Evening star., 1922-10-15
ACTIVITY RENEWED
.|N|ND|ANA CONTEST
Registration Over, Leaders
of Both Parties Hit
Speakers Trail.
TOM TAGGART'S COAT OFF
Will Work for Election of Demo-
cratic Nominee for Senate-Re-
publicans Boosting Beveridge.
TOM TAGGART's COAT OFF
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. October II
Following the final registration day
in Indiana. the speaking bureaus of
both political pafties have gone at
their work with redoubled energy.
Albert ]. Beveridge, the republican
nominee for United States senator,
and Samuel NJ. Ralston. the demo-
cratic nominee, are speaking almost
every day and night and it is an
nounced that Gov. McCray soon will
take to the stump for the repub-
licans, while Thomas Taggart of
French Lick Springs has arrived at
democratic headquarters and has an
nounced that he will have his coat
off from this time on. Mr.. Taggart
on his arrival said:
Things are looking fine and 1 am
sure will be even better as the cam
paign progresses. My hat and coat
are off and l am at the service of the
democrats anywhere and any place
they think l will do the most good
II is expected that Mr.. TaEgart
Will work harder in this campaign
than in any previous contest, except
the one in which he was candidate.
Mr.. Taggart has for years had much
to do with the progress of Mr.. Raj
ston, the democratic nominee. There
are rumors that in case of necessity
Mr.. Taggart might contribute some
thing more substantial than his time
to the campaign.
Gov. McCrny Backs Up G. o. r.
Gov McCray in his speeches for
the republicans IS expected to. dis
cuss largely the work of his admin
istration. AS preliminary to his
speaking campaign the republican
state committee already has issued
brochure showing that the receipts
of the state in the last year have
been more than a million dollars in
excess of the expenses. The thing, of
course, that the democrats are eX-
pected to take up is the size of the
receipts during the republican ad-
ceipts in previous democratic admin
iStrationS.
The registration of voters finally
showed up much better than had been
expected. In indianapolis. where
there has been considerable dissen-
sion in the republican organization.
the registration was about s5 per
cent of the registration for the last
city election. Democratic precincts
did not appear to make any better
showing than did republican pre-
cincts. except that the registration
inhabited by colored voters One
colored ward showed a deficiency of
something like 1000 votes. However,
the total deficiency as compared with
the total number of colored votes was
small. and republicans do not regard
the situation as serious. But in case
the contest in Indianapolis is close
he democrats see in the deficiency in
colored registration an element that
might throw the city into the demo-
cratic column. And in some elections
in the past the vote in indianapolis
has determined the political COM
plexion of the state. 1t is predicted
judging from the registration, that
the total vote in indianapolis will be
from 10000 to 10000. Theoretically
a large vote would be helpful to the
republicans, because the city is nor
mally republican.
"BriEht Spot" for Republicans.
Another very bright spot for the re-
putdicans in the registration was
Lake county, where, it was said. the
registration was about as near to 100
per cent as could be expected and
was far beyond the hopes of even the
republicans. Next to Marion county
Gndianapolis) Lake county. with its
heavy population, has always been
the most important political unit in
| the state. The total registration of
Lake county was estimated at 10000,
the largest in the history of the