The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-04-21
1dggnrf Versus Beperidge' Campaign Issue
Democratic Boss Has Definitely Announced That He Ca ddate-ken Very Bitter
Against
Democratic Boss Has Definitely

indianapolis, April 21.-Now that it
is known that Tom Taggart is in real
ity a candidate for United States sen
ator 1t looks like the coming campaign
might be fought out on the issue OF
Taggart against Beveridge The first
positive statement that Taggart was
candidate was made in these dispatch
es several days ago and the state
ment was based on information which
was absolutely correct. This was the
first publication of the fact in any
newspaper, and it was regarded here
as good newspaper SCOOP for the
question OF whether or not Taggart
would be candidate for senator was
the one thing that the politicians on
both sides were unable to figure out
and 1t had them up in the air. They
all realized that Taggart's decision
on this matter would probably mean
much In the campaign, and the poll
| ticians We're watching him like hawks
When the news Of his determination
to get in the race was printed in this
paper they understood at once that
the question had been settled. SO that
1
OF the same statement failed to cause
| much of stir
There is no Disgusting the fact that
the republicans are hoping that if the
| democratic convention next week
dominates a candidate for United
States senator it will select Taggart
as such candidate. They would well
l ~ n v,,s< To, :-L
would be Taggart or Beverage What
Indiana would do with the democrats
under such condition would be a
| plenty.
| Taggart's decision to become a can
didate has caused big mix-up in the
democratic ranks. The announce
ment has set many of the democrats
by the ears and has made them more
determined than ever to squeich Tag
CART by beating him as candidate for
senator. 1t has now gone even SO
far as to bring forth statement that
the name of John w. Firm will be
brought out as candidate against
Taggart. Everybody that knows any
thing about Indiana politics knows
what this means. 1t means a fight in
side the party that will probably out
do any fight that has taken place in
recent years.
| Kern was defeated for senator two
years ago and he has always blamed
Taggart for his defeat. Kern had been
Endorsed by many of the counties of
the state. and his friends claimed
that on an open ballot and in a fair
fight he would have won easily. But
when the democratic members of the
legislature held their caucus to name
a senator it was decided through the
Taggart influence to make the choice
by secret ballot. and this plan was
followed. The secret ballot was used
and Kern was defeated and Shively
/ elected.
Immediately afterward Kern raised
the cry that he had been double cross
ed by the Taggart crowd. He charg-
ed in an open letter that there had
been barefaced treachery and that
some of the legislators who had given
him their iron bound promises had
succumbed to the Taggart influence
and voted against him.
| Ever SluCG Luou h0Tn mas 0dQ q
crouch and has never lost an oppor-
tunity to take whack at Taggart.
The bitterness between these two
democratic leaders is ferocious. Eth
er would do anything to whip the 9TH
err in political game
And this is one of the things that
is going to make trouble next week
when the question comes up as to
whether the state convention shall Sc
lect candidate for United States
senator. Kern has said all along
that he would not be a candidate for
senator. He said he was through with
running for office. and that he could
not afford to take another nomination
for anything. But it is said that in
this case his name will be presented
as candidate for senator whether