The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1908-03-06
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Washington Notes

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There is genuine concern among
Republican leaders, including some
who are not particularly partial to
Secretary Taft, over the programme
OF the INSTRUMENTATION forces who
are bent on bringing to Chicago con-
testing delegations from every south
ern state. Senator Foraker's name
is generally used as anti-Taft candi-
DATE but "uninstructed delegations"
Is the cry. the purpose being to secure
if possible, a large number of dele
cations to trade with. In many of
the Southern states, the Forakerites
are dealing with the negroes. In
Alabama, however, this is not the
case. The negroes will have none of
the anti-administration crowd and
accordingly, the Forakerltes are DEAL
ing with the so-called "Lily-whites"
or anti-negro faction. One William
Youngblood, Lily-white leader, is
gong about the state hiring hall in
each town where a district convention
is being held and, with the liberal
use of money, is ''electing" contest
ing delegation without preten5e of
regularity. In many of the southern
states the men who are at the front of
the anti-adminstration movement are
those who have been discharged by
Presidents Mckinley or Roosevelt,
for dishonesty or incompetence, or
both.
The programme of the anti Taft
forces who are amply provided with
money, is to bring all these delega-
tions to Chicago and endeaver to have
them placed on the Temporary roll"
of the national convention. Of course
it cannot be pretended that these dele
cations are entitled to such recogni-
ton, but their hope is to influence the
National Committee to seat them re-
gardless of the merits of the cases.
When the convention is called t1
order the roll of the states will be
called and as each is named, it's chair
man, elected by the majority of the
delegation, rises and names three
men for membership on the commit
tees on credentials, resolutions and
permanent organization, respectively
OF course if majority of spurious
delegates are placed on the tempo
rary roll, the men named for the Gre
dontials committee will be anti-Taft
Then the credentials committee will
pass on the various contests and the
result must be obvious. Only anti
Taft delegates will he placed on the
permanent roll wherever there is {
contest. It is obvious, therefore, thai
if the anti-administration forces car
control the National Committee they
can control the convention, although
that is admittedly a big IF.
The feature of this situation which
occasions anxiety to the leaders, how
ever, is not the possible outcome O
the programme, but the effect which
however it results, it will have in tn,
election. Let the people become con
WINGED that a Republican candidate
for President has been nominated q,
the corrupt manipulation of negro
delegates from states in which there
is practically no Republican vote anc
the result will be to make Democratic
votes by the million, say, the wise
ones, Again, suppose Taft is nomi-
mated, will not the fact that such
concerted effort was made have de-
cidedly serious effect on the fortune!
OF the party? Can any party have i
become generally known that there il
even possibility of such corruption
in it's national councils, or that sucl
quantities of money have been ex-
pended to sway it's choice withou
grave loss of confidence? These ar
the questions which some of the mos
disintested leaders are asking.
Judge Mills was never selected b,
the people for railroad commissioner