The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-10
DEMOCRATIC FORCES
LINED Up FOR FIGHT
IN STATE CONVENTION
Parker and Hearst Leaders in Con-
ference to Map Out Their
Plans of Battle.
TAGGART STANDS PAT
Says Convention Will Adopt Unit
Rule and Instructions for
Judge Parker.
HEARSTITES PLAN A BOLT
Provided the Regular Convention
Defeats All Their Hopes-Coup
Planned for Tonight.
TAGGART STANDS PAT
HEARSTITES PLAN A BOLT

Clans Tor the state convention, WHICH VIII
be held Thursday in Tomlinson Hail.
rumors of all sorts of deals and coups en-
gineered by Hearst and Parker leaders are
rife. Numerous conferences of the general
officers and aids-de-camp OF the rival
forces were held yesterday ard last night
and the general plans of campaign to be
followed by each side were outlined and
the preliminary work started.
With the Parker people it is fight for
the application of the unit rule and the
adoption of instructions that will bind
the Indiana delegation at ST Louis to the
cause OF Judge Parker as firmly the
New York delegation was bound by the
action of the Albany convention.
The Hearst people making the fight
one TO prevent instructions and if at all
possible. TO prevent the application of the
unit rule.
National Committeeman Thomas Tag
gart. who IS regarded as the head and front
of the Parker movement. would make no
comment on the situation last evening 9TH
er than TO say that a result OF the con-
vention the thirty delegates from Indiana
TO the national convention will be pledged
to Parker
II make that statement advisedly." he
said. after communicating with Demo-
cratic leaders in all parts of the State. The
reports / have received show that large
majority Of Indiana Democrats favor the
nomination of Parker and believe accord
ingly that the delegates from this State
should be instructed for him."
NJ. f. Dunlap, OF Illinois, treasurer of
the Democratic national committee, who is
here to direct the Hearst forces in the
closing days of the fight, last night dis
claimed any knowledge of the Indiana sit
uation.
Il am here merely as spectator" he de-
clared. II am stranger in Indiana, and
how should 1 know anything about the sit
uation? Now IL you want to know any,
thing about Illinois, 1 might be able to
give you some information
DUNLAP IN CHARGE
Mr.. Dunlap's declarations to the contrary.
IL Is generally understood that he knows
more about the Hearst programme and the
probable strength his forces VIII be able
TO muster than any other now in In
dianapolis. Callers at Hearst headquarters
yesterday were informed that Mr.. Dunlap
must be consulted concerning any deals TO
be made. and the local managers said they
had no information TO give out concerning
the situation. intimating that any such in
formation must come from the Illinois
leader.
Mr. Dunlap has been in close consulta-
ton with his lieutenants for the last forty
eight hours. and il reported last night
that as the first open move in his fight an
attempt had been made to call meeting
of the Marion County Democratic Club for
tonight and to get through the meeting
resolutions denouncing the methods pur-
sued By Taggart et al. in Marion county
and the Seventh district. and calling on the
state convention not TO instruct the ma
tional delegates for Parker, or for any one
else.
Mayor Holtzman. City Chairman James
l.. Reach, Sterling r. Holt, John r. Will
son. Henry Warrum, Michael Shea and sew
eral others were said to have undertaken
this play and to have taken the first steps
toward bringing about the meeting. The
Hearst people openly bidding for the
assistance of all local Democrats who are
antagonistic to Taggart and are advanc-
ing the argument that the movement is not
one in Hearsts interest, but against
Taggart, who is seeking. they claim, to set
himself up as the dictator of Indiana DEM
ocratic politics.
The Parker people said last night that
they had learned nothing of any attempt to
call a meeting of the Marion County Dem
ocratic Club. and insisted that il would not
be possible for the Hearst people TO bring
about such coup.
MAY BOLT STATE CONVENTION.
AT one Of the conferences OF the Hearst
leaders the question of boiling the state
convention, in event the convention adopts
the unit rule and Parker instructions. was
discussed at length. From Hearst sources
IL was learned last evening that IL had been
agreed that rump convention should be
held in that contingency, provided there
was a sufficient number of Hearst people
here from the various congressional dis
tricts TO make respectable showing The
Hearst supporter who gave out this tip
added that there would undoubtedly be
enough of their people here TO hold a con-
vention almost as large as the Parker con-
ventl0n.
Parker leaders who were informed of the
plan of their opponents to organize a rump
convention said last night that this was
exactly what they had expected, as il was
In line with the Hearst policy pursued in
the various county fights and in other
States.
The Hearst people came to the city in nm
expectedly large numbers yesterday while
comparatively few of the Parker people
put In an appearance. or the Parker peo-
rived in the city early in the day from
French Lick. State Chairman w. III.
O'Brien. of Lawrenceburg. was here for a
few hours in the forenoon. but left early
In the afternoon for Rising Sun. where the
Fourth district Democratic congressional
convention viii be held to-day. s. NJ. Rails
ton. OF Lebanon, came early I'm the day
District Chairman Joseph 7. Tanning. Sec
rotary Reilly. of the state committee and
numerous other local Democrats were about
state headquarters and the Grand Hotel
0ur1ng the day and evening
HEARST LEADERS HERE.
The Hearst people here in addition to
UE Dunlap and Messrs. Henderson. Neal.
IohorUood. Caldwell and Maines. included
3o1De James Mccabe. OF williamsport:
formof congressman Joseph B. Cheadle. Of
11onkfort: Senator Lew v. Ulrey. of Fort
WoIues Jackson Boyd. OF GreencastIe:
) nll11 nelster. OF EvansvilIe; c. w.
(fran, - Sullivan; 8. r. Moon. of Port
{u|f ~. -. Palmer, OF Frankfort: A. +.
~ - CpQDfy Chairman Fetfig. of
Co1p4y Chairman John Eisen-
&><(4 x4ancheeeer; Mayor Law
~ 4oveL1. Of ot. Paul. and