Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-13
ONLY TAFT NOW is ABSENT
Agreement Between Bryan and
Johnson Looked For.
THEY PROFESS PART.' LOYALTY
Meeting Of the Governors Expected
to Benefit the Boom of the War
Secretary-Denial by Allies.

III Secretary Taft We're in town the spec
tacle would be presented of all the presi-
Dental candidates being assembled in
W aShingtOn at the same time. There
would be Mr.. Bryan and Gov. Johnson.
the rival democratic candidates. and the
only real candidates, as Judge Gray and
Judge Parker are regarded only as stalk
ing horses. Then there would be Gov.
Hughes. Senator Knox, Speaker Cannon.
Vice President Fairbanks and Senator La
Toilette.
Some people would add another name TO
the list, and 10. it would lead all the rest
the same being the name of present
resident of Washington. However. there
is u disagreement to whether this
should be included or not.
Better Understanding Expected.
The visit OF the two democratic candi-
dates Is likely to result In better un-
derstanding and more kindly feeling be-
tween them. There have been some mis-
understandings of late. which 1t was
feared threatened to produce GOODNESS be
tween Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Johnson, but
this prospect is now rendered less likely
after Gov. Johnson and Mr.. Bryan have
had a personal conference.
From utterances of both these men il Is
assured that the rivalry for the nomina-
ton will be friendly one and that the
victor in the convention will receive
throughout the subsequent campaign the
earnest support Of the other Both have
declared that they would support the
democratic ticket and the nominee
In republican circles it is said that the
Taft boom Is likely to be benefited by this
assembling of republican governors Most
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spective states. and 1t is not questioned
that President Roosevelt will impress
upon them the claims of his favorite can
late and will urge them to keep the
boom going In their bailiwicks. Some of
the politicians who are still fearful of the
third-term bogy have been afraid that
the President might stamp his own per-
sona!ity upon these visiting politicians to
such an extent as to give fresh impetus
TO the tl.ird-term movement but thei:
views are not shared by the majority 81
the politicians.
Deny They Are Cutters.
The most interesting development of
the week in republican politics is the in
dignant refutation by each Of the "allies''
of an intimation that he was preparing
to quit the presidential race and join
in glad acclaim of the Taft boom before
the convention meets, SO that an undi-
vided front would be presented at Chi
cage, leaving no opening for the third
term movement to get a foothold.
Gov. Hughes has declared explicitly that
he VIII not take second place on any
ticket. and that If nominated he will
decline. Vice President Fairbanks man
ager. Senator Hemenway has said in {,
statement that Indiana has instructed for
Mr.. Fairbanks for President and that
Mr.. Fairbanks name will not be consid-
ere(, in any other connection. Speaker
Cannon'S friends are at white heat over
the suggestion that he will quit the race
in order to make sure of his own hold
on the Speakership in the next Congress.
Senator Knox's managers declare that he
is no gutter and that Pennsylvania
will go to the national convention and
vote Tor him until the last ballot.
Roosevelt Stampede Feared.
Politicians said today that these rumors
of alleged weakening of the allies grew
out of the fears of some of the Taft
people of a stampede to Roosevelt 1t is
known that some politicians of promi-
nerce In the party have been working
upon the approximations of republicans in
this respect and have been urging con
centration upon Taft as a measure of
protection against Roosevelts renomina-
ton.
Tho frantic fear of many republicans
In this regard is almost pathetic. 1t might
not be considered by some as compli-
mentary TO the President. this panic
stricken scramble to merge every other
consideration in the one effort to prevent
President Roosevelt from having anot her
term But 1t is said that the President
does not feel badly about it at all; on the
contrary. he takes rather grim satisfac-
tion In the feeling which the third-term
talk inspires.