The sun., 1908-04-26
SEVEN REASONS AGAINST TAFT
PUT FORTH BY EX-SENATOR
CHANDLER OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Says Negro and Labor Opposition, Federal
Activity, Use Of Money, ohio Revolt.
ShuntlhE Of Reform Legislation and
Racetrack Crusade Here VIII Beat Him.

Activity, Use Of Money, ohio Revolt
Shunting Of Reform Legislation and
Racetrack Crusade Here VIII Beat Him.
CoNcoRr. n. H., April 25.-BX-S Senator
William f. Chandler one Of the leading op-
ponents Of resolution preferrinG Taft at
the recent State convention, issued a state
ment tonight giving seven reasons why
he thinks the Secretary Of War is unavail-
able as Presidential candidate The seven
reasons are:
'First-On account Of the hostility Of the
colored voters based: First. upon the
Brownsville incident; second. upon the
abandonment Of the Fifteenth Amendment.
the movement for which made by the
Democrats in the Southern States, Secre-
tary Taft says Is in the right direction and
third, the exclusion Of colored voters from
the Republican caucuses and conventions
In the Southern States, the organization OF
Lily White movements and the practical
destruction Of the whole Republican party
at the South as the policy OF the present
Administration.
sSecond-The activity Of the Federal
Office holders, making the whole Taft move
ment primarily movement OF the present
holders Of Federal office, backed by the
Administration and pushed forward by It's
direction
SThlrd-The vast expenditure Of money
in carving on the canvass, largely that Of
Charles p Taft whose fortune is estimated
at t25, 900 600 10 be increased by large con-
tributions from organized wealth, the same
as in 1904.
-Fourth-The troubles in Ohio. In order
ToN ~ ,t,,kt 10 Ind lNr IN RaInhli-
can State organization the State nomina
tons we're delivered into the hands Of the
local bosses in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colum-
bus, Toledo and Dayton. Such nominations
were made IN at the Republicans are IN re-
volt against them, 30 that the State ticket
cannot be elected, nor the Presidential
sFfth-The abandonment by the Admin
istration Of the reform legislation Q) for
suppressinR trusts and (2) preventing rail-
road extortion and crime This is proved
by the two messages Of the President,
one Of January 81 denouncing the trusts,
and when that had done its work the mes
sage. OF March rs surrendering 10 the trusts
in return for assistance in nominating Taft
and by an analysis Of the Hepburn trust
bill III. r. 1g745) modifying the antitrust
law Of 1900 and the anti-pooling bill Of 1881
-Sixth-The opposition to Taft Of the labor
unions OF the country, which seems nearly
universal II may or may not be just, but II
exists and is ineradicable, and it 10 tempt
ing fate for the Republican party TO make
Secretary Taft its one great leader in the
face Of the organized labor unions Of the
country.
-Seventh-There now comes new and
special objection TO Mr.. Taft as a candi-
date, and that is the combination OF his
supporters in New York State with the race
TRACK 0au,hipra ied bV William narnpE
The movement is one to prevent the passage
Of the anu-gambling bills, to destroy Gov.
Hughes as a Presidential candidate and 10
place Secretary Taft in nomination as the
raoetraok candidate for President, This
makes IL impossible to carry New York for
Taft, 30 Chat with New York and Ohio !
hopeless there can be no reasonable ground |
for expecting his election even against Mr.. |
Bryan, much less against Gov. johnson or |
some stronger candidate whom the Demo- |
Gratis Of the country may unite upon