The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-11
NOT NOW BELIEVED HE
WILL ANNOUNCE HIMSELF
Many People Under impress
sion Ruler of Indiana Demo-
cracy will step aside for
John w. Kern.
Ellis SearIeS.

indianapolis, Nov. 11-Nune around
here takes much stock in yesterday 6
story that Thomas Taggart is going
to be candidate for United States
senator. There has been a great deal
of talk to the effect that he will be a
candidate and that he is working
quietly to get votes pledged for him
self, and at first some persons believ
ed it. But the situation just now is
that few persons believe he will an
nounce himself for the place. Most
persons now believe that he will in q
few days say that he has decided to
stay out of the running and TO throw
his influen nee to John w. Kern.
1t is almost certain that if Taggar'
wants the senatorship he can get il
and that If he does not want 1t fol
himself he is in position to dictate
who the senator shall be. This, 1t Is
pointed out. will be almost as great 9
feather for Taggart as it would be tc
have himself elected.
Taggart said yesterday that he is
still hearing from friend now and
then on the subject of the senator
ship, but that he will not make any
statement in regard to the matter fol-
another day or two. Taggart went te
French Lick last night and said he
would not be back to this city before
Saturday or Monday, so it is likely
that he will not make any statement
until his return.
1t is known that he has been talking
TO various members of the Legislature
about something, but whether it is the
senatorship or not none of the mef
will say. He may be setting his pins
but most persons who are WATCHING
the progress of things do not believe
he is fixing them for himself.
If Taggart does decide to be a can
didate he will not have the solid sup
port of the Marion county delegation
in the house. He will find some o
the members for Kern. Adolph Seid
ensticker, one of the Marion count.
representatives said last night that h,
is for Kern first, last and all the time
and that he will not change his mind
He says he will not go into any eau
Gus on the senatorship that will bin'
him to vote for Taggart.
II said during the campaign that
would not be under any obligations t
amy one said Seidensticker, 'and
will not allow myself to be bound t,
vote against my own opinions.
Representatives Say Nothing.
Several of the newly elected repre-
sentatives from out in the state hav
been in the city in the last day or tw
but none of them will commit them
selves on the senatorship. They al
say they want to wait and look owe
the field before making up thei
minds. Among these from outsid
counties there seems to be stron
liking for B. F. Shively, of Sout
Bend, but just how far this sentimen
will reach cannot now be told.
The candidates for senator up t
this time are John w. Kern, of In
dianapolis; l.. Ert Slack. of Franklin
b. F. Shively of South Bend; John Z
Lamb of Terre Haute: G. V. Menzies G
Mt Vernon; James Paxton Voorhee.
of Terra Haute, and Edward g. Hofi
man. of Fort Wayne.
Hoffman is democratic count
chairman of Allen county, and it
said he will come in with nine vote
as a starter. He will have five in A
len county and one each in White.
Dekalb. Lagrange and Noble counties
His chief organizer will be Senator I
Fleming of South Bend. one of tn
best in the business. so Hoffman
strength will be worth while.
Democrats Plan Fight.
The democrats are preparing for
vigorous contest for the various stat
offices in every case where the offici;
count shows they were defeated. Th
defeated candidates held meeting
the Denison hotel last night and lai
their plans. They will have til
votes canvassed in every county in ii
state and the tally sheets of all tt
precincts will be computed again A
this work will be done either by tt
county chairmen or experts sent o,
from the state headquarters. The
say that in this way they VIII discov,
any errors that were made in IL
count, and the new sheets will be ce
titled by the clerks of the countie
Then they will be put away for u:
during the contest.
Two, or possibly three, men will
sent to Lake county to make a tho
ough investigation of election cond
tions there. One man will invest
gate the ballots and the returns. A
other will look into the naturalizatic
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