The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-04
7AGGARY JUSYA FIGUREHEAD.
THAT'S THE WAY TOMS INDIANA
FRIENDS SIZE 1T UP.
They Expected to Have the Hoosier Dough
Bas Filled Promptly and II Is Empty
-They Don't Like the Actions OF
sheebap and Belmont-Bryan Thorn.

sheehap and Belm0nt-bryana Tnorn'
1sn,AsApoL1s, Sept. 3.-Many OF the
fading Democrats in this State are not
surprised at reports from New YORK OF
friction at Democratic national headquar-
tors It is plain, they say, that the
fasteners intended from the first to manage
the national campaign, and having faied
~ defeat Taggart for chairman would
attempt to sidetrack him.
II was understood in New York, they say,
tina, the election Of William F. Sheehan as
chairman OF the executive committee, and
the perfecting OF arrangements by which
August Belmont would occupy desk at
headouarters, meant that the Indiana man
WAS to be backed into corner.
Roth the public and private advices
-saohinq here indicate that Sheehan, Bel
mont and the other New Workers are TAX
inc advantage OF every opportunity to
make it plain to Taggart that he Is chair
man of the committee in name only
The Indiana Democrats are disappointed
u not disguised with the management OF
the national campaign. So far as they have
been able to discover, nothing effective has
been done at the New York headquarters.
II is five weeks since the national committee
perfected its organization, and the talk
az the time of organization was that the
campaign would be in full blast by Sept. l.
The Indiana Democrats begin to suspect
that most of the time has been spent by
the men at headquarters in wranghng over
the question as to who Is boss.
No concealment is made Of the fact that
the Indiana State committee is without
funds. Taggart Ia treasurer OF the COM
mittee and 1t was the expectation OF the
State leaders that his place as the head OF
the national committee would enable him
to help to supply money with which 70
start the ball rolling. 1t seems that the
prospect of getting financial help from
the national organization becomes more
Encouraging as the days go by ano
the State managers are now inclined
"a attribute the failure OF Taggart to looeer
UP to the friction in the national organ
ization. Recently they have received init
nations that after all Taggart may not
handle the campaign funds.
The discord within the national organiza
ton over who is to be 1T" is not the only
thing that is embarrassing the party man
akement, it seems. Stories are relatec
OF tne QlHeTeHCc vi ophiAoii
how much freedom the radical leader
In the party shall have in the campaign
The gold Democrats, who are making thing
unpleasant for Taggart, are opposed TO tn
plan Of turning William j. Bryan loose
Taggart is insisting that the Nebraskal
shall be started in Indiana and In othe
States, and the Indiana State committe
supports Taggart in this view.
John W. Kern, the nominee for Governor
declares that no other Democrat Is as nea
the hearts Of the Democrats Of Indiana q
Bryan, and he Is anxious to have him max
at least thirty speeches In the State. Tn
gold Democrats here and throughot
the State, with few exceptions, supper
the gold men at national headquarters
the view that Bryan should be kept In tn
background. 1t appears now that Tag
cart will win and that within month Brya
will be the big man In the campaign.
The action OF Judge Parker in eItendin
invitations to many Of the gold Democrat
In this State to visit him at Eeopus has nc
tended to create harmony. The inferenc
the members OF the State organization al
drawing is that the nominee for Presider
Is not satisfied with the way things arc goin
out hero and wishes accurate informi
ton from the gold uen