The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-11
THE SLAUGHTER OF HEARST.


The result of the Democratic primaries
in this county was probably equally sur
prising to both factions--to the Hearst
managers because of their utter overthrow
and TO the Parker managers because of
the complete success of their snap primary
scheme. From the rapid growth OF the
Hearst movement since it was launched in
the State its managers had reasonable
grounds for expecting elect some dele
gates in this city and county. while from
the evidence they gave of being scared. the
Parker managers could hardly have ex-
pected to make such clean sweep.
From disinterested point of view-the
point OF view of the woman who watched
the fight between her husband and bear
and didn't care which whipped-it looks as
IL the Hearst men should feel rather proud
of the showing they made, while the Parker
men have very little to shout over. The
Hearst men were defeated. but considering
the circumstances. 1.0s4 votes out of total
OF 44s3 was a very respectable showing.
If Hearst had begun his campaign two
weeks sooner he might have carried the
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primaries had been postponed till the usual
time. Even as it was. with but the skele-
ton of an organization only few days old
and with managers new to the field. op-
posed by a perfect organization and all the
party machinery under the management Of
| skilled and INSCRIPTIONS politicians, he got
nearly Is per cent. of the city vote.
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crow over. They won, but only by bare
faced trickery and the most disreputable
methods. From beginning to end their cam
! paign was one of trickery and fraud The
saying that everything is fair in politics.
may apply to tricks and frauds practiced
by one party against another, but it is not
supposed to be applicable to contests within
party. Andrew NJ. Lawrence. Chicago
manager of the Hearst campaign, says in
Chicago paper:
| II you want to print the truth about the
| indianapolis primaries you can say for
me that they were the most infamous. out
| rageous, unlawful, dastardly proceedings
| ever known in politics. Indianapolis will
go down in political history as the BLACK
Hole of Indiana because of this shameful
affair. Two ballot boxes were used, no one
was allowed TO cast a Hearst ballot and
| men attempting to do so were beaten and
slugged. The boxes were stuffed against
us and were opened and counted in back
| rooms in the presence of Taggarts men.
| The whole affair was a disgrace to Indian
/ apolis.
| No doubt this is exaggeration. but
nothing could exaggerate the bare-faced
trickery. disregard of fair play and bold
defiance of precedent which marked the
Parker campaign. The two state conven-
tons, the snap primaries, the hasty cleo
ton of district delegates to the national
convention and mailing them down with in
| structions mark the campaign as unique
for its muzzling and throttling methods.
The prospective member of the Democratic
national committee diagnosed the situation
| quite correctly when he said, This is a
year to make new rules and new prece-
DENTS The Parker managers did it in this
county, sure.
The Journal is bitterly opposed to Hearst
and his methods but he is Democrat and
has a right to aspire to the Democratic
nomination if he wants to. AS for methods
it has been demonstrated that there
is not much to choose between those OF
Hearst and those of Parker. The Hearst
following in Indiana embraces many de-
cent Democrats, and his treatment at the
county primaries ought to increase their
number