The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-10-11
Returns From the East and
Promptly Announces He Will
Take Hand in indianapolis
Campaign.
WILL SUPPORT GAUSS
IS Statement MADE
"a Will Jump in and Support
Him With Pleasure and AgiI-
ity" Announces the Beam
ing Thomas.
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Indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 11.-Tom Tag
CART made an announcement Saturday
evening that showed where he stands
in the political game which is being
played in this state. He had been in
the east with his family for some time
and only arrived home Saturday after
noon and remained here only long
enough to cay hello to a few democrats
and start for French Lick.
But while he was here he was asked
what he proposes to do in the Indian
apolis city campaign. He has not done
a thing thus far. and some Of the poll
ticians of both parties have been won
dering whether he intended to continue
this policy of inactivity.
Il shall jump in and do all I can
for Mr. Gauss with pleasure and agili-
ty," Taggart said in answer to the
question put to him.
That Word agility"
Just what he meant by the word agil.
ity is not known, but II Taggart en-
ploys the same kind OF agility that the
Taggart crowd has used in years past
It will mean lively campaign, in
which all the tricks of the trade will
be used. When Charles A. Gauss, the
democratic candidate for mayor of this
city, was nominated, 1t was known that
he was not satisfactory to Taggart In
fact, long prior to the primaries Tag
CART came out openly for Charles B.
Clark, the other candidate for the
nomination. He said Clarke was the
better man of the two for mayor, and
all Of the Taggart push got behind
Clark and tried to put him through
But 1t failed to land him and Gauss
was nominated by an overwhelming
vote. ........- ... ......
About that time Taggart made the
declaration, SO 1t is said, that he In
tended to retire from active participa-
ton in politics in Indiana. and that he
would hereafter attend strictly to bus
mess. Few people took any stock in
this declaration, however, because
they could not bring themselves TO
think of Tom Taggart out of politics.
Those who did pay any attention to
his declaration took it to mean that
Taggart would not even take hand
in the city campaign.
The General Opinion.
The general opinion now, however,
is that il Taggart intends to jump in
to the city campaign after declaring
he would retire fro inactive politics, he
will also be in the game in the next
state campaign, just as he has always
been.
THE way to retire is to retire." said
one man today, land If Taggart is not
going to retire from city politics he is
not likely to retire from state poll
ties
That about expresses the feeling
here. So Governor Marshall, John w.
Kern and the rest of the ants who are
figuring on putting the rollers under
Taggart. may as well begin, now. i. is
believed, and get ready for a fight that
will make the fur fly. 1t is undoubt.
eddy true that the movement to put
Taggart on the hummer SO far as
the control Of the democratic state or.
ganization is concerned, Is gaining
ground every day. and that there is d
good prospect that it may succeed
The work is being carried on quietly
but effectively, however.
Hard to Interview.
Taggart was quoted in a dispatch
from Toledo. few days ago, as say.
ing that w. ]. Bryan was on the shelf
Taggart stopped in Toledo on his way
back home from Cape Cod, and was
interviewed by a newspaper man. Ev-
identity, 1t was the first time that mar
ever tried to get anything out of Tag.
CART. for the newspaper men who ar.
familiar with his methods of respond
ing to an interview know how hard il
is to get him to say anything definite.
ly. When Taggart got back here he
said he was misquoted in the Toledo
dispatch. What he really said, &C.
cording to his statement, was that Bry
an had made the race for presiden.
three times and he could not see any
symptoms that he would run again
This. Of course. is only another way oil
saying that Bryan is on the shelf, bit
it shows the oily way Taggart has oil
saying things without saying any
thing.