The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-04-20
Governor Marshall Is Also
Back Of the FootIights, But
Is Only Carrying a Spear in
the Chorus.
FIGHT Between TWO
MAY SPLIT UP PARTY
This Worries the Democrats
and Jim Cox Said to Have
Withdrawn from Treasurer
Race for Reason.
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indianapolis. Ind, April 2O.-The
center Of the stage Is stfll occupied by
Thomas Taggart, SO far as the coming
democratic state convention is con-
cerned. Governor Marshall is on the
stage also. but Taggart is in the CEN
ter. He Is fighting the governor with
all OF his energy and power to prevent
his carrying into effect his plan to
have the convention nominate candi
date for United States senator, and
this brings him into the limelight.
Taggart's fight on the governor
promises to split the party wide open.
and a good many democrats are wor-
ried about this situation. In fact. it
IL said that this situation was the
cause Of the withdrawal of James F.
Cox, Of Columbus. as candidate for
the nomination for state treasurer.
Cox was the candidate two years ago
and missed election by only hairs
breadth. He announced some time
ago that he would be candidate
again, and 1t was, said that he stood
/ good chance of getting the nomination
because good many democrats be-
lieved he was entitled to another
chance. But he 10 out of the race now,
! and II Ii being said here that he with
drew because he feared that the com
ing split over the fight between Tag
| gart and Governor Marshall will make
Il impossible for democrat to be
elected this year.
Cox 10 Not Talking.
Of course. this may not be the real
reason Tor the withdrawal Of Cox, but
many persons believe 1t is. Cox him
self does not give any reason for his
action.
Another thing that fs safd to fofecast
a big split in the Democratic party is
the fact that II the convention does
not nominate candidate for United
States senator the followers Of the gov
ernor and OF John e. Lamb will come
out OF the convention with sore spot
as big as q dinner plate. which cannot
be healed before the election.
The extent to which Taggart is go.
ing in order to defeat the governors
plan is shown by statement which
was given out yesterday by Clyde H
Jones, of Charlottesville. who was the
Ninth district democratic candidate TO,
congress In 1904. Jones said:
What Tom Told Jones.
prior to the selection OF the Mont
gomery county delegates to the state
convention had taken an active inter
est in trying to induce the democrats
Of the county that It would be our duty
to send delegates to the state conven
tiOn who would sustain the governor II
his effort to have the United States
senator nominated by the convention.
'Mr. Taggart called me by long dis
tance telephone from French Lick ant
inquired what our county intended K
do on the question and l informed hin
that II I had my way about It w
would unqualifiedly indorse the gov
ernor's plan ana instruct our delegates
70 vote for It. He told me was MAX
ing 4 mistake, that some Of the dem
ocrats were not In favor Of the plan
He also said that this would not bin,
the hold-over senators. A
s.Mr. Tanxart was told, as far as tha
was concetned. It would not bind tn
legislatorssto be elected, hut that !
would create a moral obligation o.
their part to support the candidate
He then said the democrats were no
ready for such action and advises
him that I thought I knew as mucl
about Montgomery county as he did
that the defeat of Mr.. Kern for Unite'
States senator BY means of the secre
ballot was yet ranking in the breast
of the democrats. and that they did no
feel like taking any chances on tn
matter at this time.
Tom uses the Spur.
"Then, apparently as . means OF CT
crcing me, Mr.. Taggart asked II Nj
Merrill, Of this county was not q cal
tiidate for state treasurer. The II
Election he gave It, the tone he uset
indicated to my mind. and he no dout
I intended to 30 indicate, that II we di
not line up with him he would figt
Mr.. Merrelrs candidacy. l told hiI
that while was strongly for Mr.. Me
rell, that We could not be forced int
abandoning our position on that q
count. He then informed me that
had NO intention whatever In putin
Il IN that light. but observed that
snight precipitate fight whereby NJ
Merrelrs chances might be harmed.
II can not understand why Mr.. Ia,
gart would have the effrontery to ca
me by long distance telephone to II
TO thus dictate to me, - have he
only : bare speaking acquaintans
With him since I was on the ticket 4
congressman In 1904 and have new
Qsen intimate with him."
This u only sample Of the kind
harmony that now exists In the dem
cratic camp. Another sample y -
u tAe report which reached here Il
uight, 10 tAe effect that John 3. Lam
ana Crawford Fairbanks. the TER
tasuts brewer. havo ceased speakiE