The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-29
WORKING AGAINST BRYAN.
INTEREST POLITIC.
IANS TRYING TO PREVENT
NOMINATION.
Political Gossip Current In Washing
ton-Taft Makes Foxy Move In New
York-Stand Pattcrs Attack Eoose-
vclt-Senator Bailey Is Beginning to
Lose Caste.

YOrk-Stand Patters Attack EOosc.
vclt-SenatOr Bailey Is Beginning tn
Lose Caste.
Washington, Jan. 25.-Thomas +.
Shechan and ex-senator James
Smith. the former from New York
and the latter from Now Jersey, ar.
In Warrington endeavoring to organ
ize an anti-Bryan movement in anti
cipation OF the Democratic leaders
visit here this week. or course they
fully appreciate the futilitv cf at.
tempting to teat Mr.. Bryan in the
rational convention. but thcir object
IL to inspire SC many or the party
leaders with a want OF confidence III
Mr. Bryan that they will all appeal t.
the distinguished Nebraskan. either to
stand aside for a time In the VA
tiorai convention and permit the par
ty tc get together behind some other
ssndidGtt. or 20 eliminate himself now
20 that The PARTY may conce1 trate lis
enthusiasm on some other candidete.
Mr.. Shcehan and Senator Smith both
declare that thelc Is rot the slightest
possibility OF Mr.. Bryan's carrying ell
thcr New York or New Jersey and
they are unable tc figure out a victory
without these two important states.
These anti-Bryan workers have &c.
ceived somc encouragement, but not
enough TO make them very sanguinc
as TO the success Of their mission
however. Mr.. Bryan will BE- hcrc him
sclf later In the week and then It will
be impossible to see how the PROPOSE
tor strikes the man who is generally
accepted to be the certain candidate
of his party In the coming presidential.
battlc.
The sensation of-the hour IN Wash-
ington is the letter which secretary
Taft has aajresse d to the chairman of
the New York Republican county com.
mittce and which constitutes so novel
and perhaps subtle a move In the DO
litical game that even the Democrats
have stopped to observe the results oil
the Republican side Of the garden
wall Mr. Taft urges Mr.. Parsons and
his many other frierdc In Sew York"
not to press his interests as agai,s,
Gov. Hughes aad declares that II l.,
his policy not to make a contest In
any State which has a fsvorite son
Somehow the Hughes, people do MT
seem to be altogether pleased ut this
inaenanimous course on the part of
Secretary Taft. Nor Is that hard to
understand. for tho large majority OF
The fIurhcs people In Now ork hav.
not beer. at heait for Hughes but
against Roosevelt and his rnlicies.
They we're preparing to vote olco fer
Gov. Hughes In the national c,nven-
ton and after thA, to cast New York's
~ votes for whatever reactionar,. can
,iioato would make the best terms.
The action 81 Mr.. Taft knocks the,r
little game on the head. They are
oiscrcdited. Only the real Hughes
.'t"ple and the Roosevelt people vii.
be able &c go as a delegate tn the con-
'ention ani the professional polite.
ians OF The Odell stripe are utterly
routed. There are some prCpl. who
arc wondering if Mr.. Taft's note is
not saying in effect. You States with
favorite sons just hold your ground
With your 7O4 votes, all told. while
go and carturc the other 7a& votes
in the convention.
1t Is not surprising that President
Roosevelt. who has alwa,s been IAN
ardent advocate OF tariff reform
1hculd bc little thinskinnee under
The ALLEGATION OF Senators Foraker.
Dick, Callinger ard others OF the
gang who opposed the railway rate
bill. that he has been using the federal
patronage TO promote the nomination
Of Secretary Taft The president Is
seriously contemplating issuing a
statement describing the ci,cum-
stances under which he made every
appointment which has beer sent to
the senate since the political game
became Interesting. or course the
senators are playing politics. as hard
as anybody. but the president, while
he realizes that, dislikes the allega-
ton just the saTe.
Democrats throughout the country
should not be too much encouraged
by the reports sent out from Wash
inston to the eject that Senator Bal
Icy has a financial bill which ne will
OFFER as substitute for the Aldrir h