Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-05-01
Realizing This Administration Is Busy
Lining Up Party Organization
for Such a Candidate.
WILLIAM TAFTS STOCK IS AWAY BELOW PAR IN SOUTH
Hitchcock Has Something UP His Sleeve.linoiS Says
Uncle joe Cannot BE Nominated Republicans
Must Be UP and Doing

Washington, ID. c., May Re
alizing that in politics nothing should
be taken for granted, the admins
tration has begun early to line up the
party organization in various states
with a view to insuring the nominal
tion at the republican national con-
vention man in sympathy with the
policies of Theodore Roosevelt.
Republican managers have Just
come to this conclusion. at confer
ences held i'm Washington with the
president, and surface campaigning
may be expected at any time.
There is reason TO believe that the
president is not as sanguine as he
was a month or so ago that William
Howard Taft of Ohio, can win out in
the convention next year. His al
lance with Governor Hughes is in
terpreted here as move in the di
rection of making certain that the
delegations from big states like New
York shall support a Roosevelt can
didate. Down south Secretary Taft
is said to be unpopular. A republi-
can leader. prominent in the admin
istration and a potent factor in party
affairs, expressed the opinion today
| that even with the support of the
president Mr.. Tafts boom is en-
countering headwinds in the south.
THE president could doubtless con-
troll the south for himself" this lead
| er said, "but it is my belief that he
can not throw his southern support
to Taft"
The administration knows full we'll
why Taft stock is below par among
| republican leaders in the south. A
year ago the distinguished Ohioan
went to North Carolina to make a
speech at the republican convention
in that state. His theme was the dis
! tribution of federal patronage. With
characteristic frankness. Mr.. Taft told
the republicans of North Carolina,
and he made it plain too, that he
was talking to the republicans of the
south generally, that the principles
| and policies of the party would make
greater progress in Dixieland Il all
the federal Jobs, were flled with DEM
ocrats This sort of talk displeased
the southern republicans They were
| furious over 1T. II was about as
palatable to them as nicotine to an
| elephant
When Frank H. Hitchcock, first as
| sistant postmaster general returns to
| Washington, it is understood he will
tale unfold that may effect radi-
cal change in the political plans of
| the administration. Mr.. Hitchcock,
it can be stated on authority, has
been bluntly told by many southern
| leaders that it would be better for
the administration to perfect organi-
zatlons in that section without regard
to Taft, that for the time at least
Taft should be forgotten. Within the
week or so, it is expected, the ad-
ministratlon will cease talking in fav-
or Of any particular candidate, and
| devote its energies to making ii clear
to republicans throughout the coun-
try that while the president has no
! choice of men he very much desires
| that the party standard next year
shall be placed in the hands of one
| favorable to the so-called policies of
progression" that have marked the
administration of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Taft Boom Reaches Crisis.
That the Taft boom has nearly
| reached the crisis in its career is
the belief of observing politicians in
| Washington. The Foraker-Dick com
bination, according to advices just