The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-01

tuosauSpoiis. July 1.-The establish.
ment OF q campaign press bureau 4
this time to furnish campaign news a
democratic newspapers of the sta Z
may yet be the rock on which re
democratic party In Indiana will g
split. A new phase was given TO q
matter yesterday by a democrat W q
% In a position 20 know what he ia
taking about at all times when il
comes to state political affairs. q
would not allow his name to be us, 4
aHnough he was willing to give 0 4
the story.
lie says that the idea OF the Tagaa 4
crowd In bringing about the establis l.
menf OF a press bureau is to boo 4
governor Harmon. OF Ohio. for g
democratic presidential nominal n
and to kill off whatever chance &c /.
ernor Marshall may have To land q
nomination for himself. He SAYS m I
this will begin to crop out within a
short time. and that then II will q
seen that Tom Taggart is still Il a
same old willy politician that he has
always been and that he will make a
desperate effort TO lead Indiana into
tho Harmon column when the time
comes TO make nomination for presi.
dent two years hence.
This interesting situation has been
discussed to some extent but IL was
not until yesterday that anyone could
be found who would say that such a
plan was being worked out by the Tag.
CART crowd. -
1T Is fight between Governor
Marshall and Tom Taggart for the con.
troll OF the party organization In the
state" said this democrat. This Ia
the situation and both sides know H.
Taggart does not propose that Cover.
nor Marshall shall run the party. and
the governor is apparently equally de.
fcrmined that Taggart shall not con.
tinue TO run things. And there you
IRE. You will remember that a few
weeks ago Taggart went to Washing
ton and contracted with n press bur,
emu there to send political letters "a
all OF the democratic papers in the
state. The letters came and Taggart
IL said to have paid for them out Of
his own pocket. The editors did not
know how II was being done, but they
used the stuff. just the same. Then
Taggart came along with n proposition
that the state committee arrange ia
establish press bureau OF it's own in
this state. A subcommittee was ap
pointed to look after IL. This com
mittee was composed of Samuel NJ
Ralston. OF Lebanon, Edward Hoffman
Of Fort Wayne and George Beebee. OF
Anderson"
The democrat went on with his de
tail OF how the committee met and
discussed the press bureau scheme
and how to carry II on and pay fol
1t. Then he said:
Governor Marshall and his friends
were opposed to the plan, as l am told
and II they could have had their way
II would not have been carried out
They saw where IL would lead to- The
governors friends declared that the
press bureau would become Taggart
institution and that 1t was not ut all
likely that Governor Marshall or his
administration would get much recog.
milton out OF II. But the real secret
back OF the whole business is that 1t
il q part Of scheme to nominate Gov.
crnor Harmon Of Ohio for president.
You Will see II yourself before long"
II IL said that there was consider.
able opposition in the state commit.
tee to the plan for starting a press
bureau. but that the opposition was
confined to very few members. The
state committee is so completely dom
innted by Taggart that the plan went
through. II Is known that some Of
the most influential democratic edi
tors In the state did not favor the
plan because they feared that II would
not be much more than a Taggart an
ncx.
Yesterday before the final action b,
the committee was taken Edward G
Hoffman. Of Fort Wayne. COMMITTEES
man from the Twelfth district and
member Of the subcommittee to estah
lish the press bureau, had long con
ference with Governor Marshall
While 1t is not given out that the
discussed the opposition to the plar
II Is known that Hoffman PERSONAL
was not In favor Of 1t because he I
one Of the strong friends of Governo
Marshall. But Hoffman was not In
position to head 1t off and had to sc
Il 20 through.
Now. II the press bureau final
should happen to show up as a Tas
CART scheme to help nominate Hal
mon II will cause lot OF hair pullin
In the party. AS the matter no,
stands the Indiana democracy Is fc
Marshall for president. And Marsha