The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-07-27
VIII Haze Enthusiastic Support
 of HI Democrats
GORMAN AND STEPHAN 10 AID
Believed That Taggart Can Bring out Larger Vote In Indiana Than Any Other
 Man.

Washington. July 2e.-(special )-The election of Thomas Taggart of Indiana to the ehairmanship of the democratic national committee was favorably com mented upon by democrats at congress slonal committee headquarters here. There could hardly have been a better po- litica1 selection.
 Taggart knows Indiana like a book. and probably possesses more information about Illinois and Wisconsin than any other man who has been mentioned for the place. He has made frequent visits to New York in the past two years, is in close touch with the politicians in that l state, and has an extensive acquaintance among the democratic leaders in every doubtful state east of the Mississippi river.
 He was the overwhelming favorite of l the national committee itself for the honor, and this goes a long way in campaign for at the start he Is assured Of enthusiastic and confident leutenants. who will do everything in their power to assist him In carrying the democratic campaign to a successful conclusion.
 Is Practical Politician.
 Taggart Is q practical politician, coo and untlrlng. He never loses his head and Is an lndefatigable worker He will rally the democratic voters In indiana to man who will get out a bigger vote in the Hoosier state than any other chairman could hope to do.
 In his own state he has remained prac tieally free from fatcional entanglemenu and was as warmly supported for tn, ehairmanship by the Indiana eonserva. tives as by the old friends of MT Bryan. Taggart has been talked of for the chair. manship for five years. In 1900 soinet o Bryan's best political advisers asked hIm to make Taggart chairman instead of Jones. Bryan refused and it was a good thing for Taggart that he did. for Tag gart himself couldn't have won victory in that year. He would have simply man. aged forlorn hope and from national standpoint would have been shelved for good.
 Today the situation Is different Tag gart came to Washington last January to attend the national committee meeting A boom for him was sprung and has been gaining daily. At the meeting in | sense that 'Taggart should be chairman and the speculation since then has all been toward faggart. Neither German or sheehan would accept the place owing to the condition of their health. Both natly declined to have their names mentioned in connection with 1t announcing that they would render every assistance pos- sbe in the campaign and would accept places on the executive committee. Thia they will do.
 Both VIII Assist.
 sheehan will give his attention to New York and cooperate with the New Jer- sey, Connecticut and Rhode Island lead- CTS German will look after Maryland, West Virginia and Delaware.
 The campaign will be managed from start to finish with Taggart in the chair and German and Sheehan by his side. No democrat need be afraid of any mistakes. As was said at committee headquarters | today Now let every democrat go to work; Taggart will attend to the rest | of It."
 It Is understood here that Chairman Taggart will at once go to Esopus to con fer with Judge Parker, and will have the
 
 tions of Parker and Davis.
 General satisfaction was expressed here in the election of Urey Woodson of Ken lucky to the secretaryship of the national committee. His predecessor was most in | competent. in his last break even going so far as to believe that if was his duty to call the notification committee to- gether in New York today and send them to Judge Parker tomorrow, thus fixing a date for the notification without regard | to the wishes of the presidential candi- l date. The party Is 10 be congratulated | that he Is out. He will not pack another | convention. MT. Woodsons ability and newspaper training insures that he will give full satisfaction in his new and dif- | fcut post.
 Maryland Will Be Democratic. | Maryland will be found in the demo- cratic column next November. expect the state to give over i5.0oo majority for Parker and Davis This statement was made by Col Murray Vandiver. chair man of the Maryland democratic state committee, today. There is generally 1 good feeling among the party men throughout the state and Maryland is normally democratic."
 Parker" he continued Ifs a safe. con- servatiye man. far more conservative than Roosevelt The business interests al- ready realize that they can trust Judge Parker The gold democrats can sup port him and when they do you will sec the good old state back where it belongs, in the democratic column. I expect every congressional district to show a majority for Parker and Davis"