The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-11-02

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IL, Eaggarf was chairman OF the
democratic State Central ttee
inf1 SEQ and S9sF, ); said AR New, nd
las chairman then and since he has
made all SORTS of predictions few OF
Enone Of which have ever been veri:
| fed. In Sa4 ne predicted Democratic
victory IN 1idiana TN iii he MI ht he:
fore the election and the T2apubli.
cans carried Indiana the next lay by
AZ 900 plurality J ust before the Pres
identia1 election OF 1 $50 M: Taggart
again entered the field OF prophecy
and on October % he wrote card
for the Indfanap polls News, which app
peared in thatpaper over his own sigs
nature. Hero8ts what he said
80 L desire to say that Indiana never
looked brighter for a Democratic VIC
tory than it#does at this time, and
feel sure from tho reports received
from all parts OF the State that the
electoral and State tickets Will both
be successful. s2
something like i 8 200 majority. Then:
again in October 1899, Mr.. Taggart
went to New York to raise money for
the Indiana campaign, and on the day
on which he returned to indianapolis
the New York Sun quoted him as fol-
lows
81 am going back TO Ind lana to.
night, my friends. We are going to-
carry Indiana. We are going to car:
~ the Union. We are going to elect
Bryan.
X Tassart's Forecast IN Il 600.
November 5 1900, Mr. traggart.
time for the indianapolis Sentinel, IN
which he safd,with all the confidence
in the world: g2
Iee.fS.I is now but three days until
election. and have every belief and.
confidence that the loyalty and en-.
of the Indiana Democracy
and their liberty allies are such
that Indiana VIII cast is electoral
vote for Bryan and Stevenson. and /
that the entire State ticket VII I be +
elected by a handsome majority. u I
base my predictions upon the broken$t
promises Of the Republican party IN
national administ ton in its tenden-E
cy toward milltarism and imperial-E
ism and the protection OF trusts and (
While the Republican
party fooled the people in 4 500 on the
question of prospe Gritty; it is imp ossib1eiE
to do 50 again,
THAT was Tagsart's opinion. ex-5
pressed as his deliberate conv1ction
on three days before the election of
1900. On the evening of that day he.
speaker at a. meeting3E
in indianapolis with these words:
S..ttt.I want to say that the prospects
Tor Democratic success were never
brighter than they are now. have
been in touch with Chairman Martin.
of4the State committee, and when the
polls close Tuesday. Indiana Will again
3e in the Democratic column.
There has not been national or
state election ia the last fourteenE
ears in which the genial Tom has
lot INDUCED In the same kind of
ALI, and the Democrats have gone
IN losing their3money, betting on the
lccuracy Of his predictions all this
ime. don't believe the Democrats
viii come anywhere near carrying InS 3
lana, and I don't believe that Tom
links SO either, f he doessh he Is as
ably deceived now as his own news e
aper utterances prove him TO have
cen on past occasions: g Ia
II DOR ST(lOI) !