The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-27
Incidents and Opinions Throwing Light on
 The National Contest

, oil connection why did they not make 1t public long ago. and why did Taft take Foraker to his bosom and slap him on the back as good friend and . national prodisal only one week ago: Why was Foraker enlisted in the serv- ice of Taft and not thrown down and out before the Hearst revelations? The President knew and Taft knew that Standard Oil Company. Why should they wait until that connection was ex- posed? Concealrnent of a crime Is az bad as a commission.
 That paradoxical trust prosecution which purports to aim at the crush ing of the giant powder combine while the trusts head and brains Is in New York trying with all his polit- proxy the power that would throttle it--was staged just five minutes in Wilmington today. That was about as long as the exigencies of the Presi- dential campaign make 1t desirable. ap- parently, for the nye minutes were used in securing a postponement Of the case until Wednesday-the time for putting in evidence. The original Him. 1t was September z7. but holding that this is not sufficient time, the Govern one of the Judges of the Third Judicial Circult-Dallas, Gray or Buffington-- for an indefinite extension Of tune. Whether such extension would be
  ter the election was not disclosed. but 1t made the opening of the case Tall very flat.
 Meanwhile there Is no rumor that Coleman duPont is to retire from his exalted position as head of the Repup- lican National Speakers Bureau. and the Government attorneys declare there Is no intention of halting th,' suit. Involved also as a defendant is United States Senator Henry A. du- Pont, head of the Republican Party Of Delaware. Neither of the duPonts nor any or the other defendants were at the very brief but formal proceedings today.
 There will be more mud thrown in the next few days and some of 1t will soil the garments of a man close up to the Republican candidate for Pres- ident. The wonder IS who 1t Is. Watt and take notice-
 There will be warm statements from the White House in the future says 8 Republican paper. Yes. no doubt, for that is about all the coun- statements" What the people want are not warm statements" but actual execution, Any man with a grain Of sense can write warm statements.
 Washington Special to Brooklyn Eagle
 inere has got to Se some sort or d merger of the riftyAgeven varieties Of campaign management which the Re- publican Party is laboring under at present, if the best results are to be obtained on election day. Republican leaders here assert that a master hand is needed for the work, a hand that will not shrink from removing any cause of trouble when once assured of its presence. This hand, they say, should be that of Theodore Roosevelt. It is believed that he will heed the call and come to the aid of his party.
 The storm center is around Frank H. Hitchcock, Chairman of the Nation al Committee. Why he should receivs all the kicks and cuffs that are now being administered to him is a little difdcult to see. Complaint is made that he is secretive; that he does not waste much time in seeing visitors; that he places too much dependence upon sys- tenn; that he Is cold" and that he Is guilty of number of heinous offenscs of this character.
 Word reaches Washington from e thoroughly reliable source that Ihe Congressional Committeemen assigned to advise with the National Commit. tee are not welcomed at the National headquarters. The frietion between the National Committee outfit and the members of, Tafts personal staff, Of which Arthur l. Vorys is the chfef should be reduced, it is said The Vorys people openly announce that Vorys is to be the big man with Taft after the election, if the Republican nominea wins, ahd this sIggestio Is resented by the Hitchcock followers. There have been indications of undercuttihg on the part of members of thes factions.