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

I'M UOOoSs
Messrs. Thomas Taggart. William II.
OBrien and Joseph T. Tanning of this city.
and John McNutt. OF Terre Haute. have re-
turned from New York, whittier they went
to Fix things up" with former Senator
David B. Hill, manager of the Parker cam
paign in that STATE. While in Washington
they stated that an arrangement had been
made with Hill by which Judge Parker is
to have & solid delegation from this State,
the Hearst movement is to be carefully
watched and held down. and If Parker is
nominated Mr.. Taggart is to have an inn
portant part in managing the campaign and
Indiana Democrats are to receive substan-
tial recognition.
1t has been only a few months since COM
mon rumor stated with considerable par
ticularity that Mr.. Taggart was negotiating
with William r. Hearst on the basis of
pledging him the Indiana delegation in the
st. Louis convention. 1t is not necessary to
give details of the deal which local gossip
said was on, but, in return for something
which Hearst was asked TO do, he was
promised solid delegation from this State.
This, of course, implied that Mr.. Taggart
would Immediately take off his coat and go
10 work for Hearst and set his personal
machine and following throughout the
State to work on the same line. Hearst
declined the proposition and the deal failed.
few weeks ago Mr. Taggart, in an in
terview at st. Louis, declared that he could
as certainly name the Democratic nominee
as he could write his own name, but that he
must decline to say who it would be. He
parried some leading questions and the
most he would say was: 'It will be man
that is right in front to-day" After giving
this assurance of his positive knowledge re-
garding the Democratic nominee, and after
offering on certain conditions to pledge the
state delegation to Hearst, Mr.. Taggart
heads a self-appointed and personally con-
Quoted commission to New York and makes
an agreement with the managers of the
Parker campaign that he shall have the
Indiana delegation.
The facts suggest a few questions When
Mr.. Taggart proposed on certain conditions
to pledge the Indiana delegation to Hearst
udu lie VI ldu lie IOl uedTQ O1 Judge AlIOu
E. Parker, of New York? If not, when did
he first hear of the judge as candidate for
President? When he declared that he could
name the Democratic nominee if he wanted
to had he any particular person in his mind
or did he mean that his naming of any per-
Does he hold power of attorney or proxy
from the Democratic party of Indiana to
vote its entire stock on any and all Ques-
tions and to pledge the state delegation to
whom ne pleases? If he has that power and
is acting as trustee for the party. has he
a right to make his personal reward or adj
vancement a condition of his acts in that
behalf? If he holds a proxy to vote the
party stock and pledge the delegation to
any particular candidate, is it not a breach
| of trust for him, acting in a fiduciary ca
| pacity, to make his own political recogni-
| ton a condition of his action? Finally,
| are Mr.. Taggart and the commission Of
| which he is the head sure that there are not
| large number of Bryan-Hearst Democrats
| in Indiana who will refuse to be bound by
his pledges?
| The Journal learns through it's active and
| intelligent correspondents throughout the
| State that Hearst is prosecuting an agrees
! sive campaign and making Roadway. No
| doubt Mir. Taggart has the same informa-
| ton, and he probably took it East with
| him part of his assets in making polit-
| zeal trade. The fact that he went East at
| all shows that he is scared, and the fact
that he has undertaken to pledge the In
diana delegation to whom a large
majority of Democrats in the State never
heard of shows he feels very secure of his
| following. The other members of the COM
mission that accompanied him are solid in
| his support, but they are only three, while
| the rank and file Of the party who never
| heard of Parker are many thousands. Can
1 the commission deliver the goods?
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