Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1914 — THE TAGGART GANG IS BADLY SCARED [ARTICLE]

THE TAGGART GANG IS BADLY SCARED

Stale Official Appeals to Democratic Congressmen to Hurry Home—Says Seats of Eight Are In Danger—RepuMicans More Aotive Than In Yearn Washington, Sept SO.—That ginger fbwa the Woedrew Wilsea ginger bot--4* is badly needed in the Indiana state campaign is the report that reached the Indiana congresptonal. * delegation from leaders at hema, who ase sending an S. O. S. caH to th* colons at Washington to come back to Indiana and supply the much-needed pep. The oall is causing a great deal of mental distress in the delegation, for the congressmen realise that a one-legged man has as good a show in a marathon as they have getting home until President Wilson says the word. A sensation has boon created tn the congressional delegation by a letter Just received from a prominent Democratic state officer and appointee of Governor Ralston, who sends an urgent appeal to Senator Shively and the Indiana members of the lower House to get back to Indiana just as soon as they can break away from Washington. This official sags that undoubtedly the candidacies of at least eight Indiana members of the House are in a bad way and he holds out the danger of a slaughter in the delegation unless something Is done. He declares that the Republicans are more active than they have been for ten years, enthusiastic and well organized, and that a great deal of dissatisfaction exists among the rank and file of the Democratic party in Indiana over she eandi dacies of Homer L. Cook and Do:m M Roberts. He mentions the candidacies of Re), resentatlvesr Korbly. Barulart. Gr Morrison, Peterson, Cullop, C’lne -?n< Moss as being in Jeopardy. He says that Bt. Joseph county is in the worst shape for the Democrats it ever has been and that. Democratic fences aro in a bad fix to Marion county.