The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-26
TAFT'S MEN
ARE NOW HAPPY
They Believer in Walk
Over in Ohio.
CANDIDATE IS IN FAVOR
"Stand-patters" Opposed to Fat
Secretary.
TAsy May Take Up Gesernsr Hughes
OF sUneIe Jeey Cssaen At
The RspubIican
Conventisn.
:ANDDATE IS IN FAVOR
nY ALFREp D. sT0FEn.


Developments OF the past few days
cause many OF the best posted Hepub<
lican politicians to think that the boom
for Secretary Taft has received fresl, y
impetus on account Of the strong tide
In his favor IN Ohio.
II begins to look as II the Foraker-
Dick combination will. not be able "a
prevent the Secretary from having con-
troll Of tho delegation from his own
State TO ths Chicago convention. And
at present IL may be that Judge TAFT
will have . complete waikover ia
Ohio.
4 Undoubtedly this Is most discourse
ing to the hackers OF the other Re-
publican candidafes. II r. especially
so 10 the -etand pat" crowd OF high.
protective tariff advocates in the New
England and Middle States. Almost TO
a man they are bitterly opposed 70
Secretary Taft on account OF his hax~
ing declared for q revision Of the aN-
listing tariff schedules ne soon AZ pos
sible after the next Presidential elec-
tion.
They have soured on Presidept
Roosevelt when II looked az X his
party would try to force another mora
nation upon him, and until the Clay
ton resolution was introduced IN this
House against third term Il realty
ala look a. II the President would
keep people guessing as to what his
position was. That move SUGGESTED
that It was high time TO issue eyen
stronger declaration to sqaeich that
sanders Hale combination were Met-
ting ready 20 hold In Tspneaeee ~ err
der TO claim to be tbs nre1 ccmpi-
nation 10 start the bali rolling once
more FOR iha President
Aches for esfana-Enaxkx<w
The mere fact thAt Ohio may inaefNF
SECRETARY Taft Il not waIe .ys'5 tHe
had nannfed on = close "a ll1 'tt fnffp
witch would have ite 0ne1t ~ Y1AeF
hections, and particularly ~ EAe A1AkN
II the antf-TAft people eould nnty nus
ter or,e-third or more Of the OHIO qei
egates it would not Be % had. 4hen
they could say that TafE VS. nos v
euch great favor after al u nis own
efsse ara IL conlA be q close skrug-
- with theN odds only slightly ~
Sevar AZ the administration candlaate,
r,,st A argument that would pc ~
NOSE states tor the anti Taft hepng-
lIcans 10 get down 70 Work ana sNAsSn
the delegates to other AsgilH1 49,. y
that 4 combination might be f0knee /.
y CHICAGO 70 prevent Taft from WaAN-
sr., avvav with the nomination.
= enns4or Foraker makes ~ ppQk
!. -s.,sv. : n, ohio as the tnforMation now
N hand seems 10 indicate nsa cNn1t-
dscv viii not awaken a. much enznns
siasm in the Southern statsa e. snn
sn1f-raft workers had counted uRon.
rev win. IL Is said here. be compelAen
~ concenfrate their efforts u nenn5E
~ cannon and Fairbankn. They aF~
", crvr ~ have preferred Senator For,
aIxer for the reason that ne y popAsAk
among the negroes on account Of sne
stand he has taken on tne tsxoMA...zsa J. !
Etxtf TAWAWM&#
IRE other white Republicans u fne
south have not intended the nesreaz
81 nt,iA f,iav any Part in the neieptlnn GN
deleaates to the Chicago cenwenftcns
According to what 10 heard among
Republican politicians from otnef SEQ
lions the political referees ia the South
~ not want many II any Of the white
Renublfcans outside of the of4ceho1d-
ere to have a hand In the selecsion o.
dalegates. They are freely cn@r&Pn
with trying 10 maintain a close eorpos
ration. IL this policy 70 pursued Sne
friends OF candidates. osner tnsn
declare that there are likely 20 be con-
testing delegations from nearly ali 9he
snuthern states. Indeed. "a IL common
talk here that there VIII be more con-
tests At Chicago in June than ut any
convention held within the past twenty
years.
The racket now COINS on OUT -
Ohio will cause the high fArim peopae
10 nut forth their best efforts IN no
raast and the West to prevent the TAT
followers from securing eno ,lss.,.s, a,
tha flrst ballot. The Taft boomers ar9
shouting loudly that they can azure
rieht now enough delegates to glve him
thn nomination on che initial bmtlHt.
But his opponents do not concede y.
They think the Secretarya trienas sc
whistiinR to keep up courage, ana they
VIII continue 70 make Exaggerated
claims for the purpose OF innuenesnE
doubting Republicans In order % IN
duce them to climb on the TAkE band
wagon.
Predictions are made here that = tbs
TAFT wave gets too strong the stand
nat' crowd are apt to put up larEa
wads OF money to tnhuenee things -
Nartafn SECTIONS, II would not be sur
prislnR il Considerable money were 70
and its way into Dixie
For 3 time It was believed here that
the advocates Of the high protective
tsr,ef would concentrate their strength
upon Governor Hughes In the event
there was q positive move indicating
that the New York delegation would b
pledged 20 him.
II old uncle Joe" Cannon were 70 be
nominated az Chicago and elected Pres
idant next November the high tarik
crowd could count upon a man IA the
white House who would veto any tariif
bin that q revision Congress might
pass.
istfnR rates remain in force. and II he
is nominated at Chicago the platform
will not be for any general revision
such as is favored by President Roosd-
Welt and Secretary Taft.
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