Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-03-02
BLANKS FILED
BEARING 1000
SIGNATURES
Howe Landers Takes Petitions
to Secretary of States Of
fee for Record.
LowDEN GOES ON, TOO

The name of Thomas Taggart viii
appear on the primary ballots in In
diana as candidate for the demo
cratic nomination for United States
senator.
Petitions bearing three thousand
signatures were filed with the secre-
tary of state today asking that his
name be placed on the ballot. The
petitions were filed by Howe Landers,
q democratic lawyer.
Mr. Landers took to the Office of the
secretary Of state petitions containing
more than 5000 signatures, but decided
TO file only 1000 The law requires thai
only 500 signatures be fled Mr.. Landers
explained that he filed only the re-
quIred number and sufficient more to
make sure that there would be no ques-
tion that a sufficiently large number OF
names had been filed.
Mr. Taggart will not be opposed for
the nomination. Democrats in all parts
Of the state have been unanimous in
asking him to become a candidate. He
has refused to take any active part
IN the campaign in his behalf thus far
but he recently consented to become a
candidate.
TAGGART READY
TO MAKE RACE.
The petitions were filed Immediately
following receipt Of word from Wash-
ington, where Mr.. Taggart is visiting,
that he would not refuse TO yield to the
demands of Indiana democrats and make
the race for the senate
According to Mr.. Landers many more
than the 5000 signatures which were
filed with the secretary of state were re-
ceived.
Mr. Taggart in a Washington dispatch
is quoted as saying that he was most Ger
tainly not a candidate and that the peti-
tions we're circulated without his consent.
He is said to have agreed however, that
in face Of the demand it would be neces-
sary for him to make the race.
LOWDEN's NAME
GOES ON TONIGHT.
Petitions asking that the name of Gov.
Frank 0. Lowden of Illinois be placed
on the Indiana ballot as a candidate for
the republican nomination for president
were expected to be fled with the sec
retary of state before night, it was said
/ at Lowden headquarters. Il was said
/ that only a sufficiently large number Of
/ signatures to comply with the law prob
I ably would be filed for Gov. Lowden. The
Bowden campaign managers have made
no attempt to obtain q large number OF
signatures, but they have in their pos
session many more petitions than 1t is
Necessary to file.
Lewis F. Emerson of Springfield, Ill.
national campaign manager for Gov.
Lowden, is in indianapolis for conferences
/ with republicans for the purpose of feel
ing out the sentiment of the state in re-
gard to republican candidates for the
presidency. 1t was said at Lowden head
quarters that Mr.. Emerson probably
would make a number of announcements
concerning organization plans before he
leaves the city.
McCULLOCRS PETITIONS
TO BE FILED WEDNESDAY.
Col. Carleton B. McCunoch, democratic
candidate for the nomination for gov
ernOr, will file his declaration and pc
titions Wednesday morning. Besides the
names of several thousand male voters
the petitions include many women. One
Of the petitions contained the following
names Of well known Indianapolis
women:
Mrs. Jackson Landers Mrs. Myron D.
King, Helen B. King Mrs. Charles A.
Hockersmith, Mrs. Charles H Wood. Mrs.
f. J. Dougherty, Mrs. B. c. Calvert, Mrs.
A. E. Sturtevant, Mrs. NJ T. Carter.
Elizabeth x. Nicholson, Eugeni K Mich
olson, Mrs. Ephriam Inman. Mrs. John
Oscar Henderson, Mrs. John Dorning
johnson, Mrs. H. A. Vawter, Mrs. Gordon
Tanner, Mrs. r. E. Springsteen, Miss
Anne NJ. White, Mrs. Laura B. Elder.
Mrs. NJ. 81. K. Malone, Mrs. W. W. Car
ter. Authella Carter, Mrs. Isaac Born.
Mrs. George Norwood Catterson and Mrs
AQuilla Jones.