Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-06
TAGGART FINDS
GOOD FEELING
FOR DEMOCRATS
League of Nations and Econo-
my Issues Sway Trend in
Indiana Politics.
SUMS UP SITUATION

Returning from a tour of Indiana to
spend today in Indianapolis Thomas
Taggart, Democratic nominee for the
United States Senate, summed up the
political situation as follows:
Last week | was through most OF the
Eighth and Eleven districts and found
the situation extremely favora BILE.
"Occa sionally in spots you would fno
some little dissatisfaction.
Occasionally you would find a Demo
crat, Progressive or Republican that had
not made up his mind whether to vots
| for Cox or Harding.
II have Just returned from a trip
| through the Second district commencing
at Shoals, Loogootee, Washington, Bick-
nell, and ending at Vineennes, and OF
the entire trip I found nothing but eni
! thusiasm amongst the Democrats ann
many Republicans and Progressives, whs
declared that they were going to votb
! for Cox, and gave as their reasons fof
doing so, his stand on the League OF
Nations.
Several Of them told me they had been
waiting for an expression from Senator
Harding, but that his attitude in regard
| to the League OF Nations is less defnits
now than when he made his speech Of
| acceptance.
HARDING's STAND
INDEFINITE.
Some days he is following the lead of
Senator Johnson, Borah and Brandagee.
and then again he strays away from them
and makes the statement that he is not
sure what he viii do If elected, but that
| something will be worked out of the na-
J tons to bring them together for peace.
"Since my trip through the Eighth and
Eleventh districts 1 have received letters
from many people Of different political
faith, some who were doubtful when was
there, but have since said that on account
| OF the State issues, taxation being the
principal feature. and Governor Cox's at
tltude toward the League of Nations when
he said, am for going in has brought
many people to the realization that thev
want something definite from our candi-
dates, and Governor Cox, having taken
definite position, and Senator Harding in
definite, they are selecting, as their can
didate, man who viii guarantee uni
/ versal peace.
Ihere is oquestion but. that a week
/ ago the Republicans were at the top
or peak Of their campaign.
Ihe great victory In Maine, in which
( they spent over $4,000 on local ergsni
zation, and probably hundreds Of thou
sands of dollars for the purpose of get
ting out their vote, made them very
I jubilant.
Il said then. and repeat now. that
the Maine election was simply local
AFFAIR. and in my judgment had no bear.
ing on the national question.
DEMOCRATS
GAIN GROUND.
Il am more than satisfied now that
the Democrats are gaining ground con-
dnuaily and the Republicans are going
down hill.
Ihe American people are very in
teLlgent, and if the League OF Nations
mas been such a bugaboO, as they pre-
TEND 1t to be, l wonder why the Icepub-
nGan county committees, the State com
Z mittee, and the national committee mas
not furnished their readers with COMES
or the covenant Of the League of Nations
SO that people themselves could read
ana understand; instead of issuing the
I document so that their people could be-
come informed they have issued nroDa
/ ganda through magazines and Republic
an newspapers, stating that if the Dem
/ ocrats won the American hoys would
! again have to so to war.
The Democrats, who have had the
League Of Nations, and read it. know
that this is not true
( Ihe Republicans, who have been able
70 obtain copies of the League of Ma
tions, and have read IT, have learned that
( they have been misinformed BIZ the Re-
publican speakers and the Republican
/ propaganda through the magazines and
Republican newspapers.
PEOPLE FAVOR
q lINTERNATTnNAT pEACE
There is no question In nv mind Int
! what the people of the United States are
/ In favor Of an international peace. and
arter reading the covenant of the League
\ of Nations, I am sure that the mothers
Of this country are becoming satisfied
/ that the only way they can obtain that
peace and safety for their boys of the
future is by the adoption of the League
of Nations at the coming election From
what I have, observed in the last few
days the trend Of the people of Indiana
viii be in the direction of Cox and Roose-
velt on account of the League Of Nations.
ut is unnecessary to discuss State is
sues in this short interview, because the
people who have been paying taxes un-
derstand and know what the increases
mean up to the present time and that.
their taxes viii be greater than they have
ever paid before"
ATTENDS MEETING OF
/ STATE COMMITTEE.
1 Abandoning his tour. of the State for
one day in order to attend the meeting
/ of the Democratic State committe in ses-
/ sion at the Denison hotel, Thomas Tag
! gart, Democratic candidate for United
/ States Senator, spent today in Indian
! apolis.
! Mr.. Taggart win remain in indian
apolis over night, starting out again
/ tomorrow on another tour that will fake
him to Mitchell, Bedford and Martins
sille.
The senatorial candidate expressed
himself today as being delighted with
the results of his tour.
Meetings were held at Shoals, Loogoo-
tee. Washington and Bicknell, ending
with mass meeting last night in Vim
cenneS.
The night meeting, the attendants at
which completely packed the hrst door