The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-17
Republicans Anticipate Har-
mony But There Appears to
Be Breakers Ahead and
Storms for Democrats.
TOM TAGGART CAUSE
OF THE DISTURBANCE
He Will Seek to Regain Control
Of the Party, But Governor
Marshall Intends to Fight
Him FierceIy.
palladium Specially

Indianapolis, Nov. 17.-About as
much attention is now being given to
the reorganization of the democratic
state committee as to the reorganiza-
ton of the republican state commit
tee, for the reason that while the re-
publicans are anxious to bring about
their own reorganization on a harmon
iOus basis, there does not seem to be
any possible chance for the demo-
Gratis to reorganize that way.
There does not appear to be
single cloud on the horizon for the re-
publicans in their efforts to reorgan-
ize on a harmony basis. The only
district in which there is any sem
blance of a contest for district chair
man is in the Fourth. and this is not
a fierce struggle by any means. 1t is
the belief of everyone that this little
trouble will be settled in an amicable
manner long before the time comes
to elect a district chairman.
Trouble Maker Tom.
But with the democrats it is differ
ent. This is because of the fact that
Tom Taggart will seek to retain con-
troll of the democratic state commit
tee and that Governor Marshall and
those democrats who follow him are
trying to reorganize the party on a diff
ferent line. They are trying to do it
on non-factional basis.
| In the First district DR.. T. D. Scales,
who was recently elected mayor of
Boonville, is expected to be candi-
date for reelection as district chair
man. He is a Taggart man and the
anti-Taggart sentiment in the First
district is SO strong now that there is
almost certain to be candidate
against him representing the other
side Congressman Boehne, Mayor
Nolan of Evansville and Archie Stew
enson, of Rockport, will not support
Scales because they stand for a new
deal in the party and they do not be-
lieve they can get it through Tag
CART committee. The only thing that
would cause them to support Scales
would be for him to make a pledge
that he would oppose the insertion of
a plank in the platform for the repeal
of the county option law.
| Fight IN second!
| There may not be fight in the sec
ond district. but this is by no means
certain. William H. Vollmer. of Vim.
cennes, is candidate for district
chairman down there, and it is said
that many of the ants would be will
ing to give him a chance. 1t is well
known that Vollmer is liberal.
In the third district Mark Storen
has things his own way, because he
can be elected regardless of any oppo
sition. if he cares to run again, which
he probably will do.
George S. Peasants, of Vevay. is
the present chairman of the fourth
district, but there is much talk OF
some one else getting in the race. Il
is said that the friends of Joseph
Cravens and the followers of Cover
nor Marshall have formed an ALI
ance and will put candidate in the
field, but no one seems to know YET
who 1t will be. This means a nasty
fight in the fourth district, for Tag
CART is strong down there.
Foley in the Fifth.
/ Peter Foley. of Terre Haute, seems
to have the inside track in the fifth
district, and he will probably be elect