The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-04-29
Wonder If Endorsement of
Kern Is Not a Clever
Machine Plant"
OLD GUARD SEEM
TO BE PLEASED
Friends of Indiana Nominee Say
He'd Never Consent TO IN
derhand Methods.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 29.-Demo-
Gratis remaining in this city today are
wondering whether the sensational in
dorsement Of Kern as the party's can
didate for United States Senator by yes
terday's Democratic state convention
was q Tasgart trick
Kern has thus far refused TO deny or
affirm a report that he viii issue a
statement declining to accept the nom
ination at the hands Of the convention
This, coupled with Taggart's sensational
declaration that THE old guard today
- on the scrap heap which was seem
ingly seized on as the signal for the
Taggart followers 10 jump on the Kern
band wagon, IS worrying the Democratic
leaders
They are asking today if the whole
thing was a plant on the part Of
Taggart and what the effect on the
party win be should Kern announce
that he is not a candidate.
Never before have / known Tom Tag
CART 10 admit defeat declared a fol
lower Of Governor Marshall today, "and
II Kern is determined TO stick 10 his
original pledge that he could not become
a candidate. and this was known 20 the
TaEgart machine then Tom TagEart has
raked down the pot after the most des-
perate game ever played by him in IN
dianapoIis--
Kern Not a Party
Friends of Kern insist today 1hat he
would not knowingly be a party TO a
trick They admit. however. that he
has been disincIined 10 favor the Mar
shall plan and that his announcement
from the floor that ne could not be a
can -
used without his authority was sincere
They hope. however, that he VIII decide
10 accept the horror and are certain he
viii soon issue a statement TO that ef-
feet
should he decline. the party VIII be
left without q Senatorial. candidate the
very thing that Taggart desired.
WITH the name of John " KEN IN
place o. E1Sgart on tHe sElat7rIaI
ticket and a complete change of the
roster OF Democratic. candidates for
state office the TaEEart forces admit
meut Of their leader that the machine
has gone 20 the scrap heap
A Reversal Of Form.
There has seldom been so great a
reversal Of form IN the annals Of the
party in Indiana, as the complete re-
port OF the convention shows Euthu- /
siastic harmony marked the closing .
hours, but the harmony was the prod !
ucL Of an entirely new state OF poll
Cies- Those who would be discordsut
we're shown the door BY a majority /
Of thirty votes Governor NIarshaITs .
proposition that Kern should be the
Senatorial standard bearer was adopt :
ed. and the State ticket ratified
in the midst OF defeat TaZgart has .
-oomed up almost as big man as ne
was at the beginning Of the fight In .
-t4lEerInS the votes he controlled to 4
the Kern faction on the second ballot +
he startled the convention with th.s F.
statement
"Ile EaEEart machine IS on the I
scrap heap I an going to say some +
thing most OF you won't believe
4 would rather see Kern in the Sen
act than TO be there myself
4here were four ballots all told be
Grew and unanimously nominated /
Kern Kern protested against the use /
or ms name, declaring he was not IN I
any way a candidate
State Ticket Nominated
There was no excitement in the 4
nomination Of the state ticket Every i
office but that Of governor and lieu /
tenant governor is 70 be filed
The platform attacked the Republic /
an party for failing TO meet the tar
IT issue In a fair and manly vvav-r
and favored the amendment Of The
present local option law, so as to :
make incorporated cities. townships
and the territory in townships outside Z
lf cities the units Of election.
Mr. Kern was highly Eratified at the \
uCOrSement given him, but has not 4
vet made I'D his mind as 10 Wh; { he 4
Eil do
TaEEart declared TODAY that the /
7ominaJiOn Of Kern is equivalent to F.
election