The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-24

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bitterness that has been injected into the
fight between the machine and anti-ma-
chine Democrats. Whatever the result of
to-night's primaries and whoever may be
the choice of to-morrow's convention, IL is
foregone conclusion that the ticket will
not receive the united support of the party
at the polls in October. The same issue
that is splitting the Democratic party ma
tionally has entered into the municipal
fight, and it is nothing more or less than a
the Bryanites, the former as represented
by Keach-Holtzman and their crowd and
the latter as typifed in the opposition.
Practically all the leaders in the machine
crowd-Keach John r. Wilson, Sterling r.
Holt ct al.-are 'reorganizers of the worst
type according to Bryan standards. They
were gold Democrats in 1896, 1898 and 1900
boilers. If you pleasc-and there is nothing
that provokes as much hostility in a Demo-
crat who was regular" in those campaigns
as the prospect of the control of the party
by the boilers.
Already threats of knitting have gone
forth from both camps. The anti-machine
Democrats say that if Holtzman is NOM
mated Tomorrow, at least 5000 Democrats
ticket at the coming election, while many
more will stay away from the polls. On the
other hand. IL Mccullough, or any one but
Hoffman, is nominated. the ticket will
not receive the genuine support of the or
ganization as controlled by Chairman
Reach. While these threats should be
taken with pinch of salt, they unquestion-
ably carry no little significance William
]. Bryan. on the occasion of his recent visit
TO Indianapolis. did not hesitate to denoupce
Reach as a man unfit to be at the head of a
Democratic organization, and in this he set
the mark of his disfavor upon all who are in
any manner identified with Reach. Bryan's
well-known advice TO his followers in such
cases where the ''reorganizers' get into the
and his followers are of the kind that obey
implicitly the injunctions of their leaders.
DARK-HORSE TALK.
Talk of a dark horse increased yesterday,
and it was by no means abated last even
ing by the announcement of T. Taggart at
French Lick, II absolutely will not accept
the nomination, for reasons stated many
times before The Democrats who are
talking Taggart'' refuse 10 believe that
their choice will refuse the nomination if it
comes to him unsolicited tomorrow 1t is
generally believed that if Holtzman is not
nominated on the first ballot the name of
Taggart will be sprung on the convention.
Chairman Reach yesterday announced the
precinct voting places for this evening S
primary. but he gave out the election Off
as somewhat significant. The returns from
the primaries tonight will be taken to
Democratic headquarters. The places where
ward conventions for the nomination of
councilmanic candidates will be held to-
morrow night are as follows:
First Ward-Clubrooms Sixteenth street
and Arsenal avenue.
Second-Engine house, Twenty fourth
street and Ashland avenue.
Fifth-Hamlin Hall, North and Blake
streets.
Sixth-Indiana-avenue engine house.
Seventh-12l Law building.
Eighth-Indiana Democratic Club.
Ninth-Little's Hall, Eastern avenue and
Washington street
Tenth-Mangold Hall. 1899 Prospect street
EleveDth-Coumbia Hail, Delaware and
McCarty streets.
Twelflh-Parnell Hall, West and McCarty
streets.
Thirteenth-Phoenix Hall, Morris and Me-
ridian streets.
Fourteenth-1lso Kentucky avenue, Cook s
Hall.
Fifteenth-Town Hall, Haughville.