Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-25
WANT TAGGART
KEPT ON BALLOT
BY COMMITTEE
Democrats All Over State In.
sist on Right to Vote for
Him as Senator.
DECISION UP SATURDAY.

The democratic state committee
will be called on to replace the
name of Thomas Taggart on the
primary ticket as a candidate for the
United States senate, regardless of
the fact that he once withdrew from
the nomination
When the state committee meets here
Saturday to fill the vacancy 1t will be
urged by democrats from all over In
diana to ignore Mr.. Taggart's letter Of
declination and rename him because:
1. Mr.. Taggart is the undoubted
choice of the entire democratic party
and a great part of the republican
party for the senatOrship.
g. There Is a grave question to
the legality of his withdrawal from
the primary. In which his name was
placed by a petition signed by thou
sands of democrats who insist that
the primary law gives them the right
to nominate him.
3. Because no other man has been
suggested for the place whose pOpu-
lar1ty is anything equal to that of
Mr.. TaKgart or for whom there Is
any such a demand.
4. The wholly unauthorized and
nI-advised statements that have been
made relative to the selection of his
successor by certain democrats whose
wishes are said To have Overridden
their discretion have made IL appear
that the party is unable to produce
q candidate, ard only the nomination
Of Mr.. Taggart will counteracr such
a grave political mistake.
n
CART point out that while his declination
was for personal reasons and a true e.
preston OF his feelings, neither he nor
the party can afford to let 1t stand.
INSIST COMMITTEE
CAN RESTORE NAME
They say that the committee can place
his name on the ballot and the whole
party can vote for him at the primary
for the purpose Of showing 10 him that
the party demand for him is too great
to be ignored and is absolute evidence
that he can be elected whether he gives
any thought 10 the campaign or not.
Mr.. Taggart's withdrawal was made be-
cause he felt that the condition Of his
health would not permit him TO make an
active campaign for the senatorship and
he felt that accepting the nomination
would carry with 1t the obligation to
make a vigorous tight for the place.
His friends are now asking the state
committee to rename him as an assurance
TO him that the people OF Indiana want
the chance to vote for him for senator
and the democrats are anxious TO have
him as the candidate whether he can
make an active canvass for the place
or not
In other words. they desire to assure
ar- Taggart that they want his candi-
dacy without any obligation on him
to fight for election and believe he can
be elected whether he participates in
the campaign or not.
NOMINATION OFFERED
To NONE. SAYS sALLEE.
A. c. salee state chairman, issued a
statement early today concerning the Sc
lection Of senatorial candidate by the
state committee, as follows:
The state committee has never ten
dered the place on the ticket made vacant
by the withdrawal OF Mr.. Taggart to
any one.
"All reports to the contrary are I'M
true
1T is the intention of the committee
TO make this selection in a deIiberative
session and every democrat who aspires
10 the nomination may rest assured that
he viii get proper consideration and a
square deal"
While Mr.. Sallee would not comment
on the statement. II was generally be-
lieyed that 1t was prompted by the per
nicious activity Of a republican news
paper In printing repeated interpiews
with Ed G.. Hoffman, national committee
man, In which it was stated that the
committee either would or had ten
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