Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-11
SUCCESS ON FIRST BALLOT
Nomination Will. Then. BE Made
Unanimous.
FEELING FOR C0RTELY0U KIND
Believed to Be Entirely Acceptable
to the Rank and File for
the Second Place.

The nomination of William II.
TAFT for President by the repub-
Iican national convention next
Thursday afternoon is predicted
in Chicago After compliment
tary vote has been given to the
iavorite sons it is said that his
nomination will be made unani-
nous. Secretary Cortelyou is
apparently acceptable to the rank
and file for Vice President. Ar
rivals in Chicago from Washing
ton say that the President and
Secretary Taft want Senator Dol
liver named for second place.
Special From STAFF Correspondent.
CHICAGO. June 11.-Some time next
Thursday afternoon a week from today
Secretary Taft will be nominated on the
first ballot. according to the present ex-
pectation of his managers. After the
complimentary vote has been given to the
favorte sons motion will be made and
carried 10 make the nomination unani
nous.
Then after the administration choice
of Vice President is confirmed the conven-
tion Will adjourn. 1t will 60 down into
history as the most unique convention
ever held in this country. in that it re-
fiected the absolute domination of one
man. That proposition is not contro-
verted out here. The significant feature
of this situation. and by some it might
be called sinister. is that the domination
ID hrt feebly resented. 1 believe the rank
and file approve it as being an instance
of strong leadership and masterful gen.
eralsbip.
Complaints of old-Timers.
To be sure you can hear complaints
from some of the ancient wheelhorses of
the party, but they are old fogies in poll
tics and don't savvy the new dispensa-
ton. They grumble and fuss around, get
Off into corner and pour their woes into
ones ear.
What are you going to do about it," l
ask them.
Nothing" comes the sulIen reply They
can't do anything and they realize it.
So the nomination by dictation." as
Vice President Fairbanks it. is made
subject of jest. The Inter Ocean. re-
publican paper, jokes about 1t this way:
The 'MalefactorS' on Convention row
are somewhat sarcastic in their refer
ences to the work of the republican ma
tional committee and the coming conven
tion- Here are some of the stings
.Juggernaut convention: steam roller
convention; ng-distance telephone con-
ventiOn; White House convention: absent
treatment convention; tennis court con-
vention: fair-haired boys convention;
pantomime convention.
Taft crossed the line yesterday. and
cording TO the allies own figures has more
than Il majority of the convention in
structed for him. Leaving out Texas. he
is just five short of majority. but as
Texas is absolutely sure to be given TO
him. and counting Texas in. he has thirty
one votes to spare. He will gain constant
ly on contests: ne will possess strength
in the uninstructed vote. and his man
ayers are still claiming 100 on the first
roll call
Cortelyou Generally Acceptable.
News from New York is that Hughes
Will not withdraw. but the belief is strong
here that the delegation when il gets on
the scene will throw Gov. Hughes into the
| discard. He is regarded a dead one"
and the New York organization mas. its
own knitting to mind When il gets en-
Unused over the COrtelyou vice presidential
boom il is predicted things Will begin to
move.
that apparently Secretary Cortelyou is
entirely acceptable to the rank and file.
have yet to hear one unfriendly COM
nent about him.
Louis Coolidge came to town this
morning and made break for the Ath-
letic Club where he is at present lying
low like Brer Rabbit. He discovered
before he lit however. and taxed with
being in possession of the Cortelyou BOOM
No response came, just one of those in
scrutable Coolidge smiles and a benign
look over the top of the eyeglasses.
Another close-mouthed one also came In
this morning-Attorney General Wade
Ellis of Ohio. He brought the platform
and Immediately went into conference
with the Taft forces. The only thing he
would say about the platform was that if
he had put i'm all the freak planks that
have been offered il would have required
express car TO transport the document
The Third-Term Nightmare.
mischief maker was on the job yester
day and he gave all hands bad couple
of hours He frightened the Taft people
pretty near into a conniption tit, and "a
for the conserv atives-well. they are shiv
crinS yet.
4 third term scare was started. II is re-
markable how quickly 1T spread II
seemed to go through the air like tele
pathy. Coincidently. the third tern
league began to circulate Roosevelt but
tons and that helped some.
IL was Senator Dick OF Ohio who haC
the Roosevelt nightmare and told abou
II. He could figure out. he thought. some
thing like 300 Roosevelt votes i'll the con
vention. This kind of talk from one o
the allies gave rise to the suspicion tina
possibly a branch of the allied forces
might Try to wreak revenge upon Taft b!
aiding Roosevelt stampede.
But the who are sitting on tn
lid came down on Senator Dick like
thousand of brick and shut him up in ;
jiffy. Then some of the allied manager
pointed out that they are not going to Gu
off their nose to spite their face: that th
cards are dealt for Taft grand slam
and that they intend to play fair.
The Negro Revolt.
The negro revolt continues unabated
Nightly meetings are held but the crowd
don't run over 100 or GOO. They are bein
egged on by disgruntled white men of th
south. victims OF the steam roller. Th
leader is a young fellow named Manning
from southern Alabama. who has been
kind of firebrand in politics for the pas