Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-11-12
Consolidation Of Revenue District
In Tennessee Blow at Candidacy.
DONE TO PLEASE TAFT OPPONENTS
Action Of President Construed to
Mean That He win Either Take
the Nomination Himself, or Wants
1t For cortelyou.

WASHINGTON. -. c.. Nov. H.
Resident Roosevelt has all the poll
uc.Nns guessing again MS to his in
tentions towards nomination for Il
third term. His action in con.
solidating the two revenue collec-
ton districts of Tenesscc. ana an.
pointing It strong anti-Taft man to the
collectorship. displacng two ardent
supporters of Secretary Taft for the
nomination and at the same time
turning down tho Endorsement OF Re.
preventative Brownlow. of Tennessee.
who has openly declared for TAFT. is
regarded as practically conclusive
that:
l. Tho President wants the
nomination himself. o.
3 That he was not sincere
when he protested to Secretary
Taft that he would do all he
could 90 help him gain the nomi-
nation.
A Blow at Taft.
The proposition to consolidate the
two districts was put forward by Rep.
rosentative Hale, one of the two Re
pnblican members OF Congress from
Tennessee. Mr.. Hale is opposed to
the nomination of Secretary Taft. and
wants Mr.. Roosevelt for third
term. Newell Sanders. the Republi-
can State chairman of Tennessee, has
been here for some time urging that
the consolidation be made. Mr.. San.
ders is violently opposed to the nomi-
nation OF anybody but President
Roosevelt
Representative Brownlow. tho 9th.
Rnnuh1irnn l,a,
from Tennessee. and former Renubli.
can boss of the State. has also been
here. but has been opposing the con.
solidation with all his might.
On Saturday morning Mt II o'clock
Mr. Brownlow was assured that he
could rest easy. that the consolida-
ton would not be made. This state
ment was made TO him tv Commits.
sioncr Gamers on the authority OF
Secretary Cortclyou.
At . o'clock the order consolidat.
ing the two districts was issued. and
antl-Taft men in Tennessee. was an,
pointed 10 the collectorship.
Kills the Taft Boom.
The unde-hand method employed
IN making the change, and the evil
dent insncerity OF the administration
NJ processing 10 ldNOl' the nomination
OF Mr.. Taft, indicate degree OF du.
plicity and doubt-dealing such as
shocks the newspaper men well used
10 all phases of the game ms played
here in Washington 1t is well.nieh
uncomfortable that public men occu-
pving positions as high as that of
the presidency and the head OF the
financial department OF great gov.
eminent could stoop to politics of
this order. Secretary Cortelyou said
himself he told the President there
was too much politics in the proposi.
ton for him to have hand in il.
The action of the President uncov-
ora him completely Either he wants
The nomination. or he wants to nomi.
nate Cortelyou. He does not want
TO nominate Secretary Taft. 1t has
leaked out that Secretary Taft went
TO the Philippines only under no.
Test. The President assured him his
interests would be well taken care OF
~ his absence. The manner in which
those interests have been protected
IS apnarent. Tho Taft boom has been
breathing with difficulty for n month
II was killed absolutely by the action
Of the President Saturday. Taft was
sent abroad in orde- that the act
might he performed with MS little en-.
lnrraSsmcnt as nossibIc