The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-17

Thomas Taggart, w II. O'Brien, Joseph
T. Tanning and John G.. McNutt' qual'e'
of big ones in Indiana Democracy fe
turned yesterday from their invasion oi
the East They returned with Their lal'h
renewed and strengthened in Judge Parker
OF New York, as the man who can lahu
the Democratic presidential plum, ana no"
the word is being passed quietly around the
State organization that active work mist
be begun at once TO secure Delegation
to the national convention that viii sup
port Parker Along with the instructions
TO work for Parker goes the word to WORK
against Hearst.
I'VE must wind up Hcarst's little bali OF
yarn right now is the tip, and steps VIII
be taken Immediately to counteTact the
Roadway Hearst has made in organizing
the State.
Mr.. Taggart proceeded Immediately TO
French Lick. but Mr.. Tanning is mere
When he was seen last evening the sew
enth district member of the Democratic
state committee was exceedingly coy Ior
he countered the question: when did you
get back" with, why, have Deen
away?" When pressed TO say something
about the Eastern trip, however ne sdi1
the visit 10 Washington and New YORK nSo
been made merely TO meet some or the
Eastern leaders and talk over the national
situation.
is growing much stronger in the East,
said Mr.. Tanning. He will in all probaoii-
| ity have solid, instructed delegation from
his own State behind him and 1t is my be-
| lief now that he will be the nominee at
| ST. Louis.
HAS the Indiana delegation been pledged
| to Parker?
AZ don't know who could make such a
pledge, automatically returned Mr.. Fan
ming. Il don't know of any one who is car
| rying the Indiana delegation around in his
| vest pocket"
| Notwithstanding Mr.. Fanning's little
| bluff" it is reliably reported from the East
| that the quartet, while in New YORK, con-
| ferred with neutenants of David Is. Hiii,
| who is managing Parkers candidacy, and
| agreed that they would deliver, or do ev-
erything in their power TO deliver, the In
| diana delegation to Parker. In return In
| diana will be given substantial recognl-
| ton in the national organization, 1t is said,
| which means doubtless that the pins are
all set UP for MIR Tagsart to secure the ma
| ti0nal Craftsmanship.
| The Washington correspondent of the
| Chicago Tribune gives the following expla-
nation of the visit of Mr.. Taggart ct al:
TON Taggart has sold Indiana to Dave
Hill and Judge Parker. The consideration.
| of course, is to be a mess of pottage and
Tom Tagsart is to have the distribution OF
it. The former mayor of indianapolis and
| the acknowledged boss of the Indiana Dem
ocrats has just stopped over here on his re-
| turn from New York in company with Joe
flaming, his first lieutenant, and w. II.
| O'Brien, chairman of the Democratic state
central committee. Their visit to New
| York and Albany was conducted with the
greatest secrecy. 1t was entirely success
full. from their point of view. and if the
| triumvirate can manage il, and they think
| they can, the solid vote from Indiana will
be cast for Judge Parker, of kingston, n.
| Y, at the Democratic national convention
| in st. Louis.
David b. HILL finding he cannot actually
be the presidential candidate himself, has
| become the campaign manager for Judge
| Parker and in that capacity will have the
| disposal of the Parker boom. If the judge
is elected President Mr.. Hill will be sec
| rotary of state or attorney general and in
| that capacity will be the Hanna of the
| Parker administration. II Parker should
| fail to secure the nomination at st. Louis,
stranger things might happen than to have
| his strength deftly turned at the last mo-
ment toward Mr.. Hill himself. Mr.. Hill
never has been thoroughly convinced he
| would not make good President himself:
| He is tricky politician, as a matter or
course, and every one knows the former
| senator knows that he is the equal if not
| the superior intellectually of any man who
| has yet been mentioned for the Democratic
| presidential nomination.
| What the Hil-Parker combination has
been in search of up TO the present time was
| a foothod outside of New York State. Hill
has won his fight against Murphy, the Tam
| many Chief and all things point toward the
| application of the unit rule in New York,
| so as to give Parker the solid delegation
from that State.
Indiana has been looked upon by both
parties as the battle ground in the next
presidential campaign, next to New York
State. which, of course, will see the hardest
part of the fighting. For weeks Tom Tag
CART and the politicians who have been so
| loyal to him in the past have been scanning
the Eastern sky to see which star appeare:tdi
| to be in the ascendant. AS soon as Hill
beat Murphy the Taggart crowd believed
| that solved their problem, and so Tom him
SELF with Tanning and O'Brlen 10 give an
| appearance of solemnity to the pilgrimage
| proceeded to New York and to Albany. In
the latter place the deal was made by winch
| Taggart agrees to deliver to Mr. Hill for
| the use of Mr.. Parker the thirty delegate
| votes in the convention at st. Louis belong
| ing to the State OF Indiana.
| 1.-THE unit rule will be operated for this
purpose, and from now on the war CRY VIII
| be Parker throughout the unterrified De-
| mocracy of the Hoosier State. This dona-
ton of the Indiana delegation to Hill for
| Parker's benefit, and possibly for HIS per,
| sonal nomination, is made on a substantial
| basis. The New York men under Hills con-
! troll have agreed to provide all funds neceS-
sary from the national campaign cnest 70
| whoop up things in Indiana. In this way
| Taggart hopes not only TO get the electoral
| vote for the Democracy, but TO elect Dem
ocratic state ticket as well and to recover
| Some of his lost ground in Indiana
| Furthermore, an agreement was made
with Hill in person as the direct repre-
| sentative of Judge Parker, who is now out
for the nomination and ready to use all the
arts and devices current In Democratic poll
ties that the entire patronage of The State
| OF Indiana shall be delivered absolutely in
the hands of the Democratic state commit
tee for distribution among the actual work
| ers If either Parker Hill Is nominated,
and it must not DE forgotten that M. Hill
is great favorite in Indiana, the campaign
will be conducted in such way that every
Worker under Tom Taggart viii be prom
ised a distinct place on the federal 2ev
roll and in this way it is believed cam
paign of extraordinary virulence will be
initiated and conducted"
The offensive movement against the
Hearst forces in Indiana will find the cheek
and ckeckbook candidate strongly in
trenched in at least two districts, with a
scattering strength throughout the State.
In the First district the Hearst boomers are
getting on in great shape. w. b. Wunder-
Itch, a newspaper man of Evansville, who
has charge OF the Hearst campaign in the
First has established a club of 800 charter
| members In Evansville, with permanent
headquarters, kept open Gay and night, and
on Monday night of this week he organized
a club OF 80 members In Princeton. He
will follow this up with organizations II
Warrick county, at Boonville, in Posey
county at Mount Vernon, and in fact, in
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