New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-01
REPUBLICANS SAFE IN INDIANA
The Democratic Party There Has Becoms
Too Far Disintegratsd to Pull Together.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Republicans Of the Eastern States SEEM 20
be more or less exercised and Democrats mors or
less hopeful OF success because OF the selection oc
Thomas Taggarr. OF Indiana as the chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee Even SORE
Western Democratic leaders pretend TO think taac
there Is hope Of carrying Indiana for the Demo
cratic party under Taggarts manipulation Es
viii ind that he is IN contention with men u-o
are far better politicians. Far more experienced IN
political management, entirely unhamrered ~
party faction and friction. and that he has taken
a large job when he contracts 20 make IadIaaA a
Democratic State in 1904
The Republican managers Of the campaign a-s
men Ike Harry ; New. CT the national commit
tee: Governor DUrbin. Senator Fairbanks. Senator
BeVcr1dSc- Congressman HeniuWay and Over
street, and indeed seven other good Congressrneu
who VIII control their districts and secure the IA
tiO7al t-cIet ~ the same time they secure TIER
own ind+vi.-l.l election Another element OF Re-
publican success I'm Indiana. tributary at least II
not secondary in effectiveness 10 the work Of ths
committee viii be the state newspapers. IL 81
generally conceded that Indiana has q larger pro-
portion Of effective and able rural papers. esps-
ciaHy in the Republican party which make thar
efficiency felt during campaign. than in any state
outside Of New-YOrk. These papers are all bend
ing teir beSt energies 10 emphasize the record OF
me me SepSoAcan party. upon which II claims IT,
=, AnotAer element of vital strength 70 the Rspus-
lean party is the fact that young votsrs sons O.
democrats VINO since SO have affiliated with the
Republican party viii this year cast their votes
steps Of their fathers should the latter rssr1 %
lne Democratic party under the leadershi1 o.
F@rAe i These young men IN the last four years
nave learned little that is good OF the Deuocrat-S
party, especially in Indiana and now as they CONS
INTO their majority will follow the party which "a
accomplished things.
another element OF Republican s-ccsss IN IN
G!ana which is not esteemed full Value n tha
East is the approaching contest over the SER
atorlal seat OF Mr. Fairbanks. TIE Vfgor OF tt7.s
contest VIII IN all probability result IN adding ak
senate districts TO those already controlled BY
tSepODLcans. and, so far present indications
oe read, there Is no danger whatever OF losing q
single Senate or Representative district IN tss
Statg5 t-si@iature me present complexion az tho
legislature without any gains gives a safe Repus-
mean majority IN t1ar body. and while the con-
test over the Senate nomination may be sr-ccx.
there is not the slightest danger thar the ReDuo-
cans VIII sacrifice the chance for naming q RE-
PUoLcan BY reason OF any personal choice for tho
particular candidate Finally 10 may be safely de-
clared that the dtintegratiOn OF the national DEM
ocrattc party IN Indiana has been so completes N
the last eight years that the effort 20 unite IL i.
any effective mass will be futile applied 10
national or State politics. Indiana Republicans
VIII not De asleep but they Will not lie awaxs
through trepdatiOn or fear OF Tom TaggaEt.
Albany. n. Y. July g. 1904