Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-11-07
Claims of Chairmen at Close
of Campaign.
INDIANA REPUBLICAN
STATE WILL GO FOR ROOSEVELT
BY NOT LESS THAN 10000.
Taggart Making Fight on Legislative
Ticket-Plenty of Money Being
Literally Distributed.
SPECIAL Dispatch TO The Evening Star.


INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. November T.
Not in half century of time has the APP
proach of election day in Indiana brought
so little excitement prevails today.
Throughout the state the campaign came
TO close Saturday night and Sunday fur
nished rest that the leaders and workers
deemed necessary TO prepare them for the
work tomorrow. Today, however, the
various county headquarters throughout
Indiana assumed buster air than they yet
have worn. Dispatches were received from
the state headquarters and answers were
promptly filed. About noon 1t became evil
dent that Taggart, from his Indianapolis
headquarters, had begun to draw out the
strings of his purse and that the fight for
the floating vote of Indiana was on.
Despite the air of confidence that the
national chairman assumed In his final
dealings with the gigantic problem that
Indiana presented for his consideration. 1t
was apparent at the last moment that he
looked upon the situation as hopeless. The
distribution of funds was more to redeem
his promise made to the members of his
own machine than to produce any material
effect the general result. Taggart is
fearful that his defeat in Indiana may rele-
gate him to the rear. even In the councils
of his own Indiana party. To circumvent
this as much as possible. he applied himself
at the last moment toward equitable a
distribution of money as he deemed neces-
sary for his own benefit.
Fight Conferred in Marion County.
For the most part. however, he centered
the fight on Marion county and Indian
apolis Realizing as he has for the last
thirty days the futility of his promise to
deliver Indiana to Parker and Davis, he
concentrated at the last moment all his
ammunition for the guns he aimed at his
own community. Before o'clock this
afternoon it was evident that every pre-
cinct committeeman in this city and in the
county was well supplied with money. In
addition. 1t was asserted on every side that
there still remained money in the treas
ury' subject to further drafts. The in
structions We're to defeat the Marion county
republican legislative ticket no matter what
the cost might be; to defeat Representative
Jesse Overstreet's reelection, and, withal,
TO carry both city and county for the demo-
cratic ticket from the top to the bottom.
At the same time, much money made Its
way into the two close districts-the twelfth
and the second, where the two democratic
congressman, Robinson and Myers, are
fighting for their lives Taggart realized
that to permit the republicans to gain two
representatives in the election or even one,
would be ruinous to his career as a poll
tician of national prominence.
Word received at republican head
quarters from both these districts at noon
today was reassuNng. The second how
ever, presents a doubtful aspect. 1t is not
now considered probable that Representa-
tive Myers, the incumbent, can be de-
feated In the twelfth. however, the re-
publicans claimed today that Gilbert's
election was a fOrepOne conclusion.