New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-09-11
SMITH GIVES JERSEY UP.
Breach 1cith Taggart Wider-"Bob"
Ddris Gets the Funds.

Trenton. y J.. Sept 10 (SpeciaD.-It is just a
week since The Tribune announced that Thomas
Taggart chairman OF the Democratic National
Committee and James Smith. jr.. the executive
committeeman from this State had falling out.
There has been no denial OF the report; there
can be mona In fact the breach has become
wider in the week Taggart has utterly for
saken Smith. The latter says the gentleman
from Indiana is politically beneath his notice.
Some OF the details OF the rupture have been
learned Taggart along with the other Demo-
Gratis In charge of the campaign. understood
that Smith was an unusually brilliant man. and
had New-Jersey and its political fortunes at his
fingers ends. They willing to give him
liberal campaign fund on the strength of his as
sertion that New-JerSey could be carried for
Parker. They overlooked Smiths statement at
ST. Louis that II Parker was nominated he could
not win in this State. They laid all that to the
ex-Senator's overweening ambition to put
Grover Cleveland at the head OF the ticket.
All went we'll for a week or two. Then Smith
asked the Indianian for some OF the Doodle
that Belmont had agreed to scatter in Jersey.
Taggart wanted time Smith said he could
have little leeway. as he had to seed couple
of shipbuidng plants. Indiana Tom" quietly
sent for an old Jersey friend OF his with whom
he had occasionally had financial dealings. he
inquired whether Smith was reliable and could
be trusted. He said he inquired because he had
read a manifesto by certain alleged Democrats
from this part OF the country TO the enect that
Smith had cruelty and maliciously stuck the
knife into Leon Albeit some years ago.
The friend told Taggart that IL the latter
wanted TO know what was the real condi-
ton OF Affairs over here he should get In touch
with big headed square Jawed man by the
name OF Robert Davis In Jersey City. He really
believed that Davis and his hacker. Edward f.
c. Young "cut more Ice" than a hundred Smiths
when genuine business was 20 be done.
You don't really expect 10 carry New-JerseY
for Parker do your" quered Taggart's friend
why. certainly" replied the gentleman from
Indiana. Smith says we are just sure TO
win out in New-Jersey as we are In Indiana"
Smith said that. did he? Well all have TO
say Is that IL your chances are as poor in Indi-
they are In New-Jersey.I wouldn't give
fig for either State. You see Bob Davis"
Taggart Davis. He has been seeing him
frequently. Davis didn't blow nor buster. and
he did not demand funds every other minute
He said Jersey was a tough proposition. but as
the original Parker advocate on this side OF the
Hudson he would do what he could. He would
like however. TO play the game alone. He had
played partners with Smith before. and they
didn't seem to understand each others signals
Taggart liked that kind OF talk. He rather
preferred the Davis brand of bluntness TO the
Smith species OF smoothness. The smiling Indi-
anian and the stern mouthed Jerseyman
arranged to go 20 Esopus. and Parker found him
agreeable Now Davis is going take a boat
load OF Hudson Democrats to Rosemount and
try the crowd on the Sphinx.
Smith has quit" he says the Jig Is practi-
cally up. Taggart. in his estimation doesn't
perceive Eastern methods, and does not conpre-
ute the coin He has told Davis that the latter
can conduct the campaign and nominate the
candidate for Governor and other Offices and go
down under the landslide that Ia inevitable
Davis smiles at this He knows he can't carry
New-Jersey either for the Presidency or the
Governorship. but he does not mind being taken
Committee while Smith Is regarded as a counter
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