Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-17
Grieve, Bisset & Holland.

for mayoralty of Indianapolis he prom ised the homeopaths place on the city board of health in the event of his election. He received their sup- port, but when the appointments were announced it was discovered that there was no homeopath on the board.
 A committee waited on him in re- bellious mood to demand an explana tion
 'Did I promise the homeopaths place on the board of healthY asked MT. Taggart.
 .You certainly did," retorted the spokesman.
 "Then you go back and tell them that Tom Taggart is a liar," answered the mayor, and the committee went away laughing.
 Taggart was always successful in arranging novelties in the way of pc liticaI demonstrations and parades. On one such occasion there was float bearing d big hollow sycamore log, with knot holes in 1t and Democrats sticking their heads out of every knot hole. There was a sign on the log which read, "The Woods Are Full of Democrats"
 Joe Reilly, secretary of the Demo cratic state committee, said the other day:
 Way back in 1877, when Taggart was working for a railroad restaurant in Garrett, Ind, he received orders to come to Indianapolis and work in. a restaurant then located at the Union "A oJs1 v.a- in the Garrett establishment, was to come on to Indianapolis also.
 It was in the fall of the year when Taggart and the old Irishwoman start ed for Indianapolis. They took night train. It was cold, and the car was poorly heated The old woman became chilled and i'll from the cold, and Tom, then a husky young fellow, insisted that she wear his coat. It would keep her warm, and he did not need it any way, he assured her. He couldn't feel I the cold bit
 When they entered the restaurant at Indianapolis next morning, Taggart was in his shirt sleeves, and the old That was his first introduction to In. dianapolis.
 They worked in the restaurant to- gether for several years. Then Tag gart opened a place of his own and later went into the hotel business. Then he came out for office. One day when he was out election. eering the old woman called him into the restaurant where she was working and said to him: From, I'll never for get the night you made me wear your coat. Now you are running for office and will need little money. Here, take this, it's all .have, but you're welcome to it," And before Taggart knew what the old woman was doing she had placed a big roll of bills in his hand He had to argue with her long time before convincing her that he did not need the money and would not accept 1t.
 Taggart has always been fond of helping drink victims to get started in the straight and narrow path. One day a certain Irishman who had been respectable in his former days en- tered the mayors office.
 T am sick and out of work" he be- gan.
 ''Yes, and you're drunk,' interrupted Taggart. fa
 '.If you will give me $3 to buy pair of shoes I'll never drink another drop in my life,,' pleaded the unfortunate wretch.
 'I'll tell you what I'll do," said Tag gart. "I'll send out and get the shoes for you. If I gave you the money you would go and get more whisky. I'll give you the shoes on condition that If you get drunk you are to bring them back to me"
 Taggart saw no more of Pat for two months. Finally he showed up at the office, drunk as a lord. Under his arm was a package carefully wrapped in a newspaper. He unfolded the news paper slowly and laid at the wonder ing mayors feet the pair of shoes. 1T told you that I would bring them back, and l did,'' was all that Pat said. Rrv.z. wn4. .g