Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 August 1909 — PRIMARY INQUIRY IS INTERESTING [ARTICLE]

PRIMARY INQUIRY IS INTERESTING

Political Skeletons Were Exposed to View. VARIOUS CHARGES WERE MADE Names of Thomas Taggart, Crawford Fairbanks and Lesser Lights of Bygone Convention Days Were Dragged Into Investigation—Committee Has Closed Indiana Work and Will Go to Detroit Well Satisfied With Information It Has Secured. Indianapolis, Aug. 27.—Bitter denunciation of pernicious political activity in the past and charges and counter charges against candidates for mayor in the recent city campaign characterized the investigation of Indiana’s direct primary law by the committee of the New York gefteral assembly in session at the statehouse. Political skeletons were marched out of political closets and the names of Thomas Taggart, Crawford Fairbanks and some of the lesser satellites of the bygone convention days were dragged into the inquiry. Several friends of tlie direct promary appeared as witnesses and the primary law went through the vivisection process very well. After examining seven witnesses, making a total of nineteen that had given testimony, Senator Meade, chairman of the committee, announced (hat the inquest in Indianapolis had been closed and that the next session would be held at Detroit. He said also that he was well satisfied with the responses in Indianapolis and that much valuable information had been obtained.