The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-31
Der and may secure the Congressman from

Der and may secure the Congressman from
the First district
The legislative situation is regarded as
complicated and there may be some sur
prises when the vote is cast. OF course,
if the State is carried by very decisive
ajority the party winning the election will
control the General Assembly on joint
ballot. The Democrats mhst carry a ma
jorlty of the close counties in order to secure
a ma jority in the Legislature and the carry
ing Of them would possibly give them the
State by very small plurality. The Re-
publicans, however, are still Claiming"
the State for the National and State tickets
by n majority of not less than $1,000 to
10000.
Friends of Taggart say that he seems
to be in his element since he returned to
Indiana, and that ne has expressed himself
as liking the work of the minor field better
than that of national chairman. He knows
nearly every Democrat OF prominence in
Indiana, and he is in daily communication
with his friends Hefeels that he can rely
implicitly upon what they say, that there is
no reason and no evidence of double deal
ing, that there are no chickering's, no back
biting no little iealousies to interfere with
earnest work for the ticket 1t is said that
this condition does not exist at all times at
national headquarters and that Taggart
breathes the air of Indiana with more free
dom and with greater relish than that Of
New York.
TO friend in Indiana that the campaign has
not been conducted exactly along the lines
nationally that Taggart would have wished.
He Is said to have recognized the ia ct that
the issue Of imperialism has been worn
threadbare in many places, and to have
advised the committee that it is not one that
appeals to the young and intelligent voter,
however much it may appeal to the man
who, from old age or any other cause, may
have lost the martial fire that once burned
m q IN nDotf 90
1t is said, that such an issue would not appeal
to the Western voter, and that the only one
that would, seeing that the platforms of
the two parties are so nearly alike on all
other questions. it that of the trusts.
He was. therefore. in favor Of making
the trusts the principal issue and of de-
voting the greater part of the literature
to this subject, but he found that august
Belmont and others who were associated
with him differed from him because of
business relations and he was finally over
ruled. So, when it came to sending Bryan
into Indiana and to laying out the lines
along which he was to speak, the execu-
tive committee decided that he must adj
and enlarge upon the issue of imperialism.
II is said that Judge Parker agreed with
Taggart that too little attention was being
given to trusts and that since the candi-
date began to consult with the executive
committee, there has been some modifi-
cation of it's views, followed bv a change in
its policy, but this change did not come
till the literature Of the campaign was
agreed upon and most Of it in print
Democrats say that Mr. Bryan was smart
enough to know that when imperialism
failed to win with him as a candidate it
could not win with Parker, but he made
no protest and was very consistent in his
advocacy of Parkors election, knowing
II to be an impossib iliy. But Bryan is
very anxious 10 see Indiana in the Demo-
cratic column. for he has many admirers
in the State and ia confident that they can
be dependedu upon 10 assist him in reorgan-
ling the party after Judge Parker is de-
feated In every county in which he spoke
Democrats have openly championed him
as the nominee four years hence and in
some sections steps are already in progress
for the forming Of an organization which
will restore him to leadership he has /
increased his hold upon the loyal Demo
Gratis by coming to Indiana and has thus
helped in the work which he made no con.
cealment that he would undertake as soon
as the election is over.