The Washington herald., 1908-03-09

Ex-senator William z. Chandler has
written letter to the editor of the Man
chester On. HD Union for publication
this morning. in which he makes some
red-hot observations about the efforts Of
Winston Churchill and others whom he
calls "our bogus reformers'' to capture
tne New Hampshire delegation for Sec
retary Taft
Mr.. Chandler claims that they. in coop
Grafton with Postmaster General Meyer
Representative A. p. Gardner. who is
Senator Lodges son-in-law; Thomas JET
ferson Coolidge. and +. c. Dumain. with
the assistance of big New England cor
poratiOns. are trying TO elect Taft dele
gates from that State. The corporations
named by Mr.. Chandler, as engaged In
this movement, are the Electric Boat
Company. the Fore River ShipbuiIding
Company. and the Amoskeag Manufac-
turing Company.
Mr. Chandler expresses the belief that
If Mr.. Taft's nomination is secured by
the present ante-campaign methods. ne
cannot be elected. In this connection ne
says:
/ do not believe a candidate forced
upon the party by the existing Federal
ofhceholders, big or little, as tho con-
trolling influence, will be elected. Mr..
Tafts majority in the convention must
be carried far higher than even his
most sanguine supporters predict, TO dis
pei the popular conclusion that the power
OF patronage alone has done the work"
And again he says:
To be elected he CNdr Taft ought to
be nominated by methods pure. more
reasonable. and less practical than the
most OF those now in pernicious opera
ton"
Mr.. CbandIer's Letter.
Mr.. Chandler's letter follows:
To the Editor OF the Manchester Union:
Once upon a time Messrs Churchill.
Rollins. and StTeeter waited upon SeeFe-
taTy Taft in Boston. IOId him they
would make him President. and that they
would organize in New Hampshire and
give him the eight delegates 10 Chicago.
This offer. widely disseminated. was fair
notice OF their assumed leadership and
their fiery purpose.
Immediately the counter sentiment of
the State was aroused in behalf OF the
proposition that the conventions TO nomi-
question whether Mr.. Taft or some one
else should receive the vote of the State
or the first ballot at Chicago This was
and is the opinion Of Senators GalIinger
and Burnham and Representatives sui
loWay and Currier. and of four-fifths Of
the active politicians OF the State
or this counter sentiment Messrs
Churchill, Rollins. and Streeter took
some slight heed; and when they launch
ed their Taft movement they loudly pro
rnN~r inc
instructing the delegates. They clearly
without dissent. declared TO a listen
Ing world that they did not propose 10
civide the coming State and district CON
the States choice for the Presidency.
Were LulIed TO Sleep.
With this disclaimer, the Republicans
OF the State were inclined TO be salts
fed. The stimulation OF public sentiment
by Taft clubs, Hughes clubs, and other
clubs, was recognized as absolutely le-
climate and not to be criticised. But
fighting in primaries for delegates all
over New Hampshire in order 70 deter
mine whether a majority Of them shall
be known to be committed TO fight in the
State and district conventions for a dec
laTation in favor of Taft, against other
candidates, is another thing; and will be
most unwise.
upon this point The Taft boomers real
iZed the UnwiSdom and proclaimed that
there should be no instructions. so that
no complaint was made OF their move
ment, although the right Of the promi-
nent leaders % call themselves anti-cor-
TuptiOnistS and refOrmers Of railroad
methods was criticised.
Peace at the convention seemed likely
20 prevail, and IL appeared that there
would only be some friendly rivalry as
20 what men Of varied first opinions
Should go to the national convention and
WOrthily represent the fidelity. courage !
and wisdom Of the New Hampshire Re
publicans: to consult and 10 decide at
the convention what their influence and
votes should he.
But peace has not come to pass. Messrs |
Churchill and Rollins have suddenly |
drawn their swords and explicitly an
nounced that there IS to be q district /
contest made in the State and district
conventions. and that delegates commit |
ted to Taft must be chosen
Word TO BE Broken.
The word OF promise at their organiza- |
ton is to be broken and the Republicans
of this State who are opposed to send /
ing a committed delegation must submit
To the blunder or an intense fight in the
conventions is to be precipitated
There. are to be no instructions TO the
delegates to vote for Taft Oh. no; but
no delegates are 10 be elected who have
not committed themselves to vote for
him first last. and all the time. and resO-
lUtiOns are TO be passed declaring Taft
10 be the choice Of the Republicans of
New Hampshire This perfdious course
IS the substitute OF the Taft men for /
their insincere declaration against in |
structions made at the organization of
their club.
A Ike issue has been made up in
Massachusetts Senator Lodge has been /
GTlflfV dpppft 1ikn Uar ,,fI
New Hampshire. But ne frankly de- /
clares that although there are to be no I
instructions for Taft in the Massachu- |
setts conventions. yet delegates commit /
ted TO Taft are to be chosen and reso-
lutions are to be passed declaring that /
Taft ought 20 be nominated and that 4
Massachusetts favors him.
Senator Crane joins issue with his col 1
league and declares that IL he can pre-
vent IT, there shall be neither instructions 1
nor resolutions favoring any candidate /
Tor President Thus he meets and ex-
cludes any movement like that of the 1
Taft men in New Hampshire of declaring /
against Instructions and planning for the /
adoption Of resolutions.
Fight Is Now On.
So in Massachusetts and New Hamp- /
shire the same kind Of fight is on In |
New Hampshire it is between Messrs /
Churchill. Rollins. and Streeter. assum- 1
ing TO lead the forces Of reform and the /
army of Taft, against all our Congress
sional delegation, and the great major
Sly OF the active Republican workers
of New Hampshire. 1t may be that the |
latter are all mistaken and that the peo-
pie demand reform under the Churchill
Taft banner. II they do we shall soon
find n out
In the conflict now before US, I can do
no otherwise than give what little assist
ance l can render to the Congressional
delegation, In the national field I am in