The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-12

minutes before He talked with his son in a
low tone and made some gestures that indi-
Gated that he suspected Taggart At this
point one of the crowd who had witnessed
the whole comedy spoke up.
Judge" he said. have you lost some
thing?"
Yes" answered the judge. i've lost my
diamond pin, and lost IL within the last
i've minutes too. think know the man
that got it. He's very prominent man.
You'd be surprised to know who he is"
The judge said this in hashed tone. in
which were mingled surprise. pain. disap-
he had incontrovertible evidence that there
was nothing Tom Taggart wouldn't do
At last he knew that he in the camp
OF the Philistines and that Tom Taggart
was the king OF all the push.
Fifteen minutes later Mr.. Taggart hunted
Judge McCabe out in the crowd and re-
stored to him the missing diamond. he
twitted the judge numerically on his guilt
biity and told him that he should be care
full or he would have a gripful OF gold
bricks when he started back home. but the
Judge couldn't see the joke. IL will be a
long time before he is satisfied that Mr..
Taggart didn't take that pin for keeps.
Senator stephen b. Fleming, OF Fort
Wayne, dapper and immaculate as ever.
made his appearance on the scene OF war
early yesterday. He at once Joined the
forces that were at work TO prevent the
adoption of Parker instructions in to-day's
convention. and as he has an established
reputation one Of the shrewdest manip-
ulators in Indiana Democracy he probany
did some effective work. IL Is recognized
that if Hearst could have commanded the
support and active assistance OF few
such men as the senator in this state he
would have been able to make a much
more formidable showing IN the conNen-
ton.
Il am not for Hearst and i not for
Parker and / am against Instructions.
said the senator in defining his position.
Il am against instructions as a matter or
principle. If delegates are instructed
they will be mere nonentities in the ma
tional convention. / want TO see delega-
ton sent St. Louis that will be able 10
accomplish something. Let them apply the
unit rule, if they want 10. i am inclined
to think that the delegation ought to vote
Senator Fleming denied that he had any
thing to do with Allen countys going for
Hearst. He said he had not taken suffi-
cient interest in the fight to go home TO
vote in the primaries.
Charles S. Hernly, of New Castle. former
chairman of the Republican state commit
tee. who is a guest at the Claypool, went up
to Hearst headquarters yesterday TO call on
Judge McCabe. and before be realized what
had happened he was surrounded by ardent
HedrStlteS ana ndu a Hearst button ana
ribbon pinned on the lapel of his coat He
left the emblems there for some time.
"At the present time l believe | can
wear this badge. without stuitifying my
know of any one I'd rather see nominated
by the Democrats than William r. Hearst.
We could defeat him just trifie easier
than any one else they could put up
Lincoln Dixon, of North Vernon. former
member of the Democratic state committee
from the Fourth district. and now the Dem
ocratic nominee for Congress to succeed
Representative Marion Griffith, was on
hand early yesterday TO dip into the con-
all sides on the ease with which he had
captured the congressional nomination in
the Rising Sun convention.
Mayor John w. Hoffman. OF this city.
who is possessed of an overwhelming am
bition to go to st. Louis as one of the In
diana Democratic ''big four" did a great
amount of missionary work in the cause OF
administrations yesterday in the lobby OF
the Grand. He mixed with the delegates
as actively as 1t lay within his power. and
omitted no opportunity TO say a word
against instructions. maintaining all the
dency. Whether the mayor made many ccsl-
verts will be seen when the convention
meets to-day.
Senator Lew v. Ulrey. of Fort Wayne,
who is slated by the Hearst forces for one
of the delegates at large. deprecates tho
acrimony that has entered into the Hearst
Parker fight.
I'VE are all Democrats" he said yester-
day, '.and we should not become involved in
a fight such that IL will be practically i'm
possible for us to get together after ii is
all over. For my part / do not anticipate
TO
If the Parkerites control the convention
and insist on the unit rule and instructions.
why. there'll be a lot of good Democrats
who will be mighty sore. But after they
go home and swear and fume around for
awhile they'll forget their soreness and will
vote the ticket as usual in November.
Senator Ulrey's roseate view OF the bav-
mony that is to settle over the Indiana
Democracy after this fight is over is not
shared by many Of his colleagues In the
Hearst movement. Judge McCabe, Jack
son Boyd, c. +. S. Neal. Isaac r. Strouse
and others insist that the programme laid
down by the Parkerites WILL il carried out.
completely disrupt the party in Indiana
and preclude the possibility of a Democrat
&c victory at the polls next fall
1t was reported yesterday that former
Senator David Turpie will attend the con-
vention to-day. or that in the event he is
not able TO leave his home, will send a
message TO the convention.
The Hearst people held a series of what
are termed Hearst revival meetings dur
ing the day and evening in the assembly
room of the ClayDool. Hearst supporters
who were not busy in the county and dis
trict caucuses were crowded into the hall
10 listen to speeches by Judge McCabe,
Jackson Boyd, Sam Small, OF Georgia
'.Gatling Cum Windle of Chicago and
others. The speeches were all of a kind
denunciations of the trusts and the Par
ker wing of Democracy and fervid euiogies
OF William Il. Hearst. the MAJ who pays
the freight.
Former State Senator w T. StilweIl. OF
Princeton, who. with Senator Eph Inman.
of Washington, furnished much OF the -ex-
element in the upper branch of the I.e.,is-
iature during the sessions of 1893 and 1901.
so Tar as excitement could be furnished
by the minority, is a prominent figure
among the Parker adherents. Senator Still
well was the Democratic candidate for at
torney general in the last campaign but
says he will not seek place on the ticket
again this year.
The result of to-day's convention. in
which it is generally conceded the Parker
people will insist on enjoying all the fruits
of the victory they have won in Indiana.
will. in all probabilities eliminate Hearst
from the race for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination and insure the nominal
the opinion Of the leading Democrats OF
ne nd of H. inf