The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-16
Claim Indiana for Parker.

National Committeeman Tom Taggart of Indiana, former democratic mayor of Indianapolis. arrived in Washington to- day from New York. While there he con ferred with numerous eastern democrats. MT. Taggart said:
 Indiana democrats are now for Parker. There is a decided sentiment in his favor. We believe he can carry Indiana and can win"
 How about Hearst's strength in Indi- ana?"
 T know nothing of his strength. If
 nterprete the sentiment 1t is for Park 1 CT"
 l "Will Indiana instruct her delegates? That is a matter 1 cannot discuss. I Really l am not here on politics and do not care to go 3to detells,
 1 MT. Tagsart called to see Representa- tive James of Kentucky and compliments ed him on his speech against Governor Durbin MT. Taggart said;
 Indiana Is going to be a democratic state, Mr. James, and when that day comes your man Taylor will be shipped back on the first boat"
 MT Taggart was accompanied to New l York by several members of the Indiana democratic committee. They saw both Hill and Parker and told them they would make fight to deliver Iniana's convention vote to the New York jurist.
 Foraker Will Yet Win Out. ohio republican politicians here say Sem ator Foraker will win out in his fight against Senator Dick They attribute this result not only to the backing of the ad- mlnistration but to the fact that Senator Dick, though a pupil of the late Senator Hanna republican machine with the success at tending the late senator The fight is now going vigorously on. and there are good prospects of big split among the Ohio republicans. Shortly after Senator Hanna died, President Roosevelt turned out. without consulting Senator Dick, the two Hanna postmasters at Lima and Ma poleon. and the announcement was made that hereafter Foraker was 10 be the
 real thing" at the White House.
 The Dick Herrick forces replied from Ohio that wherever one Hanna federal office-holder was removed, ten Foraker men would lose their places under the state administration. In addition Foraker was to be beaten for delegate at large Foraker has accepted the challenge and with Roosevelt behind him claims that the old Hanna machine IS to be smashed, and he will be sent. as delegate at large to the convention.
 Will Not Go Too Far.
 The statement of the attorney general that the government "does not mean to run amuek' and begin a general crusade against the trusts was commented upon | freely at the capitol today. The statement caused almost as much talk as the decis- | ion in the merger cases yesterday II | was generally accepted to mean that the | government would not attempt to pro 1 ceed further against corporations monop- | ozong trade and that instead of run ming amuck the administration would stand pat" on the merger cases.
 The democratic policy will be to urge that the administration proceed against tlsse alleged trusts to test them. Demo- cratic politicians say today that some pertinent questions will be propounded in the debates yet to come as to why the administration does not make inquiry at least to see to whether these combina- tions come within the scope of the in- junction against the Northern Securities
 Democrats believe now that the court has settled the constitutlonality of the federal anti-trust law and that if Is the duty of the administration to either en- force 1t or with its republican majority in congress wipe the law off the statute books The indications are that the ad- minstration will do neither.
 Will Organize Glasses.
 Representative Porter of Pennsylvania will preside at a meeting to be held here Friday to incorporate a society to be known as the Southern Industrial classes. which will be an enlargement of the scope of the work begun by Mrs. Joseph Hobson of this city at Norfolk, Va. where an industrial system for negro children was established. and is said to be meet ing with every success
 Addresses will be made by Booker T. Washington President Gilman of the Car negle institp.ion and B. M. Butterick, manager of the Southern Educational board aid acting member of the state board. in place of the late pr. Curry of