The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1910-05-03

matter believe the ditching OF Marshall
was play in the interest of Governor
Harmon. Of Ohio. 1t Is believed here
that the Taggart crowd Is for Harmon
and against Marshall for president. and
it is known that Harmon is the choice
of Mayor Becker.
Stories are also coming out about
how the wires were pulled which
adopted the governors plan for the
nomination of candidate for United
States senator. Much OF the blame
for this result is laid by the Taggart
people at the door of st. Joseph county,
though not all of it. Vanderburg
county is blamed for part OF the fail
ure of the Taggart forces to head off
the plan. 1t is said that the Taggart
people had the delegates from Wander
believed they could not get away. Van
derburg was one county where the op-
position felt sure that the governor
could not break in. But the story now
being told is. that the change was
brought about by Jack Nolan, former
mayor of Evansville. 1t is said by
Taggart people that Nolan believes he
is tor be appointed a member of the
state tax board. and that he broke into
the delegation and took a part of it
away from Taggart and gave it to Mar
shalfs plan. Whether this is the truth
or not cannot now be verified, but the
story is being told.
Then Dekalb county was expected all
along to vote against the adoption of
the governors plan. In fact the Tag
CART people say that they had definite
promises from Dekalb county. But
when the time came Dekalb supported
the governor Dekalb is in the
twelfth district. which is governor
Marshall's home district. and it would
| only be natural to suppose that 1t
would support his plan. but in spite of
, this fact the Taggart crowd insist that
they were thrown down by that county.
In St Joseph county. the failure of
the Taggart crowd to land the dele
gates is charged to the fierce factional
fights which have ragged there for
years Much of the blame is laid by
some of the Taggart men at the door
of Senator Shively. They say he did
| Nothing up there to help kill off the
governors plan. One man said yes
terday:
"Shively is great big man that does
nothing. It was the understanding
| that he would take care of st. Joseph
| county and that he would get its votes.
| But they got away. We understand
now that Fogarty and his crowd did 1t,
| and that they split the delegation and
kept is away from Taggart because
| they knew Shively was opposed to the
governors plan. They nate Shively
so bad that they could not stand with
| him on anything.
Some of the fellows believe, also,
that Frank e. Herring of South Bend,
mad something to do with throwing a
part of this vote to the governor.
Shively and Herring have fought, pOlit-
,cally, for years, and the feud between
chem is said to be fierce. Herring was
here at the convention and this has
given rise to the talk that probably he
| took quiet whack at Shively in this
way
If Vanderburg. or st. Joseph or even
Dekalb county had voted against the
governor instead of with him. the plan
to nominate a candidate for senator
| would have been defeated. The vote
was SO close that change of sixteen
votes would have changed the whole
result.
Another story that Is being told is
that Steve Fleming, of Fort Wayne,
| while not enthusiastic over the COVER
nor's plan, supported 1t because he is
to be allowed to name some of the
appointees to state positions. 1t is
| said that when the time comes to
| name state oil inspector to succeed
Sid Conger and to name the forty odd
deputy oil inspectors, Fleming will
have the say so about who shall be ap-
| pointed. This is another story that