The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-28
NEW ENGLAND
WARMING UP
Hard Campaign For Delegates
From Now On
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.vERMONTERS AT CAPITAL
The Taft Boom Has Made No Advances
Which Cannot Be Checked, Say
Men for Delegates Unin-
structed.
.VERMONTERS AT CAPITAL

Washington, Feb. 20. ~ Practical,
every Republican leader Of New EngIan,
now in Congress has taken off his coat
within the last few days to Join in thu
struggle for national convention dele
gates. The Taft ana the anti.instruc
tlon campaigns for every New England
state are virtually being run from
Washington.
The machinery of more active oppo
sition was set in motion very quietly
but, none the less, with great determi
nation. During the last three or foul
days politicians from different New Eng
land states have been dropped intC
Washington on apparently innocent
visits"
The fresh reports brought in by these
visitors have encouraged immensely
those Republican senators and represen,
tstiyes VINO would like to see New Eng.
lands SO delegates 60 to Chicago with
out instructions. They say with con
siderable unanimity that the Taft boom
has made no marked advances which can.
not be checked, but that the aggressive
agitation for him is attracting attention
which might eventually lead voters to
oyerturn the plans laid for the various
state and congressional conventions,
Therefore the anti-instrtrtion cam
paign Is to be pushed vigorously in every
New England state from now on.
The aggression of Hughes boomers IA
three or four New England states fits
IN well with these plans.
While things are moving quietly in
Massachusetts,, A. NJ Fletcher Of Cav.
erdish has the helm of the Hughes boom
IN Vermont and ex-Gov NJ J.. Batchel-
der j. performing a like office in New
Hampshire. Both men have been in
Washington recently and have consulted
at length with their respective congress
sional delegations
The recent political declarations Of
Rhode Island Republicans against in
structions likewise tallies with New
England efforts elsewhere. At the same
time the Connecticut senators and sew
eral Connecticut representatives have
had taeir heads together with reference
to harder campaigning in that state. The
situation in Maine has also been rcceiy-
inc attention.
Henceforth, If there il any noise max
ing for any presidential candidate in
New England. Secretary Taft's lieuten-
ants will not BE allowed to monopolize
1t. The Hughes snoutess win be ont in
force and the population will not be left
TO infer that there IS but one real can
didate alell The delegate candidates
ht
platforms have been informed that they
must take hold.
This quickened movement seems TO he
essentially a Hughes movement because
Of general sentiment in New England
that either Taft or Hughes should be
the nominee. Nevertheless the
Republican leaders here are nominally
working ia the interest OF no particular
candidate but for the principle that rep
resentatiye men should be chosen as
delegates, and that they seould act upon
their best Judgment 1T Chicago.
The three northern New England
states are said to be IN the most salts
factory shape for these alliel workers.
Fx.Goy. c. s. Page Of Vermont has Just
been here and gave an assuring report
AiVih khat St5let EAsotate senator II.
nv. Hulburd accompanied him. Judge S.
y. Morse Of ST lohnsbury and Porter II.
Dale of lsland Pond, all more Or less III.
ttrested in politics, have also been hero.
Others have come with reports from the
other two border states.
Dist.-Atty. James NJ. Swift Of Fail
River was here talking with AIassaahu-
sets men at the Capitol He said that
he had decided not to run as a candidate
for delegate to the national convention
from that district.