The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-27
They Have Not Been Able to
Determine II He Is Really
Bluffing Or Has an Ace Up
His Sleeve.
|lS he POLITICIAN
OR MERE STATESMAN?
There Are Many Who Believe
Marshall Win Finally Weak
en- and March Into Camp OF
Tom Taggart.
tPalladium Specially

-{Palladium Specially
indianapolis. April 27.-Goyernor
Marshall has been an enigma to the
politicians here for the last two days.
They have not been able to make IN
their minds Just what kind of game
he is playing In connection with the
democratic state convention or wheth-
er he is playing a game at all. "A
good many of the democrats regard
him as poor politician because Of
the muss he has stirred up over his
plan to have the state convention nom
mate candidate for United States
senator. They declare that this was q
foolish move because It has torn the
party to pieces and has damaged the
chances 1t had to carry the state next
fall.
On the other hand another element
OF the party insists that the governor
is playing q deep game off politics.
the real meat Of which will come out
In due time.
Will He Stand pat7
But will Governor Marshall stand
pat on his proposition in favor of the
nomination being made by the conven-
tion? II the politicians that are here
were able to settle that question they
would know better. what to think
about the whole situation. There ,are
many who believe that the govcrnor
VIII weaken finally and stHmhae Into
4Ies a9tart cannH or accsu thlg1
promise spIauqp w Ton Isxkart,
who proposes th3t the candidate fof
United States senator shall be select.
ed at primaries to be held throughout
the state after the election next fall.
When Tagg1rt proposed this plan
q day or two ago 1t was taken as q
plan In opposition to the governors
plan. and It was supposed that Cover
nor Marshall would refuse TO accept
It as substitute for his plan.
Nothing Of this kind, however, has
happened. In fact. there were symp-
toms last night that the governor
might lay down and allow the Taggart
plan to be adopted.
Wonder Who Started Il?
There was q well defined rumor
around the Denison hotel, where the
democrats assembled, that Governor
Marshall was about to issue = state.
ment to the effect that while he be-.
lieved his plan was the better plan
and that 1t would come nearer to ans.
wering the purpose for which It was
intended, he would not oppose the
adoption OF the Taggart plan for state
wide primaries. This rumor could MOI
be run down to any definite starting
point. however. and the governors
friends denounce 1t as untrue.
But 1t was agreed on all sides that
the time had arrived when the gov
ernor would have to say something
one way or the other. He gave out 4
statement yesterday afternoon as fol
lows:
Il never was known to change front.
The proposition which has been called
mine Is not mine. It is the democratic
party's. am still urging It because
1 believe it to be the best way to keep
the democratic pledges. But at no
time nave sOu&nl to dictate to my
democratic brethren / am satisfied
am rignt. Dut do no. quarrel WIN
anyone who does not agree with me. :
Plan Already Doomed.
rhi. abatement hovaver did nos
..ttafv those Who favore, ! stron rer
ffxht on tht part Of the governor,
These men hold that the Governor
should have made stronger fight for
his plan than he did make. 4 is point.
Cd out that Y = fails. ana there does
not seem % De 2 gnost q 2 chance
IS because the governor started the