Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
WIND BREATHESDEATH TAFT MEN JUB|LANT
Five Men Killed in New York Everything Going Their WAY
Storm. Last Week.
MANY B0ATMEN MISSING STATEMENT OF GAINS MADE
rro'a0S oeVerai WI" NEVER DC Issued by the Says Boomers
neafo rrom Last Night
r'1nN0 oh LIE ooA110A '0A1 CHANDLER TOILETTE
of the Blow Lash Through
" = 49, ~ - Tells Why Taft
p ~ ~ Could Be
Seriously =,
Nominated ;sf3A
STATEMENT OF GAINS MADE
Issued by the Secretary's Boomers
Last Night.
CHANDLER ON LA TOILETTE
Tells Why He Thinks Secretary Taft
Could Not Be Elected if
Nominated. ,x3s'

Toward the end of last week the Taft
people hereabouts were jubilant. Every
thing, they said, was coming their way,
what with Massachusetts, and New York
giving signs Of favor to their candidate
and other little happenings here and
there. Yesterday evening the Taft
boomers gave out the following state
ment:
"One hundred and twenty u2O dele
gates to the Chicago convention were
elected this week. OF these eighty-four
(SD were chosen in states that will pre-
sent favorite sons-New York, Illinois
and Wisconsin. Only thirty-six (36) dele
gates were elected in states in which
Secretary Taft is making contest. He
got twenty-eight Of them-not to mention
two delegates-at-large from Massachu-
setts Of whom he Is sure, and the sup
port which he is certain to receive from
members of the Delaware delegation OF
six. all Of whom, chosen this week, are
Minnesota, also. has spoken. The pri-
maries held this week assured Secretary
Taft Of the states solid delegation of twen-
tytwo. to be chosen at conventions sched-
uled for next week. Massachusetts, yielded
to Taft delegates i'm the ninth and eleventh
districts conventions and by adding to
the platform adopted by the state con-
vention the declaration that we all rec
ognize that q majority of the delegates to
this convention desire his Secretary
Tafts) nomination.
Break to Taft in New York and
Wisconsin.
But the most surprising development
of the week was the break to Taft in the
New York and Wisconsin delegations.
The nineteenth New York instructed for
Secretary Taft outright. and in the twen-
ty-third New York. uninstructed one OF
the delegates declared for Taft Seven
New York districts failed or declined TO
instruct. although Mr.. Taft refused TO
countenance any contest in his behalf. In
Wisconsin one delegate I'm the tenth dis
trict came out for the Secretary of Mar.
The state Of Virginia completed The work
begun a week ago. added eight more
delegates to the Taft column and thus
gives the Ohio man the undisputed sup
port of the entire delegation of twenty
four.
The total number of delegates elected
this week, 100. brings the grand total up
to 40. Of which 234 are claimed for Sec
retary Taft, without taking into consider.
alton the support he is certain 10 receive
from the uninstructed delegations OF
Massachusetts. Delaware and Rhode Is
land. or the 234 delegates in question, 193
are his without q contest
The delegates added during the week
to Secretary Tafts column are the eight
delegates-at-large from South Dakota. the
four deleSates-at-large from Virginia and
the district delegates from the sixth VIr-
ginia. the fourth Virginia. the fourth
West Virginia, the ninth MASSACHUSETTS.
the eleventh Massachusetts,. the nine
teenth New York, the fifth Minnesota. one
from the twenty-th third New York and one
from the tenth Wisconsin. Although Del
aware sends its six delegates uninstruct-
ed Congressman Burton of the state and
one of its delegates-at-large is authority
for the statement that no one has right
to claim them against Secretary Taft.
Massachusetts decided not to instruct but
two of its delegates-at-large are ardent
Taft supporters and the other two stand
uncommitted.
Other Candidates Progress.
Speaker Cannon progressed to the ex-
tent of eight delegates, these being from
the eighth, ninth. sixteenth and seven
teenth Illinois districts. The tenth, and
the fifteenth Illinois districts did not in.
struct.
Gov. Hughes captured instructed dele
cations from the second, third. sixth.
eighth, tenth. eleventh. twelfth. thir-
teenth, fifteenth. sixteenth. seventeenth,
eighteenth, twenty-second, twenty eighth
New York districts which failed or de-
clined to instruct for him are the fourth.
fifth. seventh, ninth, fourteenth. twenty
fourth and, twenty-third districts, In the
latter of which Mr.. William Barnes, chos-
en- delegate, announced his intention Of
voting for Secretary Taft Senator La
Toilette will receive the support of twen-
ty-five of the twenty-six Wisconsin deie-
gates.
Conventions scheduled for next
UaoE Nine MipueSofo diSf,.icfc aud
state. sixteenth Missouri thirteenth Ilii-
nois. second and sixth Maryland. second.
fourth, fifth, sixth. eighth. tenth and four
teenth Massachusetts,. Hawaii and Ari.
zona."
Considerable attention was attracted
yesterday to letter which was received
b; a number of congressman from for
mer Senator William +. Chandler Mr..
Chandler's professed excuse for writing
the letter was in advocacy of the candi-
dacy of Senator La Toilette for the nom:-
nation Politicians on Capitol Hill saw
in the letter one word for Senator La
Fcllette to several words in regard to
another feature of the situation. but they
passeu that over. The Chandler letter
follows, in part:
Ex-Secretary Chambers Letter.
II hand you herewith an appeal / am
making for Senator La FoIlette's nominal
ton I send it because it contains the
reasons why 1 think secretary Tart could
not be elected IN November.
ITO this phase Of the question public
attention is not being sufficiently invited.
Nor are the people being plainly told as
they should be that the administration
ca ndidate is to be nominated in connec-
ton with a substantial abandonment Of
the various radical reform, policies Of
the administration proclaimed by Con-
gress and the President during the past
few years.
Upon the responsibility of the other
Candidates these truths are not proclaimed
as they ought to be. Is 1t because the
supporters Of each of those candidates
hone that their candidate may become
tn. residuary legatee Of the Taft votes
when Taft is defeated in the coDven-
ton: But If the opposition canvass is
conducted as weakly and warily as II is
now the time of Taft's defeat in the
convention will never come. He will he
nominated and defeated by reason Of the
cautious and feeble conduct of the man.
ayers of the opposing candidates.
Two Propositions Presented.
There is here a question of duty SUI
perior to the mere hope of a particular
candidate that he may be nominated *
MIR Taft is defeated through She vigorous
etIo-ts of the friends of candidates other