The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-11
LOOKS LIKE TAGcART
New Democratic National Committee
Will Probably Elect Him Chairman.

Will TFCpdpty ClCSS SItdiIItdHs
st. Louis, July 1.-THE national
committee, now in it's makeup met
at 2:30 o'clock Sunday morning and
again at o'clock in the afternoon
with the avowed intention on behalf
of the supporters of Thomas Taggart
Of Indiana, of organizing by electing
him chairman.
The early morning meeting was not
fully attended, and the object aimed
at was not accomplished. 1t was
pointed out by Mr.. Mack of New York
that it would be discourteous to take
any action until Mr.. Parker, as the
candidate, was consulted. The Tag
CART men, while not having enough t,
elect, still suggested that Mr.. Hill, Mr..
Sheehan and Mr.. Belmont, the can
didate's friends, were still here, ard
adopted a resolution that they be in
vited to meet the committee in the
afternoon. When afternoon came
there were three complications in the
way of electing. Chairman Jones of
the old committee boldly asserted that
such action as contemplated would be
unprecedented and in fact illegal 1t
also turned out that at late hour
the convent; adopted a resolution
authorizing Chairman Jones Of the old
committee to call the new committee
together in New York city at such
time as he might susge@t.
Then the other thing was that Sen
atOr Hill and Mr.. Sheehan left for
New York at noon and could not there
fore attend the meeting Senator
Jones, the retiring chairman of the
committee. made this statement:
"The nationa, convention by specific
resolution authorized me, in fact in
structed me, to call the first meeting
of the new committee in New York
city. Until l call it the new commit
tee cannot organize and meetings they
have are unauthorized. Now let me
say, forcibly if need be, that acting
under the convention authority, l will
call thu national committee to meet
in New York city at such time as
Judge Parker shall designate, for be-
fore 1 call it l shall consult him. 1t
would be an unprecedented thing for
the new committee to organize without
COII0uIldIlOll viii Tic CduuludlS. ouCu
a thing was never heard Of"
Just after the afternoon session be-
gan Mr.. Taggart, who was presiding
was asked to retire so that he need
not be embarrassed. August Belmont
of New York was called into the room
and asked to give Judge Parker's
views. He said he could not do so.
Colonel Gufey insisted that precedent
demanded that the committee courte-
ously await Judge Parker's opinion.
'In fact he said, 1.-The resolution
of last night precluded any action I'M
til Chairman Jones issued a call for
New York"
Senator Bailey of Texas said that
the matter should be settled at once.
1t was customary for the committee
to meet Immediately after the adjourn
ment and elect a chairman, and res
olution was passed last Thursday to
that effect by the convention. 81
guess" he said, that we can have
Judge Parker's views in a few min
utes from his friends here, if they care
to give it,
After nearly two hours of debate
Senator Bailey offered to compromise
II the committee would adopt a resolu-
ton indorsing the candidacy of Thos
Taggart for chairman Of the commit
tee. Mr.. Mack agreed to this and the
resolution was adopted. The commit
tee will therefore meet in New York
on the call Of former Chairman Jones.