Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
SUCCESS FOR TAFT
NOW SEEMS CERTAIN
Talk of Nominating the Secre-
tary by AccIamation.
PEACE AGAIN IN CHICAGO
Allies Give Up Plan to Defy the Ma
tional Committee.
HoT.HEADs LISTEN TO REASON
Surrender in Interest of PARTY Har-
mony-Third-Term Specter.
Protest Of the Negroes.

The politicians at Chicago arc
now talking OF the likelihood that
Taft will be nominated by the re-
publican convention bv acclama-
ton. 1t is said that after the ia
vorite sons have been honored by
a complimentary vote one OF the
allies will move to make Taft S
nomination unanimous. The al
lies have yielded to calm counsels
and have given up their intention
to bolt the national committee
and take their contested cases to
the credentials committee. The
resentment of the negroes still
troubles the leaders. and an ef-
fort will be made to pacify them.
Special From STAFF Correspondent.
CHICAGO June S-"Shall Taft be
nominated by acclamation?' Honestly
ii has reached this point where that ques-
ton is being broached, and If it were not
for the desire of Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Indiana to give complimentary vote
10 their favorite sons it would be done.
AZ II is. just as soon as the compil-
nentary vote is registered one. of the
allies will move TO make the nomination
of Secretary Taft unanimous. Yesterday
was a day Of pacif1cation. fruitful of re-
suits beneficial to the party. Senator w.
Murray Crane and Senator Lodge were
the pacificators. The outcome of their ef-
forts was the abandonment by the allies
OF their declared intention to withdraw all
further contests before the national COM
mittee and appeal over that body to the
committee on credentials. Senator Crane
went to the allies and told them, You
cannot do that" He pointed out the
danger to party harmony and success at
the polls in such action. Reluctantly the
allies yielded and announced that they
would not bolt the committee. but would
prosecute the contests. intimating that
they would later appeal to the conven-
tion. 1t is safe to say. however. that
such appeal will be only perfunctcry and
10 keep the record straight. The fact is
the allies have lost at every point. and
their surrender is complete and absolute.
They have been ground into the dust by
the administration steamroller and haven I
left even a stain in the road to show
where the catastrophe occurred. When
asked what they received as compensation
position. the allies replied sadly they had
received none.
It's a case of the tail going with the
hide" they say.
We are trying TO save the party from
the folly of those in control OF it, said
of the managers of the allies when
pressed for an explanation of the back
down.
Routed by Third Term Specter.
'Ihe utmost CONSERVATION was caused
by the announcement of the intention Of
the allies to bolt the national committee
and appeal over its head to the credentials
committee. For three hours yesterday
morning the deepest anxiety was expert
snced by the men who are directing af-
fairs other than those in the allies ranks
The Taft men realized what profound
sensation such action would cause and
that il would focus the attention Of The
-ountry upon tie grievances OF the allies.
They feared the result would he 10 throw
the convention into Il snarl OF bitterness
WnINtl would open the way for the Roose
Nelt tnlrd-termers TO make play The
third-term spectei Is real to the Taft
men as to the republicans who are repre-
seniing the business interests of the east.
NO time was lost in pointing out to the
allies this dangerous feature of their at
llfude. The argument was effective. The
allies. scared by the possibilities conjured
up. backed down.
For the love of heaven secure Taft's
fsoniHation at all hazards: eat crow do
fnNtHinG TO nominate him and prevent a
Roosevelt stampede. Such is the doc
rine OF the little group of influential re-
pubicans mere who. although originally
opposed to the administrators methods
n booming the Secretary of War though
"ot inmical 10 him personally. are now
working might and main TO clnch his
nomination.. This policy is the result of
conference held In Washington a week
ago between Aldrich. Hale and the repre-
sentatives of the Taft management AT
hat conference Aldiich and Hale pieda,ad
themselves 10 use AL tnc Influence in their
bower. and Washington we'll knows wha
hat power is. 10 forward Secretary Taft :
domination. Their pledge is being ear
led out by men representing them here.
senator Crane Is working along the same
inc, as Is Senator Lodge.
Methods of the Taft Men.
The methods being used by the Taft
people are distinctly the methods OF
President Roosevelt. such "a he has APP
piled all through his career namely
Give no quarter annihiate those who
not for you; take everything in sight
and leave tie opposition not shred
The plan Is working we'll thus far. The
lilies have pleaded in vain for some len
'.ncy TO tie southern delegations. They
particularly wanted TO GUST Bulli,t ana
Ernst of Kentucky. The Taft people
sdfly declined. They said they will not
sacrifice any man who has stood by them
N the south Ia please the faction that
las been fighting them. Love your
friends and destroy Your enemies Is the
arcn bound rule OF the Taft men. and thus
'ar there has not been the slightest de
fation from il. They are willing to take
! he responsibility az long as they derive
Ihe usufruct which such 4 course prom
ses One outcome of the overriding of
he southern delegations will he the pres
imitation of reSolut ion to the convention
IN cut down the represent a ION Of the
southern states III succeeding conventions
This i nothing new. Senator Quay used
similar rssolut ioif at Philadelphia i'm
En. in his campaign Io force the nons-
eaten 81 Roosevelt for the vice prosi-
iencN
Hut il iS said HOW that hero Is .'horri-
tls example of the evils of oyerrepreSen :
fttou of the sout herr states and this
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