Evening star., 1928-06-03
ATTACK JACKSON'S
DELEGATE STATUS
Indiana Group Claims Cover.
nor Was Illegally Elected
to Post.
special Dispatch to The star.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, June 2.-Eacr
Of the political parties in Indiana de.
veloped worry this week-the Repub-
licans over whether Gov. Ed. Jackson
would be permitted TO sit with the
Hoosier delegation at Kansas City and
the Democrats over what the STATE
convention will do next week.
The Republicans. especially those WIZ
are sincerely anxious for Senator james
e. Watson, the States favorite-son
offering. to make showing at Kangas
City. are genuinely alarmed over Jack
sons presence on the delegation. Tnes
fear that the odium that has been at
tached TO his name since he escaped
trial on bribery conspiracy charge Ds
pleading the statute of limitations vii
serve to embarrasS the senior Senator
The governor is said TO have told
Senator Watson, after he obtained a
place on the delegation, that he Eoil!d
remain at home. but the governor viii
not verify that report and his friends
say that he Is preparing TO accompany
the delegates to the convention. A plan
Is understood TO be in the making
whereby a protest against Jackson s
presence on the delegation would be
carried TO the credentials committee a;
Kansas City.
Attack Election.
Those promoting that move say that
Jackson was illegally elected a delegate
from the seventh district. They assert
that the Marion County organization
which comprises the seventh district
used steam-Toiier methods to put Jack
son over. that roll call was not ordered
and that only an AYE" a-.d may" vote
was taken. whereas a roll call. or secret
ballot. should have been held. Others
are fearful that If Jacksons right tc
sit on the delegation is contested it VII
call too much attention TO indiana s
political troubles and viii tend to en-
phasize the local situation to Watson
detriment.
The Indiana Democrats will eonvene
next Wednesday to nominate complete
State ticket, adopt platform and name
80 delegates to the Houston nationa
convention. These delegates have been
pledged by the verdict Of the primary
TO support Evans Woollen, Indianapolis
banker. 50 hong as his name remains
before the convention.
AS a matter of fact, Indiana VIII
send "a delegates to the convention, a
the big four will be increased to eight
with a half vote apiece. According TO
the present plans, the big eight" will
consist of Thomas Taggart. veteran
Democratic leader, who brought Wool
len into the running: w II, O'Brien.
Woollens State campaign manager
L. @. Ellingham. publisher of the Fort
Wayne Journal-Ciazette; William Cronln,
publisher Of the Terre Haute Tribune;
Mrs. Samuel NJ. Ralston and Mrs. John
w. Kern, widows of former United
States Senators: Mrs. Thomas r. Mar
shall. widow of the former Vice Presi-
dent. and Miss Gertrude McHugh, for
merly secretary Of the State committee.
Taggart in Poor Health.
II is probable that Taggart viii be
unable to attend the convention. due
TO the state Of his health. If he should
decide not to attend. his place probably
viii be taken by A. G.. Sallee. who has
been promoting Woollen's candidacy in
various States. Taggart has been at
tending national conventions since 1888.
and since lSo2s he has been a delegate
at every national convention. II ne
decides to remain at home under the
doctors orders. he will be in close touch
with the convention by special telephone
at all times, according TO present ar
rangementS
bitter fight has sprung up over the
goveEnorship nomination between Frank
O. Daley. formerly United States dis
trict attorney. and John Z. Fredrick,
Kokomo manufacturer. Daley dis
tanced Fredrick, his nearest competitor
In the primary by SO. 900 votes and will
come into the convention with more
than a majority OF the delegates.
The Frederick leaders. incensed at
Taggart for indorsing Daley In the
primary, are attempting To start a
fight against Taggart that would pre-
vent him from being accorded a place
on the delegation at large. The pre-
diction Is general that Daley not only
will be nominated but that Taggart
VIII be honored BY once more being
placed ON the big eight"
Indiana farmers. under leadership OF
W. II. Settle, president of the Indiana
Federation Of Farm Bureaus, are taking
= leading part in the preparations for
an agrarian march on Kansas City 70
protest against the nomination OF
Herbert G. Hoover Settle is member
Of the committee Of thirteen. repre-
sonting the corn belt States, which Is
arranging for . farmers descent on
the convention.
Charters Two Cars.
He already has chartered two special
Pullman cars which viii carry the In
diana farm contingent to Kansas City,
The nullmans will be coupled on 10 the
special train which win bear Indianas
regular delegation
The farm federation openly supported
Senator Watson In the primary cam
paign and the leaders took the stump
throughout the State and attacked
Hoover's farm viewpoint Settle. In a
letter sent out To local farm bureaus
this week. called ON the farmers TO
rally To prevent Hoover's nomination
and intimated that ii the Secretary OF
Commerce Is successful the farmers will
soon organize a third party
MARoLp g. FEIGHTNER.
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