Evening star., 1924-06-25
RALSTON KEPT FAR
FROM PUBLIC'S view
Taggart Smashes Plans to Bring
Senator From Farm to
Convention.
OPPOSES UNDUE PUBLICITY
Indiana Leader Even Turns Down
First Ballot Votes.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 25.-Plans of en-
thusiastic RaIston supporters to bring
the senator to the convention to dis
prove stories that he is in poor health
were quickly smashed today by Thomas
Taggart
Senator Ralston is not coming to the
convention" Taggart said with emphasis
when the plan was broached to him.
He is out home and he is going to re-
main there"
Taggart, among other Indiana lead
ers. thinks that the fact that Ralston is
making no active drive for the nomina-
ton is vastly to his benefit, and they are
going to do everything they can to keep
hlm personally out Of the fight.
VIII Refuse Second Place.
Taggart declared last night that the
old Illinois-New York-Indiana coalition
was not operating at this Democratic
convention, and that under no circum-
stances would Senator Ralston accept
the vice presidential nomination
Ralston for President or nothing"
was the way Taggart summarized the
SITUATION. Il have entered into no al
nance with any one. True, the leaders
or the various candidates have called on
me, out have not called on any of them,
and L have not made any deal of any
KIND II the convention should see at
70 nominate Senator Ralston for Vice
PRESIDENT shall decline in his behalf, as
L nave been empowered to do"
Sees Many Leaders.
Iaggart is playing a waiting game for
Ildiston; ana will continue to do so. He
spent all of today, except the time he
was in the convention. at his hotel re-
ceivlng leaders who came to discuss the
indiana senator's chances, and feel ont
Idsgart on a switch Of the Indiana dele
sation and Taggarts personal sup
p1i Tp :. Al OF them got the same answer:
mat Iaggart is going to stand pat on
haiston and he is unwilling to con-
cede now that any one else will he
nominated. Therefore, why discuss
such possibility, he asks blandly.
And with that the. conversations
cease.
Fear is expressed among Ralston's
friends that he may be pushed too
fast. and Taggart is guarding par
ticularly against such an exigency.
Taggart explains his strategy to
the home folks in language which
is easily understood out along the
Wabash
Plays Waiting Game.
I've don't want TO work this colt
into lather too soon." he told we'll
wishers today. We just want to have
nlm well curried and walk him around
the track little bit. Let the other
managers breeze their colts all they
like. We will play the other game"
Taggarts strategy is to keen his
workers quiet for two or three more
days in order to permit the outstand-
ing candidates to wear themselves
out He is understood to believe
that present outstanding candidates
Will pass the peak of their strength
after few ballots and then the drift
VIII start to Ralston, if his sup
porters do not become too active in
the meantime. Taggart particularly
does not want any one offended by
overZealous Ralston boomers. There
fore, he is holding a tight rein on
his workers.
HopS is entertained in the Hoosier
dele egation that Ralston may not have
more than the thirty Indiana votes
on the first ballot 1t is probable.
however. it is said, that he will have
few more votes. Various former
residents of Indiana on delegations
which are not bound by instructions
have gone to Taggart and expressed
the outset. He has told them to use
their own judgment, but not to pile
up too large an initial vote for the
senator. 1t is declared by Ralston
followers that he could have seventy
FIVE votes on the first ballot if he
wanted them.
RaIston followers profess to be-
lieve that their candidate will rush
to the fore as soon as Smith and
McAdoo are through fighting each
other.