The sun., 1904-08-06
TAGGART TO RUN FIGHT HERE
EASTERN HEADQUARTERS TO RE
PICKED ON MONDAY.
National Chairman to Stay in New York
Untn Elect tion--Meeting of the Execu.
tive Committee CaIled-Not TO In
terfere in the Lo cal Leaders F1ght

1.-Two Committee CAued-NOt TO In.
terfere in the Local Leaders Fight
CHAIRMAN Thomas Taggart OF the Demo-
cratic national committee reached this
city last night and will remain here until
after the election. There will be a meeting
OF the new executive committee at the
Hoffman House on Monday at 1l:s0 o'clock
which will mark the beginning Of the Demo-
cratic campaign.
The location OF the Eastern headquarters
will then be decided. Secretary Urey
Woodson has picked out several places
for the committee to choose from. 1t is
probable that a private house in West
Twenty-fifth street near the Hoffman House
will be selected. De Lancey Nicoll, the
vioe-chairman OF the national committee
who will be in charge OF the Eastern head
quarters, favors this place
Mr.. Taggart said last night that he dis
believed the printed stories that some OF
the Western and Southern leaders were
dissatisfied with the makeup of the execu-
tive committee he had appointed. "In Sc
lecting the committee" he said, Il named
men of ability, high character and Of ma
tional standing, men who are interested
in Judge Parker and who will run a cam
paign on sufficiently high plane to be in
keeping with the wishes OF the nominee
The chairman Of the national committee
made it clear last night that he will take nc
part in the factional fight between Murphy
and McCarren. at Is no part OF the duties
OF the members OF the national committee
Mr.. Taggart said. ito straighten out local
difficulties. That must be left to the local
leaders.
Il do not think that Judge Parker will be
asked to take hand in settling the diff
ferences between Mr.. Murphy and Mr..
McCarren. nor will the executive committee
respond to any requests to act as arbi-
traitors. The COMMITTEES will have all it
can do to plan and carry out the national
campaign"
Mr.. Taggart said that the executive
committee would begin active work early
next week The various bureaus. he said
would be at once organized and before the
end OF the month the Democratic campaign
all over the country would be in full swing
He added that while it had not yet been
decided whether the Western headquarters
would be opened in Chicago, it was not
true, as the reports from Chicago had
stated, that the Democrats intended to
let Illinois 60 by default. He said that
there would be big fight by the Demo =
Gratis in that State.
Mr.. Taggart declared that there was
an extremely good prospect for Demo-
cratic victory in Indiana. He explained
that the selection OF the vice-chairman
who would take charge Of the campaign
in the Western States would not be settled
until after Mondays meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee.
There were no further conferences yeeter-
day between the local leaders. Charles F.
Murphy kept out OF sight, while William F.
Sheehan went to Esopus and Thomas F.
Ryan left town. The only one left Of the
four who took part in the conference in
Mr.. Sheehans Office on Thursday was
De Lancey Nicoll.
To SUN reporter Mr.. Nicoll said that
Mr.. Sheehan had gone to Esopus to con-
suit with Judge Parker upon the arrange
ments for notifying the candidate on Aug.
10. 1t has been decided that the notifca-
ton committee will travel to Esopus by
water.
The excursion steamer Sycamore has been
chartered to carry the committee up the
river. 1t will leave the pier at the foot Of
East Twenty-sixth street at $50 In the
morning. The boat will reach Esopus at
about 1 o'clock. II Is expected that the
notification ceremonies will be over in two
hours, allowing the committee to start back
at 8 and to land here about 8 in the evening.
Senator McCarren was conducting things
at the State headquarters in the Hoffman
House yesterday, and 1t can be said upon
positive authority that he will be elected
to the chairma nship Of the executive COM
mittee. The demand made by Charles F.
Murphy that Mr.. McCarren be dropped
will not be granted.