The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-21
The Governor Says That He
Has No Desire to Build Ma
chine and Wrest Control
From Democratic Boss.
DOES NOT WANT PARTY
TO BE A CATS PAW
Stand of Marshall Means That
He Will Not Quietly Let Tag
gart Deliver Party to the
Brewers.
palladium Specially


indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 21.-For the
first time in many weeks, Governor
Marshall and Thomas Taggart met
yesterday and talked politics. They
discussed the reports that Marshall
was planning to put the skids under
Taggart," and take the control of the
state committee away from him. Mar
shall told Taggart the report was not
true, and this gives the situation a new
kink.
The two men met by chance in the
Denison hotel lobby, where Governor
Marshall had gone to meet former Gov.
ernor Van SAINT of Minnesota Tag
CART and Marshall STEPPED aside and
Taggart told Marshall he had heard
several times the story that Marshall
was preparing to wrest control of the
state committee away from him. He
said he had received many letters
from friends throughout the state. in
forming him that they also had read
the story and wanted to know whether
it was true. Taggart told Marshall
that he had answered them that as far
as he knew there was nothing in the
report and that he did not believe the
Governor was trying to do anything
of the kind. He said he told them al
SO that Governor Marshall had never
done anything displeasing to him.
Governor Marshall told Taggart this
was true and that there was nothing
in the statements.
Il am not trying to gain control Of
the organization. I know nothing
about a machine and would not know
what to do with one if l had it, am
only interested in seeing the party in
Indiana organized in the interests Of
the democracy. l do not want the
party to be made the cats paw of the
brewers, the anti-saloon league, the
ministers or any other class. l am in =.
terested in the democratic party. do
not want you to think am opposed to
you or to any so-called Taggart ele-
ment.
Taggart said he was very we'll pleaS-
ed with this attitude on the part of the
governor, and the conversation, which
was entirely friendly, ended.
While Governor Marshall told Tag
gart that he was not trying to gain
control of the democratic organization.
it will be noted that he made it plain
that he was opposed to the brewers
taking control Of the party. When it
is remembered that Taggart is the man
to whom the brewers Of the state look
for guidance in their political affairs
and that Taggart represents the brew
ers in all things political, the signifi-
canoe of this statement by the governor
becomes apparent. It is warning to
Taggart and the brewers that if they
make any effort to get control of the
state organization for the purpose Of
using it, they may expect to find q
fight on their hands. This is exactly
what the story about the fight for con-
troll has meant all along. 1t has been
known that Governor Marshall is op-
posed to boss control of the party. and
that he has said ever since he jumped
into state politics that he was tired OF
the brewers trying to run things.
So. even in the face of the pleasant
chat which the two men had yesterday.
it is believed here that if Taggart still
seeks to control the state committee.
there will be a big fight over the prop
ositiOn.