooed at him, but he just wouldn't be-
Heve / meant 1t.
AT KEACHS HEADQUARTERS.
Over at Keach's headquarters there was
furry and excitement. Reach spent the day
there. hatless and coatless. and received
an army of insurgents. He has a large
corps of assistants and his work seemed
to be going with a dash.
Across the hall Chairman Tanning sat in
the Democratic committee rooms. receiv-
ing precinct and ward committeeman and
lodging the insuppressible mouches who
long for return OF the days of prosperity
To-day the situation will change some.
what Taggart Will. 1t Is understood, take
entire charge of the Kern-Bell organiza-
tion, with headquarters In Bells Office in
the Stevenson building. Tanning will re-
main at the committee rooms and Keacb
will manage his work from his headquar-
ters This brings Keach and Taggart out
as the rival leaders. Chairman Tanning
said yesterday that he would maintain a
neutral attitude and would impartially dis
charge the duties of his position.
"I am now working hard to make up
the election boards, said Mr.. Tanning. '.In
this work / shall be perfectly fair.
shall not permit either Reach or Kern TO
furnish the election boards. When / find
one that is made up for either I shall ex
ercise my discretion as TO it's composition
and endeavor to provide a board that will
be fair. do not want any unfairness
at ALL"
What do you think of that?
.I have some election boards to submit
to Mr.. Tanning. said Reach. 'T am com
mitteeman of the Tenth ward and the
boards there are composed OF square men
zen VINO wou,r nr si h on l,f any }ury .nat miSat
wants 10 insult that class OF Democrats by
throwing them out of the election booth the
responsibility Is on him."
The point to the election board business
r. that over one-half Of the precinct COM