Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-16
TOM TAGGART ACTIVE
Watching Intently for Con-
illusions at Esopus.
CAMPAIGN MANAGER
DECLARES HE IS NOT PRESSING
HIS CANDIDACY.
Kern's Visit to Parker to Present
Situation in Indiana-Taggart
Entitled to Credit.

Special DIrpa tcb to The Evening Star.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 15.-Thomas
Taggart has his ear to the ground for news
from Esopus. NO. l do not know a thing
except what 1 get from the newspapers
said he today
Il am passive in the matter of the ma
tional Craftsmanship. l am not doing any
thing. and do not propose to do anything.
If Judge Parker and his friends wish me
am at their service. If they wish another'
well and good"
Shall you. as temporary chairman of the
national committee, Issue the call TOT the
meeting in New York. or shall you leave
it to j X Jones, the chairman OF the oio
committee?
Il have not considered that subject at
all If they wish me to call the meeting.
l shall call 1t; IL they wish Jones 10 cah IL
it will be all right with me-
1t was suggested to Taggart that II
might tnrn out that the candidate and his
immediate friends will decide to take new
York man for chairman and ask that ne
(Taggart) take the management OK the
western end of the campaign.
Not Candidate.
at am not a candidate for that place.
said he. Some Of Taggarts associates aIe
advising him to stay out of 1t as manager.
The report that John w. Kern mas s'"r.eu
for Esopus to see Parker Is accep'eo
among the Taggart people here. 1aesar.
said he had not seen Kern since ne parteo
with him at the Jefferson Hotel at 81.
I ouis Sunday evening ana dlo NOT nnoS
where he was. The story Is tnat helu ieI
Logansport for the cast yes.eroay 10 was
At his Office 1t was said today that ne wa, was
ont of the city-further than that notii'ns
was known. At his home 1t was said that no
was still at Logansport. Losa"' '
Kern left there YESTERDAY, ,, q, b,s lieuten-.
ants at the Grand last night ana TODAY, ~ ~
they did nothing more than TAIN ~ the
situation and speculate as 10 ,a wna' on nv
New York crowd wouio hi'a'''
Ought to Be Set Right.
.r.ogart ought to be set right In some
things" said one of his friends TO-DAY ~
ought to be understood here at MS ho"e
that but for his own interference ne "ouio
have been elected chairman at the hee'ihe
Of the national committee last SUNDAY
morning at o'clock. Twenty-eight OF tne
fftvtwo members Of the committee were
nresent at that meeting, majority. and
iwenty-six of them were In favor OF eleclihs
Taggart then and there. commencement
Dolman of Nebraska moved thal the
committee proceed to elect permanent
officers but Taggart, who was in the
chair objected. He said he Thought IL Wouio
be wiser to adjourn until pm. tnAt oay
and afford Hill, Sheehan ana 6eiIhohl dh
opportunity to be present
we have an impression here that the sit
uation will be Inexperienced to Judge
Parker.
Opposition to Taggart.
1T is not unlikely that some of the men
who are opposed to Taggart Will attempt
to leave the impression that the national
committee attempted to override the Will OF
the Parker managers by electng Taggart at
that early morning meeting, when as
matter of fact. as / have shown, Taggart
would have been elected had he not inter-
ferred with the plan of the committee II
Kern has gone to Esopus the object or his
visit undoubtedly is to see that Judge Par
ker gets the truth with reference to Tag
CARTS attitude. 49,
serves for the work he did in bringing
about the nomination Of Parker. The judge
may understand the situation and he may
not. He ought to understand II before TINS
Craftsmanship business Is settled
Did More Than New Workers..
.Taggart did more than all the New
Workers put together to bring support to
Parker al St. Louis. The public also does
not seem to understand that 1t was rag
CARTS soothing influence that did much to-
ward persuading the delegation to accept
the candidates telegram to the convention.
early In the evening liuihIli iii Se''SHVo ~
go to pieces over the telegram Taggart
stopped the break, and sent eight members
of the Indiana delegation to other state
delega lions to talk harmony.
1T was Taggart. too who had the fore
sight to carry to the chairman of the con-
yention a message at 8 o'clock Saturday
night to the effect that II 1T would only
be patient IL would have the whole story
of the telegram in good time The party
leaders were In session at the Jefferson.
Sized UP Situation.
DO you know the convention is In
turmoil and likely to go to peces?' asked
Taggart of David B. HILL
Il had not thought of that" said Hill.
"Taggart then suggested that a message
be sent to the effect that the teegram and
all the circumstances attending the recep-
ton Of II would be laid before the conven-
ton shortly. The suggestion was approved
and Taggart carried the message to Champ
Clark chairman of the convention. who
laid 1t before the convention. The informa-
ton had the effect of quieting the conven-
ton at a time when state delegations were
talking of walking out
The New Workers seem to have over
looked this service on the part Of Tag
CART" said this same man; but 1t Will get
to the Judge before the Craftsmanship Is
finally settled. We do not intend that
Taggart shall be msrepresented. no matter
what the outcome of the craftsmanship con-
test may be-"