Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-05
CONC|L|ATE FACTIONS
Democrats Seeking to Pro-
mote Party Harmony.
TAGGART ANDSHEEHAN
CLASH OF AUTHORITY APPRE-
HENDED BY THE LEADERS.
After Bidding for the Support of the
Bryanites There is Said to Be More
Danger of Trouble.
TAGGART AND SHEEHAN

Democrats are now giving more attention
| to the harmonious working of all the eles
ments of the party than to any other phase
of the campaign, in order that a uniteA
vote may be cast next November. For
many weeks they have been setting forth
what they termed the personality OF
Roosevelt as a means of gaining republi.
can votes for the support of Parker and
Davis. They quite largely agreed that
lacking other important issue, they should
secure as much support possible by TAX.
ing advantage of personal criticism Of
President Roosevelt. which had it's origin
in certain Wall street quarters long ago,
the chief ground for which was the decla.
| ration made when the antitrust suit In the
Northern Securities case threatened.
| to the effect that the President 'un.
safe and that his course would tend to
| unsettle business conditions
The Bryan Following.
1t has been found that the campaign
waged on this issue has been fraught with
danger In many parts of the west espe.
cially this criticism has caused men TO an
alyze the acts of Mr.. Roosevelt which are
supposed to be the basis of the charge Of
'unsafeness." This has been going on in
the ranks of the democracy, with the rec
suit that a large following that is ordi-
narily counted upon democratic has be.
come doubtful That is the following rep.
resented largely by Mr.. Bryan and Tom
Watson, the popust leader Judge Pare
ker realized long ago that the support Of
Mr. Bryan was of the utmost importance
to his election, and. acting accordingly,
shortly after the St Louis convention he
invited Mr.. Bryan to visit him al his homo
at E.sopus, and ii was declared confidently
o Cl X a n IA
invitation. He has not done so.
That such an Invitation was extended TO
both Mr. Bryan and to Mr.. Hearst. couched
in the most cordial language can be stated
on the best authority Not only has Mr.
Bryan pot been there, but Mr.. Hearst has
not yef seen fit to call on the candidate
whosei nomination was attended by the
grea tkst political humiliation Mr. Hearst
has ever encountered. Mr.. Bryan WIS later
asked when he would be ready to take the
stump In behalf of the nominee of his
party, and he replied that after October !
ne would give as much time to the cam.
paign as his business would permit
AS Mr.. Bryan has always been in favor OF
early camraigns with plenty of talk. this
rathef non-commlttal promise set the leads
ers tc thinking. About the same time Mr.,
Watson paid his compliments to Judge Par.
ker in rather critical m1nner, and within
a day or two afterward it was announced
that former Chairman James X Jones,
former Secretary Charles A. Walsh and
other men who were known to be allied
with the Bryan force would have offices az
the democratic headquarters in New York
and would give their advice to the commit.
tee during the campaign.
Tardy Recognition.
This tardy recognition OF the men who
have been regarded ,as Bryan and Hearst
men in the past practically the first
that has peen given to that section of the
party since the st. LOUIS convention. The
result of that convention was so encour.
aging to those forces that had opposed
Bryan SIN that they felt no inclination 70
recognize the men they had beaten At the
time ii was openly said that Bryan
would be obliged, for his own pphtlcaI
future, to support the ticket, ana MS DEC.
laration of support sat SIZED them that ne
would seek to strengthen hlmself wltAln the
party by vigorous Wofk.
1t is said by democrats who are quite IA.
miliar with the inside workings of the party
that Judge Parker himself was the strong.
est advocate of a campaign of con 7iliat!on,
to be extended to every element OF the
party, and that his invitation to both Bryan
and Hearst was of his own initiative. New
York influences inclined coldly to both Bryan
and the populistc elements Of the party.
They felt that the less they catered Ia those
elements of the party the better chance
they would stand to carry New York state
for Parker.
Taggart for Cancellation.
1t is said that to Chairman Taggart mora
than to any one else Is the party indebted
for the recent efforts that have been made
to obtain the support of the Bryan and
populstic factions of the party. Being from
the west Taggart recognized more than any
one else how important it was to secure the
aid of the Bryanites in Indiana, Wisconsin
and other western states that are being de-
rended upon to get the necessary electoral
votes to elect Parker and Davis. He was
earnest in advocating a policy of concilia.
ton the result of which has been the calls
ing of men known to be Bryan adherentS
into prominent relations with the national
committee
But this activity on Taggart's part has
resulted in a feeling of increased hostility
toward Taggart himself on the part of the
eastern men VINO are helping manage the
campaign. This hostility is forcibiy shown
by William F. Sheehan, who has won the
reputation as the personal representative
of Judge Parker, of being the most infu.
entail man in the party organization at
this time Sheehan conceded that recogni.
ton should be given to Bryan men, but he
no sooner did so than ne renewed his Inc
sistence that Taggart should devote hfq
attention to the campaign in the west ana
leave the eastern situation to be taken care
of by eastern men.
Sheehan's friends have insisted that Tag.
CART has not sufficient information on the
national situation to fit him to manage it.
That is the argument they used to prevent
his selection as chairman, which was
largely the result OF FaSi pTouilSeS Uidue "
him by Hill to induce him to suppore
Parker for the nomination at time when
that support greatly needed The
promise having been given as coming from
Parker 1t was necessary to fulfill il. bue
from that time to the present there have
been many men in the party who have felt
that the selection was a mistake.
So it happens that the insistence that
Taggart should stay in the west has great
many sympathiZers. But Taggart persists
in being the head of the campaign in New
York Taggarts friends assert that he
knows 4 thing or two about manag ng men.
and will surprise some people. They say
he has gone slowly while Belmont and
Sheehan have been working for campaign
funds, but that as the campaign progresses
it will be found that he will daily strengths
en- his hold as national chairman and will
insist upon all the prerogatiyes that should
go with that Office.
Democratic leaders considering ways
and means for preventing dangerous cons
sequences from this condition within the
party organization. They will work dilis
gently to prevent a clash of authority
which might mean much to the organizes
ton during the next two months.