St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-10-19
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Chairman Taggars Wants Money.


The New York Tribune says Chair
man Taggart told his colleagues at
recent meeting of the democratic ma
tional committee that he must have
more money for the campaign in Indiana.
He intimated that the prospects for
carrying Indiana were none too brilliant.
as the republicans there have first class
organization and are working like
beavers to give Senator Fairbanks a
record breaking plurality.
There were no rainbows on exhibition
at the meeting OF the committee. The
serious sta0e of the campaign has been
reached, and the Parker leaders are aware
of the fact that predictions are of little
avail. The tide is conceded to be toward
Roosevelt in Indiana and New York, and
this fact was discussed at the meeting
of the executive committee.
West Virginia for RooseveIt.
A prominent West Virginia republican
the Brooklyn Eagle that that state was
sure to go for Roosevelt. II have
recently conversed," he said, with the
managers for some of the largest coal
mine owners in the state, and they tell
me there is absolutely no dissatisfaction
among the miners toward Mr.. Roosevelt;
they are for him almost to man. One
operator whom I interviewed has 200
democratic voters working for him, and
he said he thought that practically all of
them would vote for Mr.. Roosevelt this
year."
Carter Harrison Delivers Three States.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago, says the
New York Herald, called on Judge Parker
Wednesday. II came here, " he said, ito
deliver the vote of Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin-only a trifing matter" he
added, laughing.
Although he had never met Judge
Parker Mr.. Harrison dispensed with the
formalities of an introduction. He just
went up in the Hotel Seville elevator
alone, made himself known and remained
talking with the nominee nearly two
hours.
Mr.. Harrison's visit was arranged by
telegraph, upon request OF Judge Parker.
After he had left the nominees apart
ments Chicago's mayor used the phrase
that he had arrived to deliver the vote
of Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
don't mean to imply" he said, "that
the three states have combined politi-
cal organization. But the same infu-
ences affect all three because of our heavy
German population. I should say that
the Germans represent from one-fOurth
to one-third of the vote of Illinois. The
Germans left their own country chiefly
to escape militarism, and they are not
looking with favor on the present impe-
realistic tendencies of this country. This
sentiment is very strong among them,
and it cannot be mistaken
Regarding his conference with Judge
Parker, Mr.. Harrison said. 81 came al
the judges request to acquaint him with
the situation in Illinois, and I was able
to give him the assurance that we are
all working in harmony for the demo.
cratic ticket"
Candidate Watson and His Platform.
In accepting the peoples party nomi-
nation Mr.. Watson says that he believes
that any currency which the government
declares legal tender will be sound money
so long as the government is sound. He
of course favors public ownership of
public utilities. If he were elected presi-
dent he would recognize the fact that
labor and capital have reached danger
Gus antagonism; he would establish
national bureau of arbitration, capital
to choose one man, labor another and
he himself, as president, would choose
third. He would establish the principle
of initiative and referendum in the enact
ment Of laws, and would have federal
judges elected by the people. In view of
the hesitation of many followers of Will
liam J. Bryan in the democratic party to
give Judge Parker cordial support, the
appearance of Mr.. Watson on the stump
at this stage of the campaign in such de-
batable states as New York, New Jersey,
West Virginia and Indiana is an event
that will arouse attention. A New York
paper which made a canvass of political
conditions in that state received reports
from many points that Watson's speeches
were maxine deem irnnreSSiOn Mr.
Watson bitterly resents the charge that
he is in the pay of the republicans.-[The
Outlook.