The Washington herald., 1907-05-05
AIDS TAFT'S CAUSE
Gov. Deneen, of Illinois, viii
Support Secretary,
FIGHTS DELIVERY OF STATE
Victor Assures President lie VIII
Oppose Any Move to Throw sup
port 10 discretionary If Speaker
Cannon Cannot Get Nomination.
Campaign 10 Be Made In Vermont.

The Taft cause was advanced yesterday
by conferences at the White House and
the War Department
Gov. DeneeH. of Illinois, a State with
ffty-four delegates in the next conven-
tion has been here talking Presidential
politics He returned West last night,
committed TO the Taft boom and highly
pleased al indications of the administra-
tions hearty cooperation with his fac
tional campaign
Ex-Gov. Arthur Thomas, Of Utah, now
postmaster at salt Lake City, was like
wise in consultation with the President
and talked about conditions in the inter
mountain region.
Primarily. Gov. Dcneen came to Wash
ington on drainage canal affairs. He saw
Secretary Taft and had luncheon al the
White House. His conferences with the
President and the Secretary on politics
were curJailed by the pressure of other
business. but there was time for an un-
derstanding as TO what course the COVER
nor and his wing of the Republicans viii
follow.
Tho Taft supporters concede the in
dorsement of Illinois 10 Speaker Cannon
and claim they Will not try 10 wrest that
from them. The last State convention
declared for the Speakers nomination,
and IL is supposed that declaration viii
be honored when the next convention
meets.
Illinois Not TO He Delivered.
But the Deneen faction wants 10 pre-
parent that he cannot win-from turning
the delegation over to Vice President
Fairbanks. or some other person who
may not have the Rooseveltian o K
Therefore, Gov. Deneen assured the
President and Secretary Taft of his pur-
pose TO try to have the next State con-
vention speak out strongly for continu-
ing present policies and 10 instruct its
delegates. while doing all they can 20
aame Speaker Cannon, TO support no re
dictionary"
Whether Gov. Deneen can deliver the
goods" remains to be seen. His faction
is supposed 10 be in the minority. but.
while there Is no hard and fast compact
between him and the President, il is un-
derst0Od the President will help out with
a little patronage now and then. This
many restore the asceudency TO him, al
though Speaker Cannon, as the first man
in the National House. has the power 70
make the President take notice
Ex-Gov Thomas told the President that
the Intermountain States would be for
him and for no one else. In so far as this
indicates that delegates would 80 20 the
convention. willing to follow his wishes
about the nominee, il was pleasing 70 the
nh To 1rT
of power in that great quadrennial gath-
ering.
Taft Boomers Get Ready
The Taft boomers are getting ready to
do some work in the North. Henry c.
Ide of Vermont. is taking hold of the
Green Mountain State. and hopes to be
able 10 deliver its four delegates TO his
good friend. the present Secretary of
War. Ex-Gov. Ide has been here most
OF the winter and in frequent conference
with MI TAFT. The fact that the Sec
retary's father, Alph0ns0 Taft. Secretary
Of War and afterWard Attorney General
in Grants hrst administration, was "a ma
tive Vermonter. viii be used as q senti-
mental argument
An incursion into New Hampshire also
ti4ttF tfr atAt+ttHtt4 EtRlA l4F fnNt+ ear ,
friends Eope 10 enlist the interest of Win
ston Churcail there
Two or three Of the Massachusetts
members Of the House have been sounded
about the Taft BOOM and are said to
have lent willing ears. one Of them is
Representative Gillette, dean of the dele
gaJiau.
President Shuns Cleveland, Ohio.
President Roosevelt yesterday declined
an invitation to speak in Cleveland, be-
cause he feared that such "a speech would
be construed as a boom for Secretary. Of
War Taft. The President said he did not
care TO mix personally ia politics in Ohio.
j.. II. Treadway, president OF the Cleve-
land Chamber of Commerce, was intro
duced to President Roosevelt by Repre-
sentative Burton. and he extended an in
vitati0n 20 him 10 go TO Cleveland as
guest OF honor at the chamber of COM
merce banquet in September, and, Incl
dentaliy, 10 make a speech. Treadway
made a special trip 10 Washington TO eX-
end the invitation. believing that a per-
soual invitation would have more weight
than written one. The President de-
CIined the invitation with regrets.