Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-08-08
CHARLES mAaRsp SHOW.
"Bia eilps' Rich Brother sunglsd
Day Ptans.

4 NoeiuC1ItouSSy VtanS.
Taft surprise" party. notifying the
candidate formally Of his nomination
for the Presidency, and giving him the
opportunity to declare for continue
ttOn OF the Roosevelt policies, had an
out .0ma today OF a vfSy Illuminating
character for the hero OF II all, aho
brought out 80 plainly as to be visible
to the naked eye a great d1sanection
IN the Republican organization. There
was too much Brother Charlie IN
It.. and In the character OF a marplot
OF that. Not only were men upon
whom Taft must rely to carry ONO
thrust into outward bitterness and
away from the glories and pomp OF to-
days event, hut the occasion Itself was
lowered to the dignity OF a street ven
doris fair by the peddling OF TAFT blt'
tons to meet expenses when II was
found Brother Charlie" did not In
tend to pay the freight"
1t had been known for some tine
that there was disaffection. but 1t was
not kept on display. Brother Char
iie," however. today drove too far his
ambition to succeed George Is. Cox as
Cincinnati leader and to gain q seat
In the United States Senate. and pad
feeling was shown without regard for
consequences. There was fore-rnn'
ner Of today's decentralization yeser-
day when Judge Taft and Cox ap
pered simultaneously in the lobby OF
the Sinton. but didn't speak. Cox Is
conceded to have the power OF deliV-
Ing Hamilton county to %homsoever
he pleases. But he hasn't forgotten
what Taft, when still secretary OF war.
said about him in his speech at Akron
two years ago. All this was supposed
tn have been smoothet over. but the
minute Cox saw Taft approaching him
with his hand outstretched he with
drew from the notification headquar-
tiers and was soon lost in the CROWDS
in TIE street.
Cox Is not the only leader angered
BY the Tafts, and because OF that the
button feature Of today's exercises be-
came a nece ssary inspiration In or"er
that the expenses OF the ceremony
MIGHT be met. Had Garry Hermann,
Rud Hynicka or any Of the other To-
cal leaders been named as chairman
of some OF the numerous committees
for the notifScation-cay ex-
ercises, the local organization wou'd
not have been placed In the embar-
RAISING position Of Icing Obliged to
confess that there Is deficit IN the
fund. With Garry
Hermann chairman OF the hnance
or even only a member
of II the $3.50 asked to defray the
expenses of the surprise party wouid
have been subscribed and paid over
In less than half a day. But as II
was. only $4,000 was raised ai'er TWO
weeks OF hard work and begging.
Many heretofore loyal Republicans
when asked for a contribution re-
piled: What for? c. P. Taft seems
to be running the whole thing. hes
got plenty OF money. 80 let him pay
for his own thunder"
The finance committee, as q last
resort, hired several thousand men
and boys to sell buttons and badges IN
an effort to make up the remaining
$4,000 needed.
1T has come to a pretty pass when
an organization like that we have
here and in a city like Cincinnati
has to go out aRd sell buttons TO raise
the expenses OF Presidential noun
cation" said one OF the prominent
members of the Blaine Club this al
terncon.
All the preliminary details OF the
rotiiication-day ceremonies were
worked out in "brother Charles ed
;,orial sanctum sanctornrn. and when
the list Of committees for the day
emerged therefrom not one OF the
names of men who have long been the
recognized leaders in Republican po"'
tics in Hamilton county was found on
H. The list OF honorary v1ce-presl-
dents was so long that It might nave
been taken for a copy Of the city al.
rectory. but the copyists had mahas.u
not to see any Of the names OF the
real leaders in going through the o,s
hook. The result was that the reahs
HE men IN the local organization, were
NOT much in evidence at the notinca-
lion fest. They ignored II as muca as
POSSIBLE without laying themselves
omen to the criticism that they snow
Cd an utter lack Of civic pr'de.-Cih
cinnati Correspondence Phiiadeipn'a
Record.
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