The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-07-30
Judge Parker is to be the
Next President.
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necticut? These States, or rather the
independent vote in both, are almost
always found where New York lines
up. The same Influences that would
carry New York will carry these two
States. In fact, almost enough voters
have their business in New York City
and live in Connecticut and New Jer-
sey to turn the tide. OF course it
will be more difficult to carry these two
States than to carry New York, be-
cause in neither has the Democratic
party such leadership as in the En-
pire State, but in both States the divis-
ions in the party that existed in 80
and 1900 have been healed and if the
present feeling continues and grows
| these three States will all vote together
and vote for Parker.
about the craftsmanship of the Ma
| tional Committee There was a strong
feeling upon the part of many that
Senator German was the ideal man
for chairman. This was not due to
any personal or political antagonism
TO Mr.. Taggart, or any lack of conf
dence in his political astutenesS, but
| it was felt by those men who preferred
some other to Mr.. Taggart, that a man
! who had had large experience in Ma
| tional politics was needed, and Mr..
| Taggarts experience has been chiefly
| in Indiana politics. Mr.. German would
| not consent to be a candidate or to
accept the position. Twenty years ago
| he was the chairman when Mr.. Cleve-
| land was first elected. That campaign
! told severely upon his strength and he
| was then a much younger man than
he is now. He will do everything he
can for the party and that means
great deal, and will be in New York as
much as he can to give advice but he
| felt that his health would not permit
| him to stand the strain of conducting
u campaign.
1.-THE country will learn to place
high estimate upon Mr.. Taggart as an
astute politician and leader. His ca
reer has been one that is full of in
| spiration to ambitious American
youths. He was born in Ireland and
came to this country a barefooted
| boy, without money or prestige of any
sort. He began his life work selling
| newspapers and sandwiches at a rail
| road eating house. Later he kept a
small hotel in an Indiana town, and
| later still ran the big lunch counter
| in Indianapolis. 1t was while doing
this that he came in contact with
nearly all the people of Indianapolis
and the travelling public of the State.
They have a story that, when he was
a young chap running his lunch coun-
| ter in Indiana he would give out
| handShake and a smile with every
| sandwich, and he became one of the
| most popular men in the State of IN
| diana. When he was still a young
| man his popularity was such that the
| Democrats of Marion county nominat-
ed and elected him County Auditor, a
position which paid him twenty-thous-
and dollars a year. He saved his
money, he invested it well, he grew
| in popularity, and at the end of his
| term of office was three times elected
| Mayor of Indianapolis. In 1902 he was
chairman of the Democratic Commit
| tee of Indiana, and conducted the cam
paign that resulted in a great DEM
| ocratic victory. He organized that
State as it has never been organized
| before, except during the Tilden cam
| paign, and showed that he has organ
ling ability of the highest order. He
| has been on the National Committee
| for eight years, and while he has not
| had a leading part in the management
of any campaign, his judgment was eX-
}cellent and his associates on the COM
mittee had and have great faith in
| his ability to organize for victory.
| Mr.. Taggart knows folks, and he
| knows how to reach all classes and
all grades. With the assistance of the
men he will call upon to plan and
| execute, nobody need doubt that the
| Democratic campaign this year Will be
| conducted with vigor and ability. Mr..
Taggart has been authorized to ap-
point a campaign committee to assist
him. 1t is probable that he will name
| Mr. .Sheehan as vice-chairman in
| charge of the Eastern section of the
| country, and name on the committee
! the abest and wisest Democratic
workers in the country. He will name
an equally capable vice-chairman to
l Inn n ftI1l TfeaTc
and will keep things moving till cleo
ton day.
ut was objected by some that Mr..
| Taggart was a ward politician. He
was-and a good one, but he grew
flor ward politician, to city politician,
to State politician and to national pol
itician. He has come up from the
| bottom rail of politics He knows all
about a campaign in a doubtful State
| from the smallest ward to the great
est city. His knowledge is valuable in
his present position. a man may be a
good ward politician, and that may
measure his size, but if he graduates
from that and all the successive
schools of politics, you may put it
down that he has the sort of training
that will be invaluable in a hotly con-
tested national campaign. AS rule,
the man who succeeds in a narrow en-
vironment would succeed in larger en-
lvironment. The characteristics that
insure success are not very different in
small and large places.
"Mr. Taggart believes that Judge
Parker can be elected and that he will
be elected, but he knows that it can
not be done by merely predicting 1T
and chasing rainbows. He will waste
no time trying to carry Maine and
Iowa. or in fighting the Republicans in
Georgia or Texas. He is no rainbow
chaser. He will throw all the power
Of the Democratic organization in
close and doubtful States and will
make every lick count He is as gen
ial and sunny-tempered man as ever
caught onto" the Republican plan OF
blocks of five" and prevented its sue
ceSsful execution thing ne ala In
Indiana in 1892. He is regular
Democrat" and is always in harmony,
lin 1892, 1896, 1900 and 19O4-and
he is where the battle wages hottest.
ut is true that Mr.. Taggart is no
college graduate or professional man
but he is well educated in the great
College of Experience, and he VIII
learn Mr.. Cortelyou more lessons III
politics before November than thai
mild man ever dreamed of in his
smooth and quiet life. He will not talk