The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-13
OPPOSITION TO
TAFT DISAPPEARS
In Last Week of State Con-
ventions, Taft Is Gain
ing Strength.
FAIRBAN KS CHANCES
SUGGESTED THAT HE RUN FOR
VICE PRESIDENT so THAT THE
SOLVED.

Washington, May 13.-There has
been no hitch in the program laid by
the republican voters of the nation TO
see that William H. Taft, their choice
for president, is nominated at Chicago
The last week for the selection of del
egates opened so auspiciously for the
secretary that the opposition is rapidly
fading away Already the movement
for the denomination Of Hughes for
governor has begun and ne is elimi-
mated from the Presidential contest
thereby. This means that the bulk,
if not all, of the New York delegation
will be for Taft The inability of
Knox to hold the Pennsylvania dele
CATION is but a further evidence Of the
vanishing strength of the allies.
The leaders see the trend and appre-
ciate the wisdom of preserving har-
mony in the party and of disposing of
the opposition which is shown to be
so futile They all cOncede that the
nomination of Taft on the first ballot
is assured, and they are of the Opin-
ion that it would be much better that
he should be nominated by acclama-
ton
To this end conferences have been
called at both ends Of the capitol
Among the leaders at these meetings
are Senator'S Aldrich, Crane, Allison
and Hale, and Representative Sher-
man and Payne of New York, TaWney
of Minnesota, Jenkins of Wisconsin,
Smith of Iowa, Parsons and Vreeland
of New York, Burke and Dalzell Of
Pennsylvania, Boutelle and Mann of
Illinois, and Watson and Lands of In
diana.
1t will be seen that this group in
cludes the principal supporters Of the
"favOrite sons" to whom it is being
| shown that their favOrites are not in
the running and that insistence upon
remaining in the race will mean mere
| ly long roll-call of the states, with a
result of showing the weakness of the
! allies.
1t is announced that these confer
enCes have not been without effect
! This does not mean that the supporters
of Knox Fairbanks, LaF6llette, or
Cannon have readily consented to the
withdrawal of their candidates, but on
being confronted by the figures there
is little ground for argument,
One of the suggestions is that Fair
banks be nominated for vice president
thus disposing at once of the Indiana
situation. The failure to capture
Kentucky has been a nard blow to the
HOosier hOUs
Since the final effort to drag Presi
dent Roosevelt into the question ha'
been squelched by him, the opposition
has played the last card. The lead
ers feel that in a few days their effort
will have crystalized into something
tangible.
The first day of the concluding weel
; for the selection Of delegates, Saturda,
: being the last day. showed that the eX
: pectation of the Taft people had no
been overdrawn Out of fourteen del
egates selected in Massachusetts, Lou
isiana. Georgia and Michigan, four
teen are instructed for Taft, and tn
.. only contest is Of the stereotype
j. Foraker variety in Georgia. In tina
, section Foraker is simply ConteStin
everything, and his efforts are not be
ing taken seriously
$ 1t is further conceded in Connect
Y cut and that the Pacific coast will b
9 solid for the secretary. Tafts assul
ed vote passed the So mark Monday
and each day assures heavy accession
y to the ranks.