The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-26

Corporation Counsel John h Delaney. of
New York city, who stands high in the
councils Of Tammany. spent few days
last week at French Lick 1t was estimated
at the time that he was in indiana s. the
representative of Tammany TO if any
thing could be done here TO counteract
the growth of Parker sentiment among the
Democrats OF the State. but this was vigor-
ously denied and even Mr. Taggart, the
proprietor of the French Lick resort and
the Democratic State boss. said that Mr.
Delaney's sole mission in coming to Indiana
was to get brief rest and TO try the vir-
tues of "Old Pluto"
1t is learned now from Eastern sources.
however, that Mr.. Delaney's mission was a
political one conference of Tammany
Hall leaders has been on this week at
Atlantic City and Ii has developed that an
agreement has been reached between Will
liam r. Hearst and Tammany Hall. At
the Atlantic City conference Mr.. Delaney
reported the progress he made in Indiana
in his efforts to start an anti-Parker move
ment among the Democrats here. 10 line
the Hearst forces UP more solidly and 10
start Mcclellan talk where he could wlp
no converts to Hearstism-in fact. 10 DO
anything to contribute to the defeat OF
Parker at ST Louis. which is the one thing
Tammany is now determined on. The ma
ture of his report has not been made public
very naturally.
dispatch from Atlantic City tells or
the conference as follows:
The purpose of the confab is TO get the
assurance of the leaders of those delegates
who are to go TO the St. Louis convention
uninstructed to remain uninstructed. II Is
| Mr. Murphy's intention 10 form such a
| strong organization that when the time Tor
| the convention arrives the opposition TO
| Judge Parker will be so great that the
| leaders of the party Will recognize the use
lessness of placing him at the head of the
! ticket
There can no longer be any doubt of an
| agreement between Hearst and Tammany
| Hall Mr.. Murphy. has not said that ne
| favors the nomination of the New York
| editor, but he is doing his best TO defeat
the candidacy of Judge Parker. He made
| this statement yesterday: Some time ago
announced that Tammany Hall was OPP
| posed 10 the candidacy of Judge Parker.
| We have not changed our minds In this
] respect. It's not so much the man we are
| nghting as his principles and the clique
| with him, among the members Belmont.
| Their platform. they saddled on the judge
| of conservative Democracy all but favors
| the trusts. and Tammany Hall will, IL nee
| essary, go to st. Louis and on the floor OF
the national convention register its pro-
test against the nomination of Judge Par
| ker. | have not stated preference for any
candidate. but l am opposed to Judge
| Parker
"A gentleman with the party outlined
| the situation in this statement: 1t is Mr..
Murphy's intention TO get an organization
OF uninstructed delegates and keep them
| such until they enter the national conven-
| ton. Judge Parker has not won this
fight by any means Up to date he has Sc
| structed for him 102 delegates and there are
| now Isl uninstructed delegates. Several
conventions are yet TO be held and IL is in
| those States that the great fight will be
made to send the delegates TO the national
| convention without instructions
National Committeeman Thomas Taggart
who has been in New York In conference
4 with the Parker leaders. was scheduled
| to reach home last evening, but he die
| not arrive on the train on which he was
expected. 1t was stated at the Grand Ho-
| tel that he would probably put in ap-
/ pearance to-day. Mr.. Taggart has been as
| surfing the New York Parkerites that the
| Indiana delegation to the Democratic ma.
! tional convention will be for Parker first
| last and all the time, and will have no "sec
ond choice" He has been repeatedly inter
| viewed in New York papers to this effect
| and has been bent evidently on discredit
| ing the reports sent out from this Stat,
| that the Indiana delegates could be thrown
| to Mcclellan or some other comproms,
| candidate after the first ballot.
| The Washington Post quotes Congress
man Ryan, of Buffalo, n. Y. who is man
ifestly an optimist, on the Indiana Demo
cratic situation as follows:
| DurlnS my TWO weeks stay IN Indiana
/ was delighted to find the Democrats OF
| the Hoosier State so hopeful of the com
| ing campaign and so bent on winning a vic
| tory remarked the Hon. William Henry
| Ryan, the well-known Congressman from
| Buffalo. N Y, at the New Willard. 9Th,
belief was freely expressed by Indianian'
OF prominence that Judge Parker would
| be nominated at St Louis and that h
would be elected. This opinion is cham
pioped by that astute manager and ex
| perienced partisan, the Hon. Thomas Tag
| CART. AS to him, I'd like TO say her'
| deserves better of his party than Mr.
| Taggart, and it would be the best pos
| sible stroke of politics TO make him chair
| man of the Democratic national commit
| tee."
Despite the fact that il was definitely an
nounced by Democratic State Chairman w
H. O'Brien at the time the call was is
| sued for the state convention of May IL
that the delegates to that convention would
| be the delegates to the convention of Jul,
| 20 when the state ticket is to be nominal
| ed, an effort has been made to show tina
| there is a misunderstanding in regard Il
| the matter. and to raife the questions a
| to whether the same set of delegates coult
| be recognized at the coming convention
| Secretary Reilly. of the state committee
| stated last evening that the formal cal
| for the next convention had not been is
| sued. but that when il was issued it viii
| be merely notice to the delegates of TIL
| convention of May II to reassemble for tn
purpose of nominating a state ticket an,
| adopting a platform
A meeting of the Republican county chair
men of the "Shoestring' district Of Madi
L con Hamilton P0one and Montoor1er,