The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-07
HARD AT WORK TO BEAT TAFT His Opponents Are Still
 Hopeful. REPUBLICANS ARE UNEASY Friends of Fairbanks Believe lie Has Chance. Tus.le of Charlie Scott to Turn Down Frank Hitchcock Is of Keen
 Interest to Peii-
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nY ALFRED U. STOPPER

washfnrton June 6.--(Special. )-Re- nnhlieans who train with President Roosevelt and the shining lights or the Administration are about as sanguine as men we'll could be that the adminis- tration forces are going to have tnelr way at the coming National convention of their party at Chicago.
 They look confidently. for the nomi- nation of Secretary, Taft on the nrst ballot and pooh-pooh the idea advanced by the opponents of the Ohio man that if he is not nominated on the nrst pal lot he never will be. They ngure, or course, that Secretary Taft has a nun Der of delegates from New York. Illi- nols. Pennsylvania and Indiana who will break away just as soon as q com plimentary vote is given the "favortte sons" who are being backed by theif several State delegations.
 The fellows who are managing the campaign for the other Republican candidates do not admit that the ad- ministration people have correctly slzeo up the probable situation at Chicago. They insist that if 1t becomes apparent that Taft cannot win the nomination on the first ballot his goose will be cooked on a subsequent ballot. Then Che mighty question Is "Wil there be q stampede which will result in forcing another nomination on President Roosevelt, or will one of the anti-ad. ministration candidates get the prize?@
 Say Taft Is Risky.
 For months the talk in Republican circles here has been that Taft is a risky candidate for the Republicans to nofninate. It should be borne in mind. however. that such comments come chiefly from the forces working against the nomination of Taft, They contend that either Cannon, Knox, Fairbanks TOT didate before the country.
 Cld-tirne workers In the Republican camp like ex Senaters William E '. ch andler and William Pitt Kellogg have been trying for q year or more to scare the rank and file of their party into the belief that if either Roosevelt or Taft should head the ticket he would be beaten by William ! Bryan in the event the latter Is the nominse of the Democrats at Denver . Chandler and Kellogg have made no homes in saying that in their opinion the negro and labor vote would be heavily against either of those distin- Ruished Republicans who appear to have the bulge on things just now and will hold 1t unless in settling the many contests at Chicago majority of the delegates to the convention should be manipulated against the administra- ton.
 Chandler and Kellogg have been in close touch for the past forty years with the negro politicians. story IS told on a well known man in Virginia who years ago gave up the practice of the law because he was rigged great deal on account of having too many neero clients It was about like this. negro down In one of the counties got into trouble and was advised by a black friend that he had better secure the services of a lawyer.
 ''I dunno bout dat" said the darkey in trouble 'In de fus' place aim got much money and 1t gins to look to me dat a nigger aIn' got no chance nohow in A Ferginny cote no mo, an specS I'll des have to take my dose"
 "oh. shet up" said the other negro. You take my advice an you go up to town an git Mir Scott to take yo case. He'll treat you all right. an sides dat, he's de bes' nigger lawyer in de state"
 There was a time when 1t could be truthfully said of Chandler and Kel- logg that they were the best "nigger'' politicians in the United States. But alas for them the day seems to have passed when the negroes in the South owing to the lilly white" movement that was started some years ago.
 KeIlOgE's Prediction.
 Just before the recent Republican Convention in New York State, ex- Senator Kellogg had about given up hope and said to your correspondent that he feared the President was in a position to force the nomination of Secretary Taft at Chicago. Some days in advance he predicted that many of the New York delegates in the face of the fact that Governor Hughes was supposed to have things pretty we'll fixed up there would fly the track and announce themselves as being for Taft. The prediction came true. and right now rumors are flying around that there are likely to be other assertions from the Hughes ranks at Chicago.
 But within the past two weeks Messrs Chandler, Kellogg and others, who are in the combination to prevent the nomination of Taft, have plucked up fresh courage and are anxiously awaiting results as the National Com mittee disposes of the many contests being waged between the factions from the Southern States. That is their only chance.
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