Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1916 — TAGGART IS NAMED [ARTICLE]

TAGGART IS NAMED

Nominated for Senator by Indiana Democratic Convention. FULL TICKET IS ANNOUNCED John A. M. Adair of Portland for Governor and Mason J. Niblack of Vincennes for Lieutenant Governor. Indianapolis, April 27. —With a whoop and hurrah, Thomas Taggart was nominated for United States senator by the Indiana Democratic convention. To the last he said he wished the party had given the job to someone else, but he accepted in a brief speech, declaring that he was for peace. The full ticket named by the convention, which adjourned at 5:86 o’clock, is as follows: Governor —John A. M. Adair, Portland. Lieutenant Governor —Mason J. Niblack, Vincennes. United States Senator (short term) —Thomas Taggart, French Lick. Secretarg of State—Homer L. Cook. Indianapolis.

Auditor of State—Dale J. Crittenberger, Anderson. Treasurer of State —George A. Bittier, Fort Wayne. Attorney General —Evan B. Stotaenburg. New Albany. Supreme Court (Second district)— Douglas Morris, Rushville. Supreme Court (Third district) — Charles E. Cox, Indianapolis. Appellate Court (northern division) ~James J. Moran, Portland. Reporter of Supreme Court —Phillip Zoercher, Tell City. Judge Appellate Court (First district) —John C. McNutt, Martinsville. State Superintendent of Public Instruction—Samuel L. Scott, New Albany. State Statistician 8. W. Kann, Ligonier. Delegates at Large—Benjamin F. Bosse, Evansville; W. H. O’Brien, Lawrenceburg; John W. Kern, Indianapolis; Stephen B. Fleming, Fort Wayne. Alternate Delegates at Large—Alvin Padgett, Washington; George W. Brill, Danville; Judge Alonso Blair, Shelbyville; A. A. Gast, Warsaw. Presidential Electors at Large—Evans Woollen, Indianapolis; Meredith Nicholson, Indianapolis. Contingent Electors at Large—B. M. Foster, Fort Wayne; Lew O’Bannon, Corydon. The delegates to the national convention named E. G. Hoffman of Fort Wayne as national committeeman.

The unanimous nomination and tremendous ovation given Thomas Taggart, who will battle James E. Watson for the short term election for United States senator, raised him from the title of “boss” of Indiana Democracy to the rank of “leader,” the leaders say. The nomination of Mason J. Niblack of Vincennes for lieutenant governor gives Congressman J. A. M. Adair, candidate for governor, a running mate who is not only from an opposite part of the state but who is known as a "farmer candidate.” In drawing the platform, the Democrats followed the Republican platform in some respects, omitting pledges to certain kinds of legislation. The adoption of a plan praising the Democratic liquor laws and calling for their enforcement is seen as a slap at the failure of the Republicans to mention question and a repudiation of charges of brewery control hurled at the Democratic organization. A ticklish situation with the German vote was solved, leaders believe, when President Wilson was given a blanket indorsement without specific mention of the submarine crisis.