The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-14
KERN AND TAGGART
 ARE OPPONENTS Both Aspire To The Senate With Kern a Favorite CAMPAIGN IS VERY ACTIVE Others Are Candidates for Hemen- ways Place and Very Interesting
 Fight for the Place Is In
 the Near Future.
CAMPAIGN IS VERY ACTIVE

Indianapolis, Ind, November 13.- 1 Especial. )-Indianas democratic politi- cal team, composed of John Worth Kern and Thomas Taggart. which has been a headliner in every battle fought 1 by and within the party for several
 years, has dissolved partnership. They are rival candidates for the United States Senate and arrayed against each other for the first time during their | long friendship.
 It has been the general supposltion that Taggart would not ask for the i Hemenway senatorial toga if Kern
 wanted it and that Kern would never think of making a race against Tag gart. The latter has been Kern's l bosom friend in business way as well as in politics. He managed Kerns in 1 terests in the Denver convention and has been for him at every opportunity. Kern has fought for Taggart even when there was hue and cry from l one end of the state to the other to put down the Taggart machine. | The developments of the last 24 hours leave no doubt that Taggart is can | didate although he won't make a pub 1 lie announcement. Kern declared to- day that he has seen Taggart but once since the election. and that he has 1 not talked with him at all. This state ment does away with the suspicion that Kern made his announcement after being assured privately by Taggart | that he would not be a candidate.
 The Kern boom received support to- day from several unexpected sources. The democratic Travelling Mems club | of Indianapolis fndorsed him. The 1 democrats of several country localities passed resolutions urging his election. Kern himself says that he made his announcement after receiving assur- anee of support from prominent dem ocrats throughout the state.
 - Break at Indianapolis.
 No one can tell how the 12 members of 1 the Indianapolis delegation will vote. Most of them have been lieutenants of Taggart | for many years, but 1t was said today that | three may support Kern.
 l Taggart was very busy here today among his friends. He said that he would not make any statements until after the contests over the state ticket are decided. l In spite of the fight made against Tag 1 gart at the last reorganization of the committee it is conceded that he is in bet ter standing with his party in Indiana l than for many years. To his genius for l organization is due, in a large measure, l the election of a democratic governor and ] a democratic legislature. He was the largest contributor in Indiana to Bryan's | 1 admitted generally today that it will | not do for the other candidate to under estimate the strength of Taggart. At | this time it is believed that he has more | votes pledged than any other candidate.
 John E. Lamb of Terrc Haute, the Fifth district entry is making active can vass. While he does not claim that he ] is the Bryan candidate his followers took | great pleasure today in exhibiting the I following letter he received from the
 Commoner:
 ''Lincoln, Neb., November 5, 1908.
 "Hon. John E. Lamb. Terre Haute, Ind. My Dear MT. Lamb: The election has gone badly against us, but I want to as- | sure you that I am grateful to you for your earnest and intelligent effort in my behalf. My gratitude is the stronger because 1t is the only reward which I have to offer I do not see what we | could have done more than we did do. and I am not yet able to analyze the | returns and ascertain the causes that con | tributed to 1t.
 q hope that we may have frequent oc- l casion to renew acquaintance, and shall l always be glad to see you when you come
 this way or I go to Indiana Very truly | yours, w. J. Bryan.
 Major Menzles Gets In.
 Charles Arthur Greenhouse, who was
 one of the managers of the democratic | state campaign, tonight mdue lorIIldI
 announcement of the candidacy of Maj. l G. " Menzies of Mt. Vernon. He re- | turned today from conference with Ma | jor Menzies. Many democrats are inclined l to regard Menzies as one of the strongest l men in Indiana.
 The possibility of a deadlock are be- | coming apparent, with the efforts that are l being made in behalf of Taggart, Kern,
 Lamb, Shively and Slack. Neither will
 have sufficient strength to win at the
 start, so there may be a chance for an
 outsider. Politicians are keeping their
 eyes on Dan Simms, the Lafayette attor- ney, who is regarded as one of the big
 men of his party in Indiana. He Is not l an avowed candidate, but if there should | be a deadlock his friends say that he
 would be compromise candidate. l Another candidate was added tonight to | the growing list of aspirants for MT. | Hemenway's place. James Paxton Voor- | hees, son of the late Senator Daniel w. | Voorhees,, authorized the announcement | that he is a candidate for the toga which | his father surrendered to Charles w. | Fairbanks.
 Tn all good faith" said Voorhees,, "and
 with only the kindiest feelings for all of | the candidates, wish to announce myself | an aspirant for the senatorship and to | say that in submitting my candidacy to | the democratic members of the legisla- l ture l am taking step which I believe | my father, if he were alive. would ap- | prove"
 | w. S. Ryan, an Indianapolis attorney,
 today announced that he will make the | race for the Senate.