Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-29
TAGGART OPENS
TOUR WITH Def
TO PARTY JABS
BY HORACE N. COATS,
Times staff Correspondent.

MUNCIE, Ind, Sept. 29.-With a plea
|for the adoption of the covenant of the
|League Of Nations and for business
methods in governmental affairs, both
lState and national, Thomas Taggart,
Democratic nominee for United States
Senator. opened his campaign tour with
addresses here and at Anderson yester-
2lay.
No unusual methods were necessary In
attracting crowds to Mr.. Taggart's meet
8ngs and many of the voters in his aud
sences were women.
81 Following his speech here, Mr.. Taggart
eparted for Hartford City and Bluffton
automobile.
Delaware County Democrats are more
: 8Dtimistfe now than in any other presi-
entiaI campaign regarding the out
pok for success at the polls in No
smber u
Included in the Taggart party are Dale
4 'rittenberger. Anderson, Eighth district
chairman; ". A. Kunkel. Button, for
her Eighth district chairman and host
o the Taggart party, and several State
candidates.
Mr.. Taggart will speak at Hartford
FCity following the Muncie address, clos
/ Ing the first days tour tonight with
speech at Button.
@The Democrats are handicapped by
the negro and German vote, which has
Srallied to the Republicans, but we ex
L eet to pile up big vote for Taggart
said a prominent Democrat
FORTUNATELY, the Democrats have a
big registration, and they viii all turn
aput to vote"
J. Cooper Props, Delaware County
chairman. is as optimistic about success
Ill November as he is enthusiastic about
ATaggart
j 1T is no use to talk aything else"
he said, tom Faggart will be our next
senator
Prominent manufacturers and business
Anen are active in their support Of Tag
part here.
5hey say the election of Tsggart would
Guarantee business Administration.
One of the business men who was
Instrumental in the success of the Muncie
meeting is Milt Rutherford of the Reth-
@rfoTd Manufacturing Company.
According to reports. others are fast
Becoming affiliated with the Democratic
organization and all are working for the
same ultimate end to send Tom Taggart,
business RAN for a business job, to
lie United States Senate,
u Accompanying Mr.. Taggart and speak
ing at the meetings with him are Fred
brick Van Nuys, United States district
attorney for Indiana, and Mrs. Alice Eos
ler MeCulIcch, chairman of the Demo
cratic women in indiana.
The running of the Government is
S aothfng but a big business proposition, -
r. Taggart told bis audience.
I am elected Senator / shall regard
II as director in corporation
led with the responsibilities of aid
It's management in the interest OF
ApekholdeFs, the people"
Taggart admitted he is a distinct
pan in his political life, but chal
Z Aanybody to point cut anything
pc officially by him during MS
auditor of Marion County OF
indianapolis that was not for
interests Of the people whom
drich State administration did
come in for its share Of eriti-
d the. election of DIR. Carleton
loch as Governor in order 70
he declared would be a con-
1f waste Of public funds under
Ecan administration.
ivan Nuys, in a short address at
gfScked the critics Of the national admin
Ssztration and denounced those men who
&have been finding FAULT with the admin
4 istration By making purely personal
assault on the record Of President VIII
bon.
POINTS NEED OF MONEY
4 F0R SUCCESSFUL WARFARE.
Mr. Van Nuys referred to the state
ments Of expenditures of the Administra-
ton during the war and admitted they
|, we're LARGE.
1T Is impossible to have war and en-