The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-24
RoosEvELT,lT is CLAIMED, WILL
CARRY THE STATE 5Y1FRoM
$1,000 TO $4,000
DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT FOR
SAkEN BRYAN, BUT ARE
HOSTILE TO CLEVELAND.

HOSTILE TO CLEVELAND.
INDIANAPOLIS. May 23-Indiana
is one of the so-called doubtful
States-doubtful in the minds of GER
tain hopeful Democrats-in which
both parties have put themselves on
record as to their choice for the Pres
idency in the coming campaign That
the Republicans should declare for
Roosevelt was, of course, foregone
conclusion. The Democratic choice
was, for a time at least, matter, OF
great uncertainty, and the Eastern
element of the party, which is behind
the candidacy of Judge Parker. of
New York, awaited the decision with
much anxiety. 1t is part Of the
scheme by which it is hoped to make
Judge Parker the nominee that the
States of New York, Connecticut, New
Jersey and Indiana, whose electoral
-oteS the party must have IN order
to win out in November. should all
declare for Parker. and thus impress
upon the rest of the Union, and es-
pecially upon the South, that he is
the one man who can wrest them from
Republican control. New York nat
urally led the war: Connecticut came
into the fold: New Jersey is also
claimed for him, and then they looked
most earnestly and anNiouslE to In
diana.
At first it seemed a somewhat I'M
promising field. The Democrats OF In
diana are strong adherents OF VIM. j.
Bryan. One of their most prominent
leaders said to-day that of the $4,000
or SIS 900 actual Democrats OF the
State. probably 100000 of them re-
sarded William J. Bryan as the great
est and purest leader of modern times.
Of course, he added. they were dis
posed not to permit him to lead them
into any course prejudicial to the best
interests of the party, but at the same
time they were thoroughly with him
in his opposition to any reorganization
of the Democracy by men who had
boiled the ticket in 1896 and 1900, and
We're especially opposed to Grover
Cleveland or any candidate Identified
with him or with his administration.
Then. again, William Randolph
Hearst came into the State, and made
8 most determined fight for the dele
CATION He gathered around him
quite a following, more enthusiastic
and noisy, as it afterward turned out
than influential, but still strong
enough to seriously alarm the Parker
people The latter We're wise, howeT-
er, and put their interests into the
hands of Tom" Taggart. Indiana 5
member of the Democratic National
Committee, and without doubt the
shrewdest and most influential leader
in the State. Mr.. Tagsart went about
things in most systematic way.
There was not very much real Parker
sentiment in Indiana-none at all, the
Hearst people maintain-but organiza-
ton and hard work can accomplish
deal if intelligently applied. The re
suit was that at the Democratic state
convention, held the week before last
the Tagsart forces swept everything
before them. using mailed hand &C
cording to the assertions of the ctheE
side. and Indiana's delegation goes 10
ST. Louis instructed for Parker l MS
caused great JOY in the Parker camp
and by many was claimed as praci-
caIly deciding the contest in his ia
vor.
Claim Parker IS Strong.
Naturally enough the Parker people
here maintain that the New YORK
Judge is the first choice of a large ma
jority of the party and that this choice
was not hastily or rashly made. IN
my Judgment" said Mr.. Taggart, III
discussing the matter there Is &c
candidate named who is as strong IN
Indiana as is Judge Parker His cause
was taken up after most thorough
OF his personal Illness
and standing, his record in 1886 a11a
900, and after many OF his decisions
on the subject OF labor legislation
had been submitted to leading Demo
cratic lawyers of the State. The re-
suits were most satisfactory, and were
laid before the prominent, WORKING
Democrats, and they said, If that IS
Judge Parker's record, If he is that
kind of man, he is just the candi-
date we want, and we are for HIN. And
Indiana Democrats are for him, and for
him in earnest. The party is united
once more, and those Democrats who
left us eight and four years ago, are
o,--- hack with 1,S asking for con-