The Washington herald., 1908-03-09

little. as the controlling influence will be
elected. Mr.. TaftS majority IN the con-
vention must be carried far higher than
even his most sangGine supporter pre-
diets to dispel the popular conclusion that
the power of patronage alone has done
the work.
Whole south Captured.
The whole South. which can give no
electoral votes to a Republican. is being
seized by the officehOlders and the ref
erees. The Republican organization there
has been already destroyed by imperial
decree. Contesting delegations are being
chosen all over the region; and the col
Ored voters in the Northern States are
being drawn bodily into hostility TO the
conrivers of the monstrous injustice 70
the colored battalion at Brownsville.
Labor organizations are marshaling
against Mr. Taft I do not know that
they are not acting unjustly; but, 10 be
elected he ought to be nominated by
methods purer, more reasonable, and less
practical than the most OF those now in
peTniCiOUs operation.
Ii would seem as if Massachusetts and
New Hampshire might not wisely be
LETT TO send uncommitted delegates TO
Chicago 10 meet and confer with such
other uncommitted delegates as they may
find there, before casting their votes for
the candidate for President they may
think most likely TO defeat Mr.. Bryan.
But no. even little New Hampshire is
not 10 be thus let alone. The petty pat
ronage OF the State is given TO Church
III and Streeter IN order 20 annoy and
humiliate the Congressional delegation.
The pin prlcks are petty. but poisonous,
and show the aniT11uS and purpose. Yet
the Secretary of War sends for our Con-
gressmen and begs for committed dele
gates
In connection with our bogus reform
ers-Churchill. Rollins, and Streeter-
such Massachusetts refOrmers as Messrs.
A. P. Gardner. Thomas Jefferson Cool
idge, +. c. Duuain, and Postmaster Cen
eral Meyer, aided by the Electric Boat
Company. the Fore River Shpbuild-
ing Company, and the Amoskeag Manu-
featuring Company. have taken in charge
the New Hampshire Republican cOnven-
tons and they are 10 elect Taft reformers
70 the national convention.
Not Wise Thing.
Seriously, it does not seem to me 70
be a wise thing thus 10 embroi In
bitter contest the Republicans Of New
Hampshire at this time. The Union dep
recateS il; Mr.. Pillsbury. a sincere and
sensible supporter OF Mr TAFT depre-
Gates it; and the Union can stop it by
taking decided position. The National
reformers Of New Hampshire will re-
sent the Interference of the Massachu-
setts gentlemen l have named whose
intrusion into our politics, in cO-Opera-
ton with the corporations l have men
toned is an anomaly, which can have
but one result. If its purposes and meth
DDS come to be revealed to the people
OF New Hampshire
Without their assistance Messrs.
Churchill, Rollins, and Streeter can do
little 10 fOment strife in New Hamp-
shire. and even with their help will meet
/ think, woeful defeat in their present
plans. Mr.. Taft gave wise advice 20 his
supporters in New York. II he expects
to be both nominated and elected PreSi-
dent Of the United States, he should be
equally sagaciOus and benignant IN deal
ing with New Hampshire and other like
CommOnWealths W. Z. CHANDLER.
Boston March g. 1903