The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-08-26
Assurances Given That llli-
nois, Dakota, Minnesota
And Montana Will Stay in
The Fold.
WADE H. ELLIS TO
SUCCEED M. D. PURDY.
Taft Says That This Is His
Belief Senator Hopkins
Thinks Tariff an Issue in
Present Campaign.

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 26.-While
the announcement cannot be definitely
made, Mr.. Taft has given it as his be-
lief that Wade II. Ellis, attorney gen.
eral of Ohio, will accept the position
of assistant to the attorney general to
succeed Milton d. Purdy, who has been
promoted to a federal judgship in
Minnesota.
His opinion was expressed after ii
conference between Mr.. Ellis and MIR.
Taft here Mr.. Ellis preferred not to
make a statement at this time. He
came here after a conference with At
torney-General Bonaparte, at Lenox,
Mass, and said that he had entirely re-
covered his health.
He was offered the position shortly
after the Chicago convention, and it
was stated at the time that his decis-
ion in the matter would rest largely on
the condition OF his health.
Optimistic political information was
brought Mr. Taft from several sources
Tuesday. Though he participated in
several conferences, none of them, he
said was at his initiative.
Senator Albert J. Hopkins of Hi
nois, who has been in Washington to
attend the meeting of the Burrows
Committee of the Joint Tariff COM
mission. wanted Mr.. Taft to be present
September 8 at the republican state
convention at Springfield, III.
Taft Couldn't Accept.
A platform is to be adopted at this
convention and Trustees of the State
university nominated If Mr.. Taft at
tends, Mr. Hopkins said, arrange
ments will be made to open the state
campaign at that time. The national
candidate. however, said it would be
| impossible for him to accept the invi-
tation, but if speechmaking tour for
Mr. Taft is decided upon, Illinois will
I be included
Senator McCumber, of North Dako-
| ia, bringing with him James Kennedy,
republican national committeeman
| from that state. were unannounced
| visitors. Mr.. Taft was made to know
that North Dakota wanted to be in in
Cluded in any speech making itinerary
that might be arranged for his execu-
| ton. Speaking for his own state, as
well as Minnesota, Montana and South
| Dakota, Mr. McCumber gave it as his
prediction that very little change
would be found in the electoral vote
! 1t had been demonstrated, he said, that
state issues and local differences in
the party on their own account had lit
tie, if any, effect on the national sit
uation.
| Revising the Tariff.
| Senator Hopkins, who is chairman
of subcommittee of the tariff com
mission having to do with the fixing OF
schedules on articles of import which
come in competition with American
manufacture, said he should call his
committee into action in the near fu
ture. The tariff. he believed. would
develop into the chief issue of the cam
| paign. 1t was also his opinion tha
the revision, which was to be prepar
ed for this summer and enacted at ;
special session, would result in the re
duction of many schedules, and thu
adoption of a maximum and minimum
tariff. which would include in the lat
ter class a sufficient number of arti
tcles to make this method of dealing
with foreign nations much more eff
fective than is the case under the pres
ent Dingley tariff. Mr.. Hopkins be
lieves the republican national an'
state tickets will be successful in Iii
nois to the extent of 100000 majority
although he comedies Mr. Gomper