The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-03
palladium Specially

Indianapolis. Ind, July 2.-There is
CART would be well pleased If John w.
Kern would decide to withdraw from
the race as a candidate for United
States Senator, and open the way for
some one else-himself. for instance,
to become the Democratic candidate.
In fact, such a story was told on
Thursday while the Democratic state
committee members were in town, but
it did not come from one of the MEM
bers. If they know anything about
it, they are not saying SO.
It is even said that Taggart would
find a good, soft job for Kern if the
latter would agree to get out OF the
way. One story that is being told is
that Taggart knows where he could
get Kern an appointment as counsel
for large corporation at salary of
$4,000 a year, if Kern would agree
to take it, but it is said also that Kern
will not consider such a proposition
and that he intends to stay in the
race and on the Democratic ticket.
Marshall's candidate for Senator. The
Governor proposed that the state con-
vention nominate candidate for Sen
ator. Taggart opposed the plan. The
Governor fought it through and won
out, even running over Taggart, who
was a candidate himself for the Sena.
torship. Then the convention select
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him the nominee of Governor Mar
shall, according to the estimate made
by politians. Therefore, if Taggart
could get Kern to withdraw and get
out of the way so he could be can
didate himself. Taggart would accom-
plish two important things-he would
again place himself in a position to
be elected United States Senator, in
case the Legislature is Democratic
time deliver to Governor Marshall a
long contained and carefully planned
wallop below the belt that would prac-
tically put him out of business.
A $4,000 Offer.
1t is said that Taggart has taken
the matter up and that he is ready
to show Kern where he can get job
at $4,000 a year if he will only take
it, OF course, to hold such job as
that, Kern would have to get out OF
politics, for he could not attend to
the job and take time to be Senator
too.
Just how far Taggart will go with
this proposition cannot be told. but
it is said that he is ready to do bust
ness any time Kern shows DISPOSE
ton to listen to reason" The story
goes that Taggart has even approach
ed Kern along this line, but that
kern's friends have advised him
against accepting the place offered
and to stay in the Senatorial fight.
Ten thousand dollars year is 10:
of money, and there are some who
believe that Kern will finally yield tc
the call, but those who are nearest
to him insist that he will do NOTHING
of the kind. Nothing has been heard
from Governor Marshall on the mat
ter. but it is believed that if the Gov
ernor were asked for advice he would
tell Kern to stick to the SenatorshiI
and leave the other proposition alone
1t would be a clever ruse by Tag
CART if he could work it through, and
it would prove that he is still the
same old clever politician of old.
The real story of how the Boone
county Democrats at their county con
vention happened to declare in favo'
of retaining the county option law
in spite of the Democratic state plat
form declaration for its repeal, came
out while the members of the Demo
cratic state committee were here on
Thursday for their meeting. The real
story has been known to a few, but
this is the first time that it has been
made public.
Morrison Plays a Part.
The name of Congressman Martin
Morrison figures in the story. He is
the Democratic congressman from the
Ninth district. His district is dry
There is not a saloon in the entire
district, which includes such towns as
kokomo. Charlottesville. Lebanon
Frankfort. Noblesville. Upton, and
others. Every one of the counties
voted dry at local option elections
and the sentiment of the majority OF
the people in all of those counties is
in favor of remaining dry.
Samuel NJ. Ralston, of Lebanon
who has always been identified with
the Taggart element of the Democratic
party, was expected to see to it that
when the Boone county convention
was held. the resolutions would de-
clare in favor CT the policy laid down
in the state platform for the repeal OF
the county option law and the sub
stitution of a law which would make
city and township option instead. But
the temperance people of the county
heard about it and they began to lay