The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-09
TREASURER DUNLAP, OF
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
COMMITTEE, IN THE CITY
Comes TO Direct Hearst Forces in
the Final Battle for Indiana
Delegates.
"MR. SMITH, OF ELKHART"
Effort to Keep Dunlap's Presence
Secret by Giving Him Fic-
titious Name.
MYSTERIOUS MEETINGS
Mayor Hoffman, James L. Reach,
Sterling r. Holt and Other Anti
Taggart Men Appear.
"MR. SMITH, OF ELKHART'
MYSTERIOUS MEETINGS

NJ. F. Dunlap. of Chicago. treasurer of
the Democratic national committee. has
been sent to Indianapolis to direct the
Hearst forces in the final battle which will
come I'm the district caucuses on Wednes-
day night and in the state convention ON
Thursday.
The secretary and chairman of the execu-
tive committee OF the Democratic national
committee. respectively c. A. Walsh Of
Iowa. and J. G. Johnson. of Kansas. were
sent TO this city six weeks ago to open
Hearst's campaign in Indiana and TO Sc
cure man to take charge of the headduar-
ters established in the Clay7ool Hotel.
Mr. Dunlap was at the Hearst head
quarters in the Claypool all day yesterday
and last night Numerous conferences
We're held. and there. was general air of
mystery about the palatial apartments on
the sixth floor of the hotel that indicated
almost anything the observer might infer.
Every effort was made by Hearst's local
managers to keep Mr.. Dunlap's presence
here secret. To a representative of the
Journal who learned there was a stranger
in the camp. the treasurer of the Demo-
cratic national committee was represented
TO be Mr.. Smith, of Elkhart." but this
Later the reporter found a Hearst man
from the Tenth district who had not been
informed that Mr. Dunlap was TO be known
as Mr. Smith" and the secret out.
When approached and addressed as Mr..
Dunlap the stranger in the camp acknowl-
edged the name. and later spoke of his
position in the national organization. He
explained his presence in Indianapolis by
saylng that ne was taking a little rest
after the strenuous campaign i'm Cook
county. and had merely run down here to
see how the Indiana campaign was coming
on
for your state convention" he said. Il
may stay over for 1t, and | may be called
back to Chicago tomorrow or next day"
DUNLAP CLAIMS ILLINOIS.
Mr.. Dunlap has had charge OF Hearsts
campaign in Illinois. and has conducted it
so successfully that he now claims il is
foreSone conclusion that Hearst will
control the state convention and get the
solid delegation from Illinois to the ma
tional convention.
We now have 651 of the delegates to the
state convention he said. 1T requires 672
10 control and as there are 500 delegates
yet TO be selected. We feel reasonably sure
OF getting the few votes we now need AS
a matter OF fact. we'n get great many
more thar are Necessary TO control the
state convention
Mr.. Dunlap stated, when questioned that
II was the Hearst programme I'm Illinois
To instruct the delegates to the national
convention and TO apply the unit rule so
as 10 insure "A solid delegation.
questioned as to the probable strength
iearst VIII command when he goes into
The ST Louis convention. Mr.. Dunlap said
ne was Hot prepared TO give any figures.
nave paid little or no attention to any
State but Illinois," ne said and I only
know In a general way what has been done
ana what the prospects are elsewhere"
MT Dunlap was apparently not at all
pleased that his identity and presence i'm
the city had become known to the news
papers. and evidently would have preferred
onym Mr.. Smith. of Elkhart"
j. Oscar Henderson. who is at the head
or Hearsts Indiana forces, was so en-
IN MS conferences with Mr. Dunlap and
others that he found IL impossible to see
newspaper men. He sent out word that he
had nothing for publication However IL
was manifest that there was something on
tnat would at least make interesting gos-
SIP III the inside facts were known
ANTITAGGART MEN BUSY.
For instance. Mayor John w Hoffman
mad a conference with one of the Hearst
men. and few minutes later Democratic
Sity chairman James L. Reach dropped
INTO the hotel. AS further Coincidence"
STEERING X Holt made his appearance. If
John r. Wilson had also dropped in the
s~'- u ''e icaueis OF the GOld Democratic
organization of 1895 would have been COM
pleie. Messrs Holtzman, Reach and Holt
seemed surprised TO see one another. and
after little informal chat made their ex-
Its by diverse routes
IL was reported that Immediately unon
the arrival or Mr.. Dunlap Mr. Henderson
MADE arrangements for a conference i'm
which Mayor Holtzman. Chairman Reach
MT Holt and one two others of that
CROWD should participate. Whether such a
conference was held could not be learned
but there was strong circumstantiaI avi
dence 10 confirm the report In is not often
that such political antipodes are bronpht
together but the Parker-Hear fight has
been a series of just such surprises
Holtzman, Reach and Holt and thair
clique would be found with the ultra-con
eerNatives OF the Democratic parry or6i
narily. They We're too conservative i'm
1885 and 1895 10 stand for Bryan, and on
that record IL would not be expected that
they should ally themselves now with the
hostility 10 National Committeeman Tae
gart Is such that they are ready To make
any sort OF an alliance TO bring sYbout Mr.
Taggarts defeat. Mr.. Taggart wants IN ha
chairman OF the Democratic national com
mittee. As a means TO that end he has sat
about lining up Indiana for Judge Parker
and expects TO deliver the Indiana delega-
ton 10 the national convention to tba
Parker forces Hoitzman. Keach Holt
et nj. do not want TO see Mr. Taegart ar
the head Of the national organization and
while they maintain that they prefer
Parker for the presidential nominat ton.
they do not want 20 see Taggart win or,
TO the extent of securing the adoption of
Parker instructions in the state convention