Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1908-03-26
FOR BRYAN AND TACCART
Indiana Democrats Lining Up for
Former Leaders.
ONLY ONE NOTE OF D1sCORD
Chairman Loses Control of Home
District Caucus and His Supporters
withdraw and Name Contest
ing Delegation.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 25.-The dele
gates to the state democratic convention
this afternoon selected by districts twenty
six delegates to the national convention at
Denver and the committee on rules Sc
lected four delegates at large. All Of the
thirty national delegates will vote for VIII
liam j. Bryan for president and ma
jority of them will vote for the reelection
Of National Chairman Thomas Taggart as
the Indiana member of the national COM
mittee. This will be done at Denver.
The state convention held brief session
at noon and adjourned until tonight TO al
low the delegates to meet this afternoon
by districts and select members of the
committees which reported tonight, with
the exception of the resolutions committee.
which went into session to draft a platform
to be reported tomorrow morning. After
the adoption of the platform tomorrow a
state ticket will be nominated.
TagEart in Control.
A majority of the district meetings were
controlled by National Chairman Taggart.
He secured not only a majority of the
national delegates, but also a majority of
the committee on rules, which selected the
delegates-at-large. and the credentials com
mittee, which decided the contest over del
egates in Indianapolis and Marion county.
The Seventh Qndianapolis) district meeting
this afternoon was warmly contested, and
the Taggart opposition withdrew and held a
trump" convention, which selected two
national delegates. County Chairman Fo-
garty. who led the opposition, stated that
he would carry the contest to the national
convention, probably.
At the primaries in this district last
night, Mr.. Taggart won a decisive victory.
Credentials were today given by County
Chairman Fogarty to delegates represent
ing 541k votes for the Taggart faction and
60h votes for the opposition delegates. The
meetings this afternoon indicated that Mr..
Taggart will control the convention. 1t
is generally believed that his choice for the
gubernatorial nomination is Samuel l..
Ralston Of Lebanon.
Plans for TOday's Work.
The session tomorrow will adopt plat
form, name four delegates-at-large to the
national convention and nominate a state
ticket from the twenty-seven candidates,
of whom seven are aspirants for the gu
bernatorial nomination. 1t is expected Mr..
Bryan will be endorsed and the delegates
Instructed TO vote for him. The candidates
for governor are Samuel NJ. Ralston OF
Lebanon. Carroll X. Mccullough of An
derson, Thomas r. Marshall of Columbia
City, L. Ert Slack of Franklin, Thomas NJ.
Kuhn OF Richmond, c. G. Conn of Elkhart
and William OKeefe of Plymouth. For
lieutenant governor the candidates are
Frank e. Herring of South Bend, William
p. o'Nein of Mishawaka ana Frank ]. Hall
of Rushville. James f. Cox of Columbus
is the only candidate for secretary of state.
Marion Bailey OF Lizton has no opposition
for auditor of state as yet, and John Isen-
barger OF North Manchester has no one in
the field against him for state treasurer.
The three candidates for attorney general
are Walter l.. Lott of Muncie Milton B.
Hettel of Salem and Richard NJ. Milburn OF
Jasper. Other offices to nominate are re-
porter OF the supreme court, judges of the
supreme and appellate courts. state statis-
tician and superintendent OF public instruc-
tion.
The convention has brought to the city
the largest crowd of democrats that has
gathered here since 1892. The hotels are
filled. Leaders OF the party express more
confidence of success than has been heard
from them in recent years.