The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-08
TAGGART'S SMILE COMES OFF
RESULT IN VERMONT A FACER
FOR THE PARKER MANAGERS.
Officially the Nominal Chairman Says
1t Doesn't Mean Anything, but His
Looks Belle His Typewriter Opinion


Republicans Take 1t Modestly.
The campaign managers at Democratic
national and State headquarters were upset
yesterday by the result Of the State election
in Vermont They affected to look upon
the big Republican victory as If they had
expected it and pooh-poohed the idea that
the result might be used as the basis OF
conclusions indicating popular feeling
throughout the country But there was no
doubt that the Parker chieftnins were
upset.
Cheerful Tom Taggart was silent for a
whole twelve hours.
wait until we get the official returns
he pleaded, with the loss of that smile which
had never come of since he was made
the nominal chairman of the national com
mittee. Until I know officially whether
or not the usunl Republican majority has
been increased I can say nothing
Senator McCarren, who rarely says more
than six words in one effort, was affected
In the opposite way. Mr.. McCarren found
it hard to keep his tongue quiet. With
unusual ANNA ton, for him. he walked
around the Hoffman House yesterday
endeavoring to find listeners to whom he
could explain just how it oil came about in
Vermont and how ridiculous it was to sup
pose that the result could be taken as Civ
ing a pointer on the possible result OF the
national election next November
why" exclaimed Mr.. McCarren in
tone which nearly amounted to excite
ment, "the result in Vermont means nothing.
A few thousand more or less Republican
votes in Vermont are just about of as much
importance in trying to get line on the
general sentiment of the country as would
attach to little increase or decrease In
the Democratic vote Of Texas.
Late last night, after Mr. 1aggart had
been able to assure himself that the pub
lished figures OF the Republican majority
In Vermont could be relied on, he issued
typewritten statement. That from Tag
CART is 30 much out of the ordinary that
1t led to the conclusion that others than
he had had a hand in drawing it up. This
| Is what the statement said:
The result in Vermont Is not surprising
| in view of the unparalleled efforts made BY
| the Republicans and the quiet campaign
conducted by the Democrats. The Admins
| tration concentrated all its forces and re-
sources upon that State. holding in the last
week 200 meetings The candidate for Vice
| President the Secretary OF War; Speaker
| of the House of Representatives. Senators
| of the United States and representa- :
| tves in Congress. assisted by host OF
lesser lights. made urgent appeals to the
| Republican farmers to 20 to the polls. More
over, il was proclaimed throughout the State
| that the President had promised the candle
| date for Governor to attend his inauguration
| In case he obtained majority OF 10000.
In view of these efforts. never made before
| by any party in a September election. II is
remarkable that the Administration did not
succeed In increasing the Republican majority.
| Indeed, II did not even increase the Republican
vote. That docs not exceed $3.50. while In
| 1896 It was So. 42e and in 1900 1t was H,44i
The statement contained no reference
| to the fact that the Republican plurality
would probably be larger than recorded
| in any State election in Vermont for the
last thirty years. When this fact was
that he had nothing to say outside OF what
| had been set out in his typewriter state
ment.
The New York managers OF Judge Park
| er's campaign are most disturbed over the
| result, because they fear for the effect 1t
will have on the country generally. They
did not agree with the opinion expressed
! (for publication) by Mr.. Taggart that the
| Republican victory can be explained by
eff orts made by the Republicans to carry
| the State. Some Of them admitted that the
! Democrats had made the str ongest sort Of
! fight in Vermont Many Of the ablest
J speakers in the Democratic party have been
| sent through the State, and 1t has been
flooded with Democratic literature pre-
pared especially for the consumption Of
the Vermont voters.
One OF the foremost Of the managers
OF the Parker campaign went 80 far last
night as to declare that he thought mis-
take had been made in ever making an effort
to reduce the Republican majority in YER
| mont.
| II we had let the State go by default. "
| he said, nothing would have been thought
OF it. even il the Republicans had piled up
a bigger plurality than that Of 1905. But
now there is no getting behind the fact that
we put up a hard fight, and that knowledge
cannot but have bad moral effect on the
| Democratic campaign"
Although there was a great deal OF ella
ton at the Republican national head
quarters over the Vermont election, no
public expression Of it was given. Mr..
Cortelyou had ordered that there should
be mo GROWING" 30 the only comments
to be obtained were from visiting Repub-
leans not attached officially to the national
committee.
Representative Babcock. chairman OF
the Republican Congress committee. said:
-Hurrah for the farmer. He's the fell
low that made that big vote. l am de-
lighted to see the vote in Vermont, be-
cause IL shows that the farmer is willing
| 10 vote his approval of existing conditions.
There is no doubt in my mind that the
farmers everywhere are going to do just
what tho farmers in Vermont have done"
-The significant thing about the YER
| mont election" said Representative Dali
zell of Pennsylvania, lis that the people
we're satisfied. There was no apathy.
Their minds we're fully made up, and when
election day came they went out and voted
] believe that this is the situation to-day
| over all the country"