Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-26

Taft MAY OPEN
CAMPAIGN IN
ILLINOIS
INVITED TO ATTEND
STATE CONVENTION
Wade H. Ellis, Who Wrote the
Republican Platform, to Get
Federal Position as Reward
For Services,
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Hot Springs, w Va. aug 25.--
While the announcement cannot be
definitely made, Mr.. Taft today gave
it as his belief that Wade II. Ellis,
attorney general of Ohio, will accept
the position as assistant to the attor-
ney general to succeed Milton d. Pur-
dy, who has been promoted to a fed
eral judgeship i'm Minnesota.
This opinion was expressed after
conference between Mr.. Ellis and Mr.
Taft here today. Mr.. Ellis preferred
not to make statement at this time.
He came here after conference with
Attorney General Bonaparte at Lenox,
Mass, and said that he had entirely
recovered his health. He was offered
the position shortly after the Chicago
convention.
Optimistic political Information was
brought to Mr.. Taft from several
sources today. Though he partici-
pated in several conferences, none Of
them, he said, was at his initiative.
Senator Albert ]. Hopkins of Illinois,
who has been in Washington to at
tend the meeting of the bureaus com
mittee on the joint tariff commission,
wanted Mr.. Taft to be present Sep
tember . at the republican state con-
vention at Springfield, ILL.,, A plat
form is to be adopted at this conven-
tion and trustees of the State univer-
sity nominated.
II Mr. Taft would attend, Mr.. Hop
kins said, arrangements would be
made to open the state campaign at
that time, Mr.. Taft, however, said It
would be impossible for him to accept
| the invitation at this time, but IT a
apeechr malSing tour for ,Mr. Taft is
decided upon. Illinois win be in
! cludod.
Senator p. ]. McCumber of North
Dakota, bringing with him James
Kennedy republican national commit
| teeman from that state, were also
visitors, Mr. Taft was informed that
North Dakota wanted to be included
in any speech-maklng itinerary that
might be arranged for him
Speaking for his own state as well
as for Minnesota, Montana and South
! Dakota, Mr.. McCumber predicted that
very little If any change would be
| found in the electoral votes. 1t had
been demonstrated, he said. that state
issues and local differences In the
party had little If any effect on the
national situation.
Senator Hopkins, who is chairman
| Of subcommittee of the tariff COM
! mission having to do with the scheA
ules on articles of import which come
in competition with American manu-
facturers, said he would call his COM
mittee into action soon. The tariffs.
he believed, would develop into the
chief Issue of the campaign. 1t was
also his opinion that the revision 10
be enacted at a special session of con-
gress would result In the reduction Of
many schedules, and the adoption OF
a maximum and minimum tariff which
would include In the latter class a
sufficient number of articles to make
this method OF dealing with foreign
nations much more effective than Is
the present Dingley act. Mr.. Hopkins
believes the republican national and
state tickets viii be successful In nn-
nols to the extent of 1000 majority.
although he comedies that Mr.. Com
pers may turn some labor votes TO
Bryan.
But" added Senator Hopkins, my
opinion Is that Bryan's record as a
free trader win more than Offset the
votes he viii get from Gompers.
Bryan's public career ia limited to his
four years membership In the house
Of representatives, where he was n
member Of the ways and means com
mttee that repealed the Mckinley tar
IN law and substituted the v'r'-r-
German free trade measure viii ..
paralyzed labor until at the end Of
this period. Mr.. Gompers said In his
annual report to the Federation OF La
Dor that II was the darkest period or
ganized labor had known In genera
tiOns"