The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-29

Indianapolis. April 2S-A great surprise
resulted to-day when. through a COM
biHatiOn OF the friends OF Gov. Marshall
and John W. Kern. the Taggart element
In tie Democratic party was put 10 rout
and defeat in the state convention was
changed to victory. Immediately after
the convention adjourned last night Gov
Marshall and others got q large number
Of delegates from each Congressional dis
trict together and made strong plea
for settling the question Of the Senator
snip 10y the convention.
As soon as the convention was called
20 order the chairman announced that the
pending question was whether or not the
convention should nominate a candidate
for the Senate and that forty-fve minutes
would De given 20 each side for discus
sion. James I. Mccullough spoke for
the governors proposition. and was fol-
lowed by samuel Ralston and Senator
ShivIey- who spoke against IL.
Lamb II HOwIed Down.
John z Lamb closed tho debate for
the proposition. He said he wanted the
time 10 end when the Tom Taggart and
Observation-Disclosures crowd would sit in
the Denison Hotel and dictate TO the
party. but he could get no further. The
TaSsart following hisseG and shouted. and
for five minutes there was q bedlam or
noises. Lamb closed his speech IN a vain
effort TO make himself heard over the
din
The halo, was then taken amid intense
Neck and neck the vote ran. with the
governor slightly in the lead till Marion
County was reached. The announcement
Of l7s votes against nominating and SIX
votes IN favor Of carried the opposition
far ahead. but the governors cause
gained steadily as the ballot proceeded.
When the vote was concluded. il stood
SSSla for nominating q Senator and SSH
against. the governor having won by
thirty votes in convention OF I.747 dele
gates.
List of Candidates.
The following candidates we're pre-
sented. G.. Y. Menzies Mount Vernon;
Robert W. NUe-s. Bloomington. Joseph
H Shea. Seymour, /. Ert Slack, Frank
Taggart. indianapolis. John W. Kern.
Indianapolis: Lawrence Becker. Ham
mond. Daniel ". Simms. Lafayette: Ed
ward G. Hoffman. Fort Wayne: Samuel
Raiston, Lebanon. and John A. Adair.
Portland.
on the first ballot Taggart led with 21s
votes. Marion County giving him Ia and
. ~.
John W. Kern received 200 votes. on the
second ballot there was a manifest slump
from other candidates TO Kern He ap-
peared in the convention and declared
that no one had been authorized TO place
him In nomination, and that he was not
a candidate. The convention howled him
down. and it was evident that there was
a settled purpose 20 nominate him after
complimenting the other candidates
On the second ballot he received 647
votes.
During this ballot Taggart withdrew
his name. saying that the Taggart ma
chine had been sent 20 the scrap pile
and Marion County would give Kern is
votes
On the third roll call Kern received 10
votes. John r Lamb withdrew I'm favor
of Kern. and all the other candidates
his nomination was then made
II developed just before adjournment
tonight that Myron D. King. auditor OF
the national Democratic committee i'm
1904, and now secretary Of the Democratic
State convention and State committee.
recorded the vote as ii was cast on the
proposition TO name a candidate for the
senate, and totals showed $50 l-2 against
md SS4 1-2 for the proposition. When the
-ote was announced by the teHers. show
ng 80 majority for the governor. King
vent 10 Taggart. showed his figures. and
asked him TO protest the vote. bat Tag
CART replied:
I won't do #. Let 'em have il and
20 to h with il.
Several members in the Marion delega-
ion claim that the De Kalb County vote
vas switched TO MarshaITs side when Il
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