The Washington herald., 1908-01-15
TAFT COUP FAILED
Streeter Move a Triumph for
Senator Gallinger.
CANNON IS STRONGEST THERE
Speaker Has Gotten Closest 10 the
Hearts OF the People, Says John w.
Kelley, Who Sees Effort to Further
Personal Ambitions of Boomers in
the Taft Movement,

That recent efforts to launch a Taft
boom in New Hampshire were inspired
by personal ambitions entertained by
prominent persons in that State, includ-
Ing Gen. Frank s. Streeter, member OF
the Republican National Committee from
New Hampshire. and Winston Churchill.
author. State legislator. and candidate
for governor, is the opinion Of John W.
Kelley, a prominent New Hampshire law
yer. who is in this city on business.
The plain people Of the State, and the
smaller politicians, Mr.. Kelley says, are
almost a unit for Speaker Cannon as the
Republican Presidential candidate. The
Speaker has been much featured Of late
in the publications which reach the rural
communities ia New Hampshire and
other New England States. and Mr.. KEEL
ley declares his belief that not only in
his own State. but in Maine. and per
haps in other adjacent States. the Can
non sentiment is strong despite the ef-
forts which have been made TO put those
States IN the Taft column.
Ratlfies GaIIinEer's View.
Mr.. Kelley is a guest Of ex-senator
Chandler. at his home in / street. while
in Washington lie has been associated
with the former Senator as counsel for
the next friends" In the Eddy suit He
said yesterday that he had kept In close
touch with the trend Of political winds
In his section Of the country, and that
his deductions were those detailed above.
lie added:
The movement TN New Hampshire
which started with the apparent purpose
to commit the State 70 Mr. Taft. really
resulted in a ratification meeting for Sen
ator Gallinger. the suggest. .ons In whose
letter, that the policy o. the Republican
party be followed. and an unpledged dele
cation be sent 10 the Chicago convention,
We're adopted.
THE authorized interview which Gen.
Sreeter gave out on Monday last 10 the
effect that he would not be a candidate
for the United States Senate in opposition
10 the reelection Of Senator Gallinger.
makes il an apparent certainty that Mr.
Gallinger will be returned unanimously
next winter
Taft Cloak" for Streeterf
This disclaimer Of Gen. Streeter's came
with startling suddennoss. and undoubt-
edly was forced as the result Of the storm
Of protest at the Taft meeting and since.
I'm the New Hampshire press and among
the people, provoked by the suspicion
that the Taft boom was a cloak for the
Sueeter ambition
''This practical assurance Of the main
tenance Of New Hampshire influence at
the Capital by the return Of Senator Gal
linger is pleasing to me. and must be to
all citizens Of the State.
AS TO Presidential preferences in New
Hampshire there is sentiment for Mr..
Taft, for Mr. Hughes. for Mr.. Cannon,
and for Mr.. Fairbanks. There seems TO
be more Of the personal element. more Of
closeHess. among the Speakers followers.
I have been unable TO discover any or
ganized direction Of Presidential booms
from without the State except in Mr.
Tafts case
The suddeuness with which half a
dozen Republicans in the State promised
the thousands Of the rest Of US TO Mr.
Taft was 9 bit discOncerting. but a good
many who are inclined toward Mr TAFT
will continue TO be for him. despite his
local managers