The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-08
Alleged "Hinky-Dink' Imitators
Said to Be CHARTERED in Lodg-
ing Houses for Hearst.
T. TAGGART IS WATCHFUL
Democratic Chief Aware and
Wary-Chicago Story of Crowd
of Political Experts"
BOLD PLOT IS CHARGED
Police Will Watch Suspicious
Characters-Lodging Houses
Under Surveillance.

Developments OF the past twenty-four
hours indicate that there Will be a monkey
and a parrot time at the primaries to-day
when delegates will be selected 10 the
Democratic state convention Of May u
This convention is to select delegates TO the
national convention and for that reason
the local managers of the Democratic can
didates for President will use all the tao
tics at their command to win success.
The Hearst boomers. feeling that Tag
gart and the state committee stole march
on them by their snap convention methods.
purpose to indulge in a little funny bus
iness" themselves.
1t became known last night that delega-
tion of Hearst men from Chicago would
arrive in the city to-day to howl for Hearst
and attempt to carry the primaries by
force of arms However. one of the first
men to become acquainted with this fact
was the Hon. T. Taggart. and he lost no
time in passing the word around TO all
the Democrats who are working tooth and
nail to put Mr.. Hearst out of business.
When the Chicago bunch arrives In In
dianapolis this morning 10 join the local
Hearst boomers they viii find that the
willy Taggart has TO some extent. at least.
lOItSldlltu any dlltInpl lA4tl may
TO stampede the primaries.
When told last night by a Journal re-
porter of the rumor that these men were
headed toward Indianapolis. Mr. Taggart
calmly announced that he had been in
formed OF the fact several hours before
and with his usual sly smile he intimated
that the Chicago political experts would
be given a warm reception. There was.
attitude that led one to believe he was not
entirely satisfied with the situation that
will confront him to-day.
MR.. HENDERSON SURPRISED.
Mr. John Oscar Henderson. who is en-
gagged in nursing the Hearst boom in this
State from palatial quarters in the Claypool
hotel. was also approached last night by
a Journal reporter in regard TO the Chicago
invasion. 1t seemed TO be fresh news TO
Mr. Henderson. He denied any knowledge
OF the matter and said il could not be true.
When asked if the Hearst managers eS~-
pected to accomplish anything in the pri-
maries to-day Mr.. Henderson sidestepped
gracefully and tossed the onus of the prop
osition on to the broad shoulders of Charles
Mcguire, who has charge of Seventh dis
trict affairs for Hearst.
From Democratic sources ldlc laSl IlSnt
il was learned that South Illinois-street
hotels, lodging houses and saloons are
honeycombed with strange men. 1t is
claimed that they hail from Chicago and
are in charge of man wearing a Hearst
button.
Local Democrats opposed TO Hearst say
these men. who claim to be striking line
men," are in fact "repeaters'' and that an
attempt will be made by the Hearst peo-
pie TO profit by their valuable services in
the primaries to-day. AT all events two
things are sure-there unexplained
activity about the Hearst headquarters last
night and the Taggart element of the party
is considerably alarmed over the prospect
for hard fight
TAGGART LOSES SLEEP.
Taggart henchmen were busy throughout
the night keeping their eyes on the men
they denominate the advance guard OF
the Hearst experts who will be here to-
day. Any effort of the Hearst men to car
ry the primaries will be combated TO the
last ditch, and if ''repeaters" attempt to
vote they will be arrested. The men who
claim to be striking linemen. twenty-three
in number, say they are to receive SIS each
and a return ticket to Chicago.
While the Hearst men. have to some ex-
tent given out the impression that they
did not expect to accomplish much to-day.
the mere fact that they are importing
crowd of political workers" from Chi
cago shows that they are going into the
local fight with the hope of winning.
That the Chicago contingent-"the gen.
eras''-will be here is corroborated in the
following dispatch to the Journal from its
Chicago correspondent:
LESSON IN POLITICAL WORK
indianapolis Democrats will be given 4
lesson in fine political work tomorrow by
a number of experts who know the game
as ii is played in Chicago. Ii Is UNDER
stood that twelve to fifteen Hearst BOOM
ers. picked and rounded up by one Billy
Ogden will land in the Indiana capital in
the morning TO take an active part i'm the
Democratic primaries and see TO IL that the
interests of William Randolph Hearst 10
not suffer from lack OF proper protection
and the right kind of effort at the polls
THE Chicago experts were sent down TO
assist the Hearst supporters in getting q
square deal and help them carry the prf-
maries The story is that they left Chi
cago tonight on the trains of the roads
running direct from here TO Indianapolis.
BY dividing into small punches they at
tract the least attention.