The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-04-06
MARSHALL
is HOPEFUL
+. He is Not Active Candidate for
Nomination
C0NFERS WITH HIS FRIENDS
Taft Bureau Expects Solid Delegation in
California-Claims to Have the
Support of the
Women
C0NFERS WITH HIS FRIENDS

Washington, April 6.-Thomas +,
Marshall, governor Of Indiana, IS the
second Democratic candidate for presi-
dent Of the United States to visit Wash
inoton within twenty four hours. Wood
rev Wilson came here Thursday to con-
suit with his political managers and left
town without calling upon President
Taft. Governor Marshall comes here
UPON the invitation of his old Pres
hyterian pastor to address the Y. NJ.
C.. 4. and will not leave town until he
has called upon President Taft. lie
journeyod from Springfield to Boston TO
call upon Governor Foss because Mr..
Foss was governor, and he says he did
noe talk Il word of politics in the course
of the conversation with the Massachu-
sette executive,
Governor MARSHALL considers himself
with some seriousness as a presiden-
tial candidate; not upon personal
grounds, but because be believes the
Baltimore convention may easily get so
snared mp that it will turn to some
great pivotal state in the west to
straighteu out the political tangle,
1T pays to tell the truth, said
Governor Marshall to The Transcript
correspondent yesterday morning, 'and
/ want to say that / am not candidate
for the nomination, in the sense that
| am not making any campaign. | am
poor man, but | never will permit
any other man to spend money in my
interest in politics. If the nomination
should come to me, it would be because
the national convention would be I'M
able to agree upon any of the other gen
tlcnen more prominently in the field and
would turn to Indiana. There is only
one thing worse than money in politics,
ana that is promises of Office ! never
have made any and never SHALL
Although Governor Marshall did not
say SO, the pcrtinency of this last re-
mark lies in the fact that he was nom
mated and elected governor of Indiana
without the financial assistance of any
one and without making a pledge to
anyone as to the disposition Of state
offices. The governor is very proud OF
the legislative record of Indiana in the
LAST year and cites an example in the
Indiana corrupt practices law, which is
so stringent that, before it was enact
ed, legal opinion was sought to make
certain that the law would not make
it a penitentiary ofTense to commit the
innocent act of taking a poll.
II hear a good deal Of progressives,"
said Governor Marshall, but from the
Democratic point of view | don't know
what progressive is All the progress
sives | have noticed in the Republican
party appear to be progressing toward
the presidency. If you will read the
statutes Of Indiana enacted in 1911 You
viii see as fine a record of progressive
legislation as has been passed in any
state in the Union"
Governor Marshall will call upon
President Taft to-day will be enter
tanned at dinner by the Indiana Demo-
cratic delegation in Congress tonight,
end will address the Y. M. G. A. Sun
day afternoon.
Said the Taft bureau yesterday morn
ing; "Advees from San Francisco re-
ceiVed to-day, state that President Taft
viii carry the city by more than 10000
plurality In the list of Taft delegates
to the national convention are ten men
who supported Governor johnson for the
two years ago. Two Of the
other delegates are women. The per-
sonnel of the Taft ticket in California
is exceedingly strong. Advices from
southern California show that Presi-
dent Taft is gaining ground daily and
that that section will support him as
heartily as the San Francisco and the
transbay section. A solid delegation
from California for President Taft is
absolutely assured. The women voters
Of California are almost unanimously
for the president