The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-23
Democrats Are Asking If the
Governor Felt He Would Be
Embarrassed by Being Tag
CARTS Guest.
SOME THINK MOVE Is
VERY POOR POLITICS
Another Explanation Is That
Marshall Is Bryan's Friend
and Taggart Is Hostile to
Nebraskan.
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Indianapolis, June %. - Governor
Marshall is not attending the meeting
Of democratic editors at French Lick
this week, and this fact is the cause
OF considerable comment. This edit.
orial meeting is an important one
from the standpoint Of the party Or
ganization. for it is said that at this
meeting the editors will probably out
line plan to be followed in spreading
democratic gospel in this campaign.
Since the governor is looked upon by
most Of the democrats as the leader
for the campaign 1t is pointed out that
either he should be at French Lick
himself to look after his fences or he
should have a trusty representative
there who would look after his inter-
ests.
Some people believe the fact that
the governor and Tom Taggart fought
it out at the state convention and that
Taggart received a licking makes such
a delicate situation that it would be
embarrassing for the governor to 60
to Taggart's hotel at this time and
attend the powwow Of the editors.
Taegart's Press Bureau.
But since the story came out that
Taggart had hired Washington press
bureau to send democratic stuff to all
of the 40 democratic papers Of the
state for the last nine weeks at his
own expense. and that he would prob
ably assume control Of the press bu-
reau which the state committee pro-
poses to establish for Indiana it has
been pointed out that such an arrange
ment as that would be purely a Tag
gart affair and that the governor
would not get much show from the
state bureau. Some OF the governors
friends have been saying that 1t
would have been well for him If he had
decided to attend the French Lick
meeting to head OF any move Of this
kind on the part Of Taggart, but the
governor appears to have thought 9TH
erwise. for he will not attend.
Another thing which may have stood
in the way Of Governor Marshall's
going to French Lick Is his friendship
for w. J. Bryan. Everybody knows
what Bryan thinks of Taggart and
what Taggart thinks Of Bryan. And
1t is known, too, that Bryan is very
friendly toward Governor Marshall
and that he would like to see him
elected president. It will be remem-
bered that Bryan sent kilograms OF
congratulation to Marshall and John
e. Lamb after they had succeeded In
having the state convention nominate
candidate for United States senator
in spite Of the opposition of Taggart.
Bryan In. Ohio Fight.
The democrats Of Ohio had the same
question before them at the state
convention at Dayton yesterday, but
they decided to not name candidate
for senator. Bryan butted into their
fight with both feet, in favor Of max.
ing such a nomination, but Governor
Harmon opposed it and defeated the
proposition Bryan democrats at that
convention boosted Governor Marshall
as a candidate for president. although
luC COAtCuIlOA 4uOOACOO 1OSOAAoA
Harmon for that honor. They said
that Bryan did not break into the In
diana fight in the same way that he
broke into the one in Ohio, and that
he only sent kilograms Of congratula'
tions to Marshall and Lamb. They
said that John e. Lamb dragged the
governor into the senatorship scrap in
the hope that 1t would land the nomi
nation for himself. but that wheh Tag.
CART saw the way the wind was blow
ing he had the political sagacity tc
withdraw his own name and throw hii
strength to John w. Kern and nomi
nate him, thus winning . personal vic
tory over the governor, and that hi
still had enough strength left to pre-
vent the state convention putting {
plank in its platform indorsing Cover
nor Marshall for the presidency.
So 1t is not difficult to make out {
very good reason which might have
actuated Governor Marshall in his de
cision to stay away from French Licl
this week There is no doubt but
that II he had gone there he woult
have been met by TagEart with tha'
same old smile with which the French
Lick boss has greeted friends and po
litical enemies for years, but thers
would certainly have been . straine<
feeling on both sides.
Indiana Fared Well.
Now that congress has passed tn,
public building BILL carrying million'
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