The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-29
Late Candidate for the Vice
Presidency Scores Decisive
Victory in Indiana.
FORCES OF TAGGART PUT
TO R0UT AFTER BATTLE
Stormy Scenes in Convention
That Has Attracted Ma
tiOnal Interest.

Opening in rotous discord and closing
in enthusiastic harmony, the Indiana
Democratic convention today adopted
Governor Marshall IS proposition that it
indorse a candidate for the United
States senate, and named John w, Kern,
who was the party's candidate for vice
president in 1908.
The opposition made n grim fight
under the leadership Of Thomas Tag
CART, former chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, and himself
candidate for the nomination of sem
ator.
When the count Of ballots, showing
SSS12 for to s5S12 against the plan
was announced it was received with
mighty cheer
Kern made his way to the platform
in an effort to withdraw his name. He
said he had been charged with vacil-
lating in the nope of capturing the
nomination. His protest was IN vain
TaggarG shouted that the Indiana
Democracy wanted Kern in the senate,
and Kern retired before the cheers.
Then the landslide for him started and
he quickly was nominated.
Other nominations follow;
Attorney General-Thomas NJ. Ho'
nan. AT present speaker OF the house
Of representatives.
Judge supreme court. Second district
douglass Morris of Rushville,
Judge supreme court, Third district
Charles Il. Cox of Indianapolis.
Plenty of Candidates.
Senator Shively was permanent chair
man. The names OF ten candidates were
presented to tho convention when nom
nations for United States senator were
asked for. as follows: G.. v. Menzies,
Mount Vernon; Robert ". Mlers,
mour, 3rt Stack, Franklin: John +.
Lamb, Terre Haute; Thomas Taggart,
Indianapolis; John w. Kern, 1ndianap-
oils; Lawrence Becker, Hammond; Dan
iel w. Sims, Lafayette; Edward u.
Hoffman, Fort Wayne, and John A.
Adair. Portland.
When the result of the first ballot
was announced Kern led wlth 5oo VOTES,
Taggart was second with 226: There
were 1747 In the convention, SI4 being
necessary to a choice.
Governor Marshall, who originally
presented the proposition and who de-
Tended it in his speech AS temporary
chairman Of the convention, and John
f. Lamb of Terre Haute, vice chairman
of the Democratic national committee,
and their supporters formed the party
in favor of the plan. Lamb IS q can
didate for the nomination.
The opposition was led by Thomas
Taggart, former chairman OF the Demo
cratic national committee, and also
candidate for the senate.
TagCart was in favor Of state wide
primary to be held after the state elec-
ton in November.
The names Of a large number OF other
candidates for the nomination are to be
presented now that the convention has
determined 10 indorse n candidate.
After having disposed OF this ques-
ton the convention heard the speech
of its permanent chairman, United
States Senator B. f, Shively, and adopt.
cd n platform and state ticket.
Taft's First Year.
Senator ShiveIy, the permanent chair
man of the convention, said IN part:
"On the 18th Of March, 1909, William
II. Taft entered upon the duties of his
high office attended by the generous
good will and best wishes of the whole
American people. With him was re
turned, when all vacancies were filled.
congress composed of 2l9 Republicans
and 172 Democrats In the house aud six
ty Republicans and thirty-two Demo.
Gratis In the senate,
"That congress was Immediately
called into extraordinary session. Re
vision of the tariff was made the capi'
tai measure and only party measure OF
that session. After months of consid-
Grafton tariff bill was passed and APP
proved by the president. Thereafter in
a series Of public addresses the presi |
dent pronounced that 1T was the best
the country ever had, Slnce then the
assembled have approved the president
who approved the bill, condemned the
bill approved bY the president. and ap' |
proved an insurrection against 1t con- |
dcmned by the president,
"The accredited leader Of his party |
in that convention entered IN behalf |
of his party plea of incompctency,
faithlessness and failure. Excuse and
escape were sought IN IN attempted inn
possible substitution of minority For
majority responsibility. Under such au-f
spices as these il the party made to ap-
peal for the confidence and support OF
the electors of Indiana.
Whatever of political cXiOency NAV
have induced this complex conduct. it
is proper to congratulate our Republican
friends In Indiana upon their progress
in economic science,
''For the first time and by their
formal proceedings in convention they
confess that II protective tariff may be
and oppressive; that it may
batch trade conspiracies and foster mo.
nopolies: that it may cripple the unta-
vorcd producer and pillage the purse of
the consumer; that it NAV breed forces
so powerful as to master the party
which embraces it. that its beneficiaries
may scorn good advice and wise coun-
sci and write their own rates into the
schedules; that it may visit a variety
Of many other ills on society-all of
which confessions are true as far as
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