The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11

ming, his chief lieutenant @ is recog- nized as one of the best organizers in the West. Mir. O'Brien, as Chairman of the State Committee, has already got co per cent of the Indiana counties orga- nized for the Presidential campaign. The Indiana machine Is said to be in the best condition in it's history. And it Is unal- terably opposed to MT. Cleveland. It's leanings were toward Chief Judge Alton E. Parker. month ago. MT. Taggart de- clines to commit himself now. however. he says that Indiana prefers. before committing Itself to any candidate to await the turn of events in other States.
 MT. Taggart is a very great friend of MT. Hill and his relations with Senator German are cordial More than d year ago he said some pleasant words of Mir Hill in discussing the Presidential nomi- nation.
 It is in Indiana considered likely that If the responsibility of selecting the can didate were to be thrown on MT, Tag gart he would select Mir. Hill with Mir German as his secund choice. Judge Parker was believed a month ago to have supplanted Messrs. Hill and German at the top of the MT. Taggarts list of avail ables. His intimate friends believe that the New York jurist will turn out to he neither Mir. Hill nor Mir. German is a candidate for President, and that both are promoting in their different ways the Judges interests.
 
 MT. Taggart usually listens are nearly all favorable to Judge Parker on the ground that his nomination could not ! req sonably be resented by either the Bryan or Cleveland wings of the party in their State.
 To explain the modification of the In- diana attitude toward Parker. certain In- dianapolis Democrats have suggested that which MT Hill has already made in New York between the Parker and Cleveland Democrats. For that reason they say the Cleveland fight in the West will not 'he made under the Parker stan9- ard of MT. Hill. and Mir German and MT. Williams of Illinois and Mir. Wall of Wisconsin.
 In Illinois the conservatives intend, it Is said here, to instruct the delegation for Mir. Williams and in Wisconsin for MT. Wall While Mir Cleveland is the special object of machine antagonism in Indiana and probably would not receive the Indiana vote in the convention even If Charles F. Murphy succeeded in talk ing the New York delegation to St. Louis Tor him. there is nevertheless strong undercurrent of sentiment in the State Ior nm; But two Democrats have car red Indiana since 1872 Mir Tilden car- Tlited red 1t by 5.5l5 plurality in 1876. Mir. CleVeland carried 1t twice by 6.5l2 in 1884 ana by 1.l25 in 1892. Mir Bryan drove the state state into Republlcanism in 1895 by lS.1sl im,Ooes, i,oo,, m lSO0 by 26,470 votes The Repub- icahs .s won In 1902 the election of Sfcre- ttary of State by 35,5S4. To many Indiana iLeHlocIats these figures speak eloquent ily in MT. Cleveland's behalf But inc Bryan Democrats of Indiana have con siderable strength which the leaders do iS not peiieXe eve, can be retained in the party IT MT Cleveland Is the nominee.
 It is not considered likely here that Tn- diana can be enticed into the radical camp The Democratic leaders are anX- i9us 10 win; They arc opposed to Mr bTyan anu MT, Hearst. They believe that with conservative platform and can