The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-21

J. Oscar Henderson of this city. former
auditor of state. will be at the head of the
Hearst bureau to be opened here this week
as the headquarters of the organized effort
TO capture the Indiana delegates 10 the
Democratic national convention and de
liver them bound and gagged" to William
r. Hearst The quoted phrase is used
advisedly, as ii is taken from the state
ment of John &. Eastman denouncing the
alleged deal by which Mr.. Taggart and mis-
! organization would attempt to deliver the
delegates TO Judge Parker.
Mr. Henderson will be assisted by G /.
5. Neal, of Lebanon, who has been named
] heretofore as one of the men who would
handle things for Hearst in Indiana.
| c. A Walsh, secretary of the Democratic
national committee. who has been in the
! city since last Thursday directing the pre-
liminary steps in the Hearst movement,
| lining up the forces and endeavoring 10
secure State. district ana county man
| ayers, last evening authorized the an
'nouncement that Messrs. Henderson and
Neal would be in charge or the Indianapolis
| headquarters.
1T is the understanding now that Mr.
Henderson VIII be in charge OF the work,
SAID secretary Walsh. He will be as
Secretary Walsh said Il had not been
1nally determined just when or where the
| neadquarters would be established, but il
| is the understanding that the offices will
| be in the Newton CIaypool building and
that they will be opened early this week
| Temporarily the work will be directed from
rooms In the Claypool Hotel.
The appearance of j. Oscar Henderson at
the head of the Hearst forces in Indiana
Will occasion no little surprise to politi-
clans of both parties. Mr.. Henderson's
alignments heretofore have always been
with the moe conservative element of his
party and he has always been counted as
one of the crowd, with Mr. Taggart as the
head, which is now in control of the reg
| ular State organization. Naturally il would
have been expected that he would be found
in that crowd in the fight now starting
between the Parker and Hearst forces.
| however, those close TO Mr. Henderson say
| they nave known for some time that he
was inclining toward Hearst. although, they
say, he did not anticipate that such a
ngh ia as lis is now, now IN prospect would be on
barrassment of fighting his old friends and
pontlcal associates. Mr.. Henderson and
John {. Eastman, of Chicago. Hearst's
personal representative are also close
friends, and their relations are said to
have had an important bearing Mr..
Henderson's decision 10 assume the re-
paign in this State
Mr.. Henderson was at the Grand Hotel
yesterday afternoon In conference with Mr..
Taggart, Democratic State Chairman
O'Brien, Joseph T. Tanning and others of
the organization crowd. His demeanor was
altogether serious-that of man about TO
take radical step who was burning his
bridges behind him. 1t may be taken for
granted that efforts were made to dis
suade him from his decision to cast his
lot with Hearst, but it was intimated last
1 "a hnA rst.
hopeless case by his old friends.
typical Hearst press bureau will be one
of the most important adjuncts of the
headquarters to be opened here, and it is
generally understood that a vigorous cam
paign to line up the Democratic papers OF
the State will be instituted the first thing
There is abundant opportunity for Hearst
missionary work among the Democratic
newspapers, as is evidenced by the follow
ing editorial from the New Albany Ledger
ception accorded the Hearst invasion.
Inc Democrats OF Indiana, including the
chairman and all the members of the
state committee, are absolutely willing
even desirous-to leave the nomination OF
the next Democratic candidate for Presi-
dent with the national convention at ST
Louis. Nobody is trying 10 set up tho
Indiana delegation for Parker, for German
for Gray, for Mcclellan. But there is one
thing the Indiana Democracy are agreed in
and that is that they do not want and will
never accept Hearst as even a possibility
for the nomination.
|
1t became more apparent yesterday thai
the Taggart forces are thoroughly aroused
and that they will not wait for Hearst t.
strike the first blow before getting into tn.
/ fight themselves. A number of the leaders
were at the Grand. holding numerous con
ferences during the afternoon and evening
Among those present were Mr.. Taggart
State Chairman O'Brien, Secretary Reilly
Joseph I. Tanning, Seventh district mem
Der of the state committee; Major G. v
, , MenzieS, of Mount Vernon: J. G. McNutt
OF Terre Haute. Fifth district member o.
the committees; S. NJ. Ralston. of Lebanon
| and j. A. NJ Adair, committeeman from
; the Eighth district. ]. Fred France. O.
| Huntington, committeeman from the Elev
enth district. was here Saturday night
, None of these leaders would talk for pub
, LEGATION concerning the Hearst invasion o.
their plans to combat the invaders. 1t Il
well understood. however, that they have
decided to accept Hearst's challenge. as lais
,, down by Secretary Walsh and Mr. Eastman
in their statements to the press. and tina
they will accept the issue, Hearst or Park
tanned that there can be other issue, an,
the regular organization leaders have con
cluded that If such is the case they can d
nothing but take up the gauntlet, land ma.
the best man win.
Mr.. Ralston of Lebanon, who was classe,
, by one of Hearsts managers as one of tn
I Indiana leaders who could do nothing bu
line up with the Hearst forces, last even
ing made an emphatic statement that lief
5 no doubt as to where he stands
There is but one statement / care L
make at this time, he said, land that 1
, that the announcement that / was to TAX
hand in the Hearst campaign, or that
was to be counted among the Hearst forces
is a mistake. No one has been authorizes
: to make such an announcement and il is al
together incorrect
S The Democratic state organ, controlle
by Mr.. Taggart, has opened the campaig
against Hearst by serving notice, edito
. | rally, on his managers from outside tn
State that their interference in Indian
| Democratic affairs is resented. Says tn
| Sentinel:
''The announcement that Mr.. c. A. Walsh
| of Iowa who is secretary of the Demo
e | cratic national committee. and Mr. John c
Johnson, of Kansas, who Is chairman O
| the executive committee of the Democrat
| national committee, had come into In
| diana for the purpose of opening up head
| quarters in this State for Mr.. Hearst
e | caused more astonishment than surpris.
| Mr.. Hearst, as a candidate for the pres
Dental nomination has right to wage hi
| campaign wherever he sees fit. 1t is hi
right TO ask support from Indiana Demo
| Gratis if he wants to and to perfect an OF
4 | ganization of his friends in this State
| he can. That is a privilege that cannot b