New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-27
INDIANA SACRIFICED.
DEMOCRATS LOSE HEART.
Taggart's Iteration LeaUes Has
State Without Leader.
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Washington July 26.-Indiana Democrats IN
Washington express serious misgivings at the
election Of Thomas Taggart as chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee. They feel
that Taggart deserved all the honor the ma
tionaI committee could confer on him, but they
say that with Taggart in a position where ne
will have TO devote his attention TO the pollucdi
conditions OF the entire country Indiana VIII DC
left without a leader competent to lead the
Democracy to victory. even were victory IN that
State obtainabe under the competent leader
ship of Tom" Taggart.
1t has been at once the strength ana tne
weakness of Taggart's leadership that he never
delegated to his subordinates any important
work He always performed all the delicate
operations himself. and the result is now that
there will not be left in Indiana single rag
CART lieutenant competent to take the leader
shin or even to direct affairs under the direc-
ton of Taggarts long distance phone
From the situation in which Taggart's cleo
ton leaves Indiana the Hoosier Democrats oe-
lieve that the national committee realizes that
there is no chance for Parker in their state ana
that they are practically prepared to abandon
the state TO Roosevelt and Fairbanks. Another
feature Of Taggart's leadership as outlined by
members of his State in Washington, is that 1t
was an entirely personal leadership He never
developed any system--hated it, in fact-and
only the jovial smile and the glad hand OF
the iovial Irishrnan served to hold in some form
of coalition the remnant of the Democracy which
has survived the two Bryan campaigns
Time was when the national committee might
possih,y have made some capital out of the cleo
ton Of Taggart. but that time, IT ia said, has
passed Had Judge Parker settled all questions
of the national craftsmanship promptly and en-
phaticaliy by announcing that David b Hill
had promised Taggart the craftsmanship IN re-
t,,rr for a delegation from Indiana instructed
for Parker. the New-York judge would have
made capital with the Hoosier Democrats as
man NJ his word. But Judge Parker did moth
ing of the kind. On the contrary, he moved
heaven and earth to secure Senator German for
chairman and he turned to Taggart only AFTER
II was plain that no one of the experienced
leaders of the party willing TO undertake
the management Of his campaign For TINS
reason the personal pride which INDIANA irish'
have experienced from the selection OF her so''
for the responsible position OF chairman OF ING
national committee is rendered impossipie' anu
the Hoosiers say that any expectations OIL ar
l,ar based on Taggart's selection al the eieEen'N
hour and as the last available man. VIII coins
with bad grace. .,-
There is only feature or the eeloO''o'4
IT., chords any comfort TO the Democratic
HOoSinTS, ana mat II ING 49,
Tagpart with Bryan and the Bryan Demo-
crats The Indiana Democracy is compose"
,,r,os+ exclusively OF the Hearst Bryan type
= ,,6,vtduaI and when Bryan was running
g. president Taggart was close to him. ana
- or5ant free siverite. The nomination OF
par.ar was about all that the Hoosier Demo
&c Thought they should be asked to stand
ar5 the nomination OF Henry @. Davis 1or sec
o,d Mace made them swear that they woulo
-, co near the polls Election Day Now
:. q boned however. that they intimacy be
,c,.en Frvan and Taggart may serve 10 brins
=. .bo "Dannocratic- Populist' vote. even II II
does little 10 strengthen the party with me
Cold Democrats who are. after all lneVl'ao'S
committed 10 the Republican cause
There are several features OF the lno'ahS
s,tua,ion which, when combined, leave the IN
diana Democrats little hope.
Senator Beveridge. who has m" commence
q, the entire business element Of his state.
u.,l come up for reelection next winter. and
accordingly he will throw his full influence
into electing a Republican legislature. even
IL he were not already devoting himself heart
and soul to the election OF Theodore Roose-
welt Senator Fairbanks's popularity In his
own State will also prove ample 20 bring out
every Republican vote and will swing into
line a good many Democrats who have learned
TO trust and admire the senior Senator from
their State Altogether, there is little hope for
Parker and Davis in the Hoosier State.
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