The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-14

the mastery manner in which he conducted
his fight. or rather. for the signal success
that attended his efforts There are many
who do not stamp his methods with APP
little inside history that was learned
yesterday emphasized the importance OF
the personal victory won by Mr.. Taggart in
controlling the convention he did and
putting through the cast-iron instructions
Tor Parker and the adoption of the unit
rule II Is now known that he not only
nad 10 night the Hearstites, but that he had
70 exert every resource at his command TO
mold his own followers in line. Many of the
leaders associated with him weakened
the question or instructions and became in
sistent that that point should be conceded
TO the minority in the interest OF party har-
mony. To overcome this ''panicky" tend
ency on the part OF the men on whom he
had relied to carry through his programme.
and TO hold them strictly to the plan TO
make absolutely no concessions TO the
hearsutes, was undoubtedly a more severe
test of Mr.. Taggart's strength than the per-
lection OF an organization that elected over
Ioo OF the l.5i7 delegates 10 the state con-
The committee on resolutions was in ses-
sion five hours Wednesday night. That
tline was not spent in preparing the reso-
buttons that covered less than a page OF
typewriter matter. but IL was devoted 10
I'm eshlng over the question OF the advisa-
bility OF adopting Parker instructions. and
as 10 now strong the instructions should be.
Mr.. Taggart insisted on ironclad instruc-
lions and the unit rule, and i'm the end he
prevailed and the report was written.
Thursday morning, however several of the
leaders who had been associated with Mr.
Taggart throughout the fight lost their
nerve and declared that the resolutions
should be modified before they were pre-
scented to the convention. Then Mr.. Tag
CART had TO make his fight over again. and
il was not until thirty minutes before the
that the weak-kneed brothers could be
brought into line again. They did not ask
to change the resolutions because they did
not want Parker instructions adopted. but
they feared that they could not control
majority of the delegates on that PROPOSE
ton in the face OF the fight the Hearst.
ties would put up Mr. Taggart insisted
that he knew what he was doing. however,
and declared that LOO delegates would
vote with him the first measure OF
strength and that not TO exceed l5o or
them would go over to the other side on
the question of instructions. That he knew
whereof he spoke and that his machine
was In perfect running order was SHOWN
Parkerites on the first test. and but 14o
votes were lost on the question OF instruc'
tons.
committeeman, who worked with Mr.. Tag
CART in perfecting the organization. said
Wednesday night that there would be 80
votes for instructions-954 were recorded.
State Chairman O'Briens advance figures
on the respective strength of the rival fac
lions were also practically substantiated.
Mr.. Taggart said yesterday that the adop-
ton OF Parker instructions in the Indiana
Democratic State convention assured Park
ers nomination. and his belief is shared by
the men who stood with him in the fight.
However. there are scores Of Democrats
who are satisfied that neither Parker nor
Hearst will be the nominee. but that George
b. Mcclellan, mayor of New York, will
carry off the prize One thing is worthy of
comment in this connection-not even the
more rabid of the Indiana Hearstites now
claim that Hearst will be nominated.
=
The sudden change in the tone of Hearsts
Chicago papers, following Immediately
upon the action OF Indiana Democrats in
repudiating Hearst, leads many politicians to
believe that Hearst is now practically out
Of the race. that he has seen that he has
been victimized and bled by men who want
ed nothing but his money, and that he has
decided to call the fight off, The Chicago
Americans account OF the convention was
decidedly tame. 1t contained none OF the
denunciation of Boss Taggart' with
which the columns of the paper have been
filled for weeks, and nothing to indicate
that any hope was held out for Hearst's
nomination by his Indiana supporters. In
the course of the article appeared the fol-
lowing, which is taken to Indicate that
Hearst and his followers see the handwrit-
ing on the wall:
Taggart was Incorporated in the proceed
ingst as "a part OF the minutes. He went
after instructions. and he got them.
He claims that Indiana. having joined
New York and Connecticut, there will fol-
low speedily similar Endorsement by all the
Southern States, and that there will be
nothing left for the st. Louis convention to
co other than make Judge Par NOM
select
THAT. too. has been arranged by the
Gf nos nea that al Mrs Mrs
Hill, of New York, has promised the vice
presidential nomination to any man Mr..
Taggart will name; and Mr.. Taggart names
Mr.. Shvey, gallant Democrat who stands
extraordinarily high In the councils Of
Taking Mr.. Taggart's ipse dixit. there
ticket to be formally ratified at st. Louis
is Parker and Shive1y-a couplet. by the
by, not at all Earring on symphonetc pro-
more euphonstic than Roosevelt and Fair
banks, even IL the latter do contain seven
vowels to the formers four
Judge w. w. Moffett, a prominent Demo-
crat of vincennes. was at the Claypooi yes
terday. He was unable to be here to take
an active hand in the proceedings or the
| convention.
| Secrecy was a large part OF the Hearst
| campaign in Indiana, and now that the
| fight is over several things have come TO
| light that were not known previous TO
| the convention For instance, the public
never learned that a branch Hearst head
quarters was maintained for seven weeks
I'm a suite Of rooms on the top floor OF the
| Newton Claypool building, and that from
] that place all the Hearst literature was
| distributed W. >. Ryan, of this city. was
| in charge OF the literary bureau, and IL is
understood that under his direction over
| 1500 900 pieces of literature were mailed to
Democrats throughout the State. This
| by a state committee in a regular cam
| paign, and political workers will rea..Iy
/ understand that IL alone involved the ex-
| penditure of a sum OF money that would be
| considered big campaign fund. Mr.. Ryan
| was engaged yesterday in closing up his
headquarters and was directing the packing
| and shipping of several tons of newspapers.
| pamphlets, circulars, pictures, buttons.
ETC., that were not used. The extent OF this
part of the Hearst campaign is shown
| when it is known that Mr.. Ryan handled
twenty-one different lines Of Hearst litera-
ture and that thousands of voters received
sample of EACH
revealed at the headquarters in the Clay
pool Hotel. when il was stated that Millard
/ F. Dunlap. of Illinois, treasurer OF the
| Democratic national committee had been in
this city directing the campaign Tor nine