The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-07-08
ARE SORE OVER
THE TREATMENT
Accorded Their Leaders
At Chicago.
INDIANA IS DOUBTFUL STATE
HOOs;er Republicans in Re-
Sentful Mood Towards
Party'S Ticket.

An Indianapolis special to the New
York Evening Post, as follows, sizes
up the political situation in the
Hoosier State:
All the required conditions exist in
Indiana this year to make this a
doubtful" State. Not only is the out
come OF the contest on the national
ticket debatable, in the best political
judgment here, but the State, county
and Legislative tickets are equally in
doubt and at the present time both
Democrats and Republicans are con-
fident OF success.
1t was sufficiently demonstrated at
Chicago during the National Conventto
that the backbone of the opposition to
the Taft nomination came from the In
diana delegation. When Speaker Can
non and others Of the "allles" realized
that Taft's nomination was inevitable,
and proposed to give up the fight, the
Indiana men objected. They insisted
that they were making the contest
for a principle, and choise to be
thoroughly beaten by the Federal
machine and crushed by the steam
roller" rather than give way and give
President Roosevelt's choice the NOM
nation on the first ballot without OPP
position.
The Indianians came home sore at
the treatment they had received In
Chicago. They particularly resented
the guying and jeering of Governor
Hanly when he put Fairbanks name in
nomination. Many of the Indiana peo
pie present-and there were 600 OF
them besides the delegates-came back
believing that preconceived
and organized scheme had been SET
on foot by the TAFT people to howl
their orator down.
In Indianapolis to-day | have talk
ed with one of the foremost Repub-
lican politicians in the State, and a
chief member of the State "organi-
zation," who has talked with %
County Chairman since the national
convention was held. Every one OF
them reported to him that in their
coun. les dissatisfaction and resentment
were expressed at the methods EN-
ployed in debating Taft's nomination
These County Chairmen said that the
people in their communities did not
dislike Taft, and thought that, II
elected, he would make good Presl-
dent. but, as Republicans, they strong
" disapprvoed of the methods employ
ed in giving him the nomination. A
GOOD many of them felt that thell
"favori1e son" had not got fair show
at Chicago.
On the other hand, l have found
more than one Republican and indie
pendent Gold Democrat of the ole
Cleveland wing of the party who say
they intend to vote for Bryan. AS on
of them put it: after seven years OF
Roosevelt, Bryan doesn't scare u;
any more. The Senate is Republican
and | don't think that Bryan could UP
set conditions any more than Roose'
welt has. Moreover, | think the time
has come for a protest against the
policies and The tendencies of Govern
men whichh have become familiar tc
us all, as exemplified during the past
two or three years at Washington
Another man with the same views
was met on the train coming int
indianapolis. He is a traction capt
tallst engaged in building interurbar
trolley lines in one of the populou'
Central Western States. Quite volun
tarlly he expressed his intentions IL
these words:
Il am a Republican, and always have
been. am engaged now in opening
up and developing farming commun
tiles in my ownState and in an adjoin'
ing state by connecting them with the
city with freight and passenger cleo
trio lines. This year l am going Il
vote for Bryan.
1.-THE present control of the Repub
lican party is too strongly for cen
tralizauon to suit my tastes and be
liefs.
Missouri went Republican fou
years ago, but there is mott chanc'