The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-24
ROOSEVELT, IT'S CLAIMED, WILL
CARRY THE STATE sY-FRoM
$4,000 TO $4,000
HAVE NOT FOR
SAKEN BRYAN, But ARE
HOSTILE TO CLEVELAND.

INDIANAPOLIS, May 2s.-Indana
is one of the so-called doubtful
States-doubtful in the minds of GER
tain hopeful Democrats-in when
both parties have put themselves on
record as to their choice for the Pres
idency in the coming campaign. mat
the Republicans should declare for
Roosevelt was. of course, foregone
conclusion. The Democratic choice
was, for a time at least, a matter Oh
great uncertainty. and the Eastern
element of the party, which is behind
the candidacy of Judge Parker, OF
New York, awaited the decision with
much anxiety. 1t is a part OF the
scheme by which it is hoped to make
States of New York, Connecticut, New
Jersey and Indiana, whose electoral
--otes the party must have in order
to win out in November. should ali
declare for Parker. and thus impress
upon the rest of the Union, and es-
pecially upon the South. that he IS
the one man who can wrest them from
Republican control. New York nat
urally led the war; Connecticut came
into the fold; New Jersey is also
claimed for aim, and then they looked
most earnestly and anNiously to In
diana.
AT first il seemed a somewhat un-
promising field. The Democrats of In
diana are strong adherents OF VIM. ).
Bryan. One of their most prominent
leaders said to-day that of the 31ooVo
or $4,000 actual Democrats of the
State, probably 100000 of them re-
earded William ]. Bryan as the great
est and purest leader Of modern times
OF course he added, they were dis
posed not to permit him to lead them
into any course prejudicial to the best
interests of the party, but at the same
time they were thoroughly with him
in his opposition to any reorganization
of the Democracy by men who had
bolted the ticket in 1896 and 1900, and
were especially opposed to Grover
Cleveland or any candidate identified
with him or with his administrator
Then, again, William Randolph
Hearst came into the State, and made
a most determined fight for the dele
cation He gathered around MN
quite a following, more enthusiastic
and noisy, as it afterward turned OUT
than influential, but still strong
enough to seriously alarm the Parker
people The latter were wise. howef-
er. and put their interests into the
hands of Tom" Taggart, Indianas
member of the Democratic National
shrewdest and most influential leader
in the State. Mr.. Taggart went ABOUT
things III most systematic way
There was not very much real Parker
sentiment in Indiana-none at all, the
Hearst people maintain-but organlza'
ton and hard work can accomplish
deal if intelligently applied The re-
suit was that at the Democratic Stale
convention, held the week before last
the Tagsart forces swept everything
before them. using mailed hand ac-
cording to the assertions of the ctheE
side. and Indiana's delegation goes 10
St. Louis instructed for Parker THIS
caused great JOY in the Parker camp,
calv deciding the contest in his "a
yor-
Claim Parker is Strong
Naturally enough the Parker people
here maintain that the New YORK
Judge is the first choice of a large ma
jority of the party, and that this choice
was not hastily or rashly made IN
my Judgment" said Mr.. TaGgart, III
discussing the matter, there Is nc
candidate named who is as strong IN
Indiana as is Judge Parker. Ills cause
was taken up after q most thorough
Investigation OF his personal fitness
and standing his record in 1886 ana
1900, and after many OF his decisions
on the subject of labor legislation
had been submitted TO leading Demo
cratic lawyers of the State. The re-
suits were most. satisfactory, and were
laid before the prominent, working
Dem ocrats, and they said, If that is
Judge Parker's record, If he is that
kind of man, he is just the candl-
date we want, and we are for hm AND
Indiana Democrats are for him, and for
him in earnest The party is united
once more, and those Democrats VINO
left lis eight and four years ago, are
now back with US asking for CON
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