Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-11
Indiana Democrats Back Gov.
Marshall for Presidency.
QUIET WORK BEING DONE
His Friends Hope He Will Win as
Compromise Candidate.
WILSON THEIR NEXT BEST MAN
Plan Whereby Taggart Is to Control
Party Machinery-Taft Popu-
lar With Republicans.

The democrats of Indiana are taking
the presidential candidacy of Gov.
Thomas X. Marshall very seriously"
said James p. Hornaday. the veteran In
diana political correspondent who has
just returned from a visit to the Hoosier
state. They talk as if the state dele
cation will go into the convention in
structed 10 vote for the governor first,
last and all the time Behind the can
ddacy of Marshall looms Thomas Tag
CART the keenest democratic politician in
the state.
The popular view is that Taggart is
really for Harmon but however this may
be, he has consented that Marshall shall
have the delega ton. Influential democrats
in the state say they have reason to be-
lieve that Taggart and Marshall have
come to an agreement under which the
governor will be permitted to name the
delegates to the convention and Taggart
pick the new state committee that is to
be chosen early in the year.
Taggart to Control.
IF an arrangement of this kind has
been made TaSgart will be in complete
control of the party machinery in the
they foresee that he will also be in posi-
ton TO control the action of the delegates
To the national convention if the time
shall come when it seems advisable to
drop Marshall.
Those democrats in the state who are
most enthusiastic over the candidacy of
Gov. Marshall have a notion that neither
Wilson nor Harmon will be able to obtain
the necessary two-thirds to nominate and
that Marshall will be brought forward as
compromise candidate. / heard more or
less talk in the state TO the effect that if
Harmon cannot make il his strength will
probably be transferred to Marshall. l
should say that the Marshall people har-
Dor hope of this sort
Gnquestionahly the rank and file of the
democrats in Indiana prefer Wilson. in
case Gov. Marshall cannot be nominated,
but II machine politics is to be practiced,
and it seems now that ii will be, the dele
CATION Will not be very likely to go to
Wilson should the Indiana governor have
to drop out. OF course, the situation may
chdnse within the next few months.
Not Actively in Campaign.
1T is apparent. however, that the state
Will send delegation to the democratic
national convention instructed to stand by
Gov. Marshall. The governor is not doing
any active campaigning for the nomina-
a
deal of work for him. The plan seems to
be for him to sit tight and wait for de-
NeopmentS after the recognized leading
candidates, Harmon and Wilson. have
had their try for the nomination.
The republicans in the state are a
bit more cheerful than they were a
while back Within recent months
good deal has been done toward
smoothing over fractional differences
in the party in the state Apparently
hTn Taf will
ton to the national convention with
out contest.
He is a good deal stronger in the
state than he was earlier in his ad-
ministration, and the general comment
Is that he is continuing to gain
strength in the state. OF course there
are republicans in the state who pre-
fer La Toilette the presidential
candidate, but they are showing no in
clination so far to make a contest in
any congressional district for La Fol-
lette delegates.
Planning for 1912.
Both the democrats and the re-
publicans are beginning to plan for
next years state campaign. Each
party Will be reorganized in January
SO far the republicans have not taken
up seriously the question as to who
shall be nominated for governor. The
leaders are looking around for man
who Will be satisfactory to both fac
tions.
The democrats have several men in
view. Here again Thomas Taggart
comes To the front. He will undoubt-
edly attempt to name the candidate,
and if he is to have the party or
ganiZation under his control he will
proba bly, succeed This will be dis
tasteful to large number of anti
TagEart democrats and may enhance
the republican chances