The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
ALDRIGH STILL BOSS
Rhode Island Delegates to
Vote Senator's Way.
NOT LIKELY TO BE FOR TAFT
Am mbnssHdor for Hughes Boom SAT-
isfed with Outlook I'm Little state.
and Returns without Urging Any
Acknowledgement and Enforcement
OF Laws IndOrsed by Convention.

Providence, r. l., March &-The first
Republican State convention TO be held in
New England pointed the way in this
city on March % for uninstructed dele
gates.
This attitude was not unanticipated.
Only recently an accredited ambassador
from New York City. representing the
Hughes League. came TO Providence and
made quiet inquiry of a number of Re
publican leaders as TO the probable atti-
tude OF the delegation from this State to
Chicago.
This seeker for information was in
formed that, whatever the emissaries Of
Secretary Taft or any ether aspirant for
the nomination might be doing in other
States Of New England, they had not dis
turoed the calm of the Republicans of
Rhode Island. The inquirer went on his
way, quite satisfied, and his confidence
proves warranted by the event
But II must be recognized frankly that
this outcome does not mean that the eight
delegates from Rhode Island TO the Chi
cago convention viii act in any meteoric
manner, or that they will fly of on a
tangent at their own sweet will.
All for Senator AIdrich.
The plain fact is that these uninstructed
delegates are one and all adherents of
United States Senator Aldrich That Sen
ator is not himself a delegate, but the
men chosen by the State convention are
all his friends and may be depended upon
TO vote in the national convention as his
judgment may advise
In o,5er words the powers that be in
the Republican organization in Rhode
Island have been unmOved and unshaken
by any outside influence. and Senator
Aldrich can tell any one, long before the
letter r is reached in the rou of the ma
tiOnal convention. precisely for which
candidate for the Presidential nomina-
ton the Rhode Island delegates will cast
their votes.
Their appreciation of the Roosevelt ad-
m4nistratiOn is absolutely unstinted in
terms, and il is noteworthy that in this
State. where corporations employ nearly
the entire population. and where they
have concentrated great wealth, these
resolutions ''indorse the attitude of the
administration In its brave and impartial
enforcement Of the laws of the land. We
believe in the promotion of the best in
terests CT labor and capital and the un-
fiinching protection OF both.
Is Significant Feature.
Now, that last is a didactic phrase:
but one may note the order OF preced-
ence of the words labor and capital. A"
Ye. more is 1t significant that state
convention loyal to Senator Aldrich
should praise the administration. even
colOrlessly, for enforcing the laws Of the
land
There is a distinctly New England note
in the demand OF the Rhode Island plat
form that the disfranchisement of colored
citizens should be followed by a reduc-
ton in representation in Congress and III
the electoral college.
The tariff paragraph Of the Rhode
Island platform is interesting in its ad-
vocacy OF a revision Of the tariff by a
special session OF the next Congress. hold
ing TO the principle OF adequate protec-
ton without excessive duties"
The fact that Gov Hughes. of New
York, is a graduate CT Brown University
contributes 10 the favorable sentiment
prevailing toward him in Providence. But
II should be remarked that this senti-
ment Is social and genial, rather than
political and aggressive The entire hand
Is the hand of Aldrich and il remains TO
be seen how that Senator will advise, 20
put il politely. the Rhode Island dele
gates to cast their votes in the Republican
national convention