The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-10
REPUBLICANS
HAVE PROBLEM
Discomfort and Disorder
IN Convention.
DELEGATES FROM THE SOUTH
All Southern States May Send
Double Delegations.
Report. state Th.t Ther. is Ressit
Against Referees aad Oa,ce-
hoiders--PoIisicians Are
Peiiticsaas.
DELEGATES FROM THE SOUTH
DE ALrREp J. sroFrn.

Washington. Feb. ESPECIAL 1.-THE
selection OF double delegation from
Florida to the National Repuhiican
Convention at Chicago has set the poll
iticians OF that persuasion TO ngur.,
ing.
They are wondering how many Of
the Southern States win do the Same
thing. Reports coming from that Sec
ton Indicate there IL revolt against
referees and ofilceh olders all along tbs
line. But just how many double dsla-
cations there win be. II Ia too early "a
say. This lisa condition OF AFFAIRS thai
IL worrying some OF the fellows Whd
are trying TO FIX up the pins.
The National Republican Committed
will make up the roll OF the, conven.
ton. When that Committee met here
In December to fix the time and placa
for the assembling OF the Convention.
1t was claimed that It was an ahtt-
Taft combination. The reason for tlla
belief was that President Roosevelt
Secretary Taft and their Immediate fol-
lowers generally favored Kansas City
for the meeting place Of the convens
ton. 1t Was claimed that they wanted
Kansas City because 1t would help this
Republican ticket this year in Missouri
and the surrounding States. and that
the people out in the Central Weat
were inclined 10 support Taft over ali
the other candidates. Well. all this
world knows that Chicago waded Ii
and captured the convention. That
vote. however, was not fair test q
the sentiment of the COMMITTEES.
For instance, John Hanna. OF Bai1if
more. held the proxy of showcases
Archer Williams. the Maryland maNu-
Der Of the Committee. Hanna voted
for Chicago. Williams was about the
ilrst prominent Maryland Republican
TO announce himself as being IN favor
Of the nomination OF Secretary Taft for
the Presidency. He expects to be or
hand when the temporary roll Of shK
Convention IL made up At Chicago, and
the Taft people confidently rely upon
him to do everything possible to 80
vance the interests Of the ADMINISTERS
scett Awainat raft
In selecting the place for the cons
vention senator Scott Of West virginia.
voted for Kansas City over ChicamoH
Those who know him are well aware q
the fact that he Is not for the nolni.
nation OF Taft.
The other night Bull" Andrews. the
delegate In Congress from New Mexi-
co, and the member OF the National
Committee from that Territory. want
over the National Committee list and
checked or the names as TO how ha
thought they stood. He contends that
a majority OF the COMMITTEES are for
Taft, and made the remarks to some
OF his friends In the gathering that
they would see to things IL any mon
key business" was attempted 1T Chi
cago when the time comes for making
up the temporary roll. Other people
are equally certain that the COMMITTEES,
as II now stands. Is anti-Taft. A live
ly rounding up 10 going on since the
State conventions commenced to meet.
II is going to make mighty differences
az 70 which combination will have this
upper hand In the NationsI COMMITTEES.
Out at st. Louis IN 1896. the iatD
Mark Hanna first commenced to lnan<
ipulate delegates. When the crowds
arrived there, It was freely declared
that as Hanna was new at THIS sort or
thing the old-stagers in politics would
show him thing or two. But they Cid
not. As that convention there were
great many negroes. and they belonged
chiefly to the contesting delegations
from the Southern States. Hanna got
the upper hand, deal was made with
the negroes and their white associates
from the South. most of the conteEt-
ants were seated. and that accompiish-
ed, II was easy for Hanna to sail IN
and knock the chances OF Reed. Alii-
son and Morton sky-high for the nom
nation. Not only did Hanna easily
cause the nomination OF william Nc
Kiniey for President. but he picked Mp
Hobart Of New Jersey. whom not one
tenth of the delegates had ever heard
Of before reaching ST. Louis, and had
him nominated for Vice President. n
Clay Evans OF Tennessee was rattlsnN
around at that convention as candidate
for second place. and really had picked
IN over 100 delegates, but he hardly
knew what struck him when Mark
Hanna got through with him.
Money VIII Talk.
The managers believed TO have the
most money TO spend to influence
things. are not supporting Secretary
Taft. They are nearly all against htin.
There is an undercurrent OF feeling
here that possibly a secret attempt viii
be made TO make II decidedly TO the In
terest of several members OF the Ma
tional COMMITTEES to align themselves
with the combination that can put up
the most cash. Money has talked be-
fore at some of the National Republic
can conentions. and II would not be
strange II the ready cash should BE
heard from in Chicago tn the rosy
month of June.
some of the Taft people are uu-
doubtedly exercised over this matter
n Is said that they will therefore, keep
a sharp lookout. and II there arc eyi~
dences OF some OF their FELLOWS weak
ening and changing front when tha
committee gets down to work on the
temporary roll, exposures msy follow
which will cause them TO hesitate
The side that has the favor OF the
National Committee Win have n de~
cided advantage. They can say which
delegations from States where there
are contests shall take their seats, ana
they will also see TO II that the coImbi-
nation they train with win be able Ia
name the Committee on Credentials
Indications at this writing certainly
point to a red-hot fight n most OF the
Southern States send double deleEa
lions TO Chicago. And that is Just whak
many of the experienced politicians
look for.