The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-01-10
WORK DONE FOR TAFT
ADMINISTRATIONS POLITICAL ACTIVITY MAY BE
THE SUBJECT OF SENATE INQUIRY

The Philadelphia Record date contained the fol
lowing Washington special showing the work being by
national administration the nomination TAFT to the
presidency:
Charges that the administration making use federal pat
for the purpose promoting the Taft campaign for the
presidential nomination flying thick today Numerous
instances being mentioned prove that offices being pedded
right and left the interests Of Taft and hackers
dates that the situation fast becoming scandaous
The thing that has brought report that
First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock manage the Taft
campaign in the and with headquarters Washington
in his capacity distributor OF pooce patronage the states
that have Republicans congress- Hitchcock corraing
delegates from the southern obtaining entire
delegates from that region
is the belief people have captured Hitchcock and
John G. Capers commissioner OF internal who another
power in the south that has the candidates
to talking Today certain and stories that
tered for time repeated definite shape United
States responsible the congress
reconvenes resolution will be introduced demanding
whether the civil regulations regarding political activity are
being violated by the first postmaster general quoting
from newspaper to show that Hitchcock has been lining up
delegates
BARTERING JOBS FOR DELEGATES
The first assistant postmaster general has charge per-
sonnel Of the postal Jobs 6OO0O
persons His political power agent presidential candidate
will be realized when the significance OF his grip post
masters, carriers and other employees appreciated
Politicians from three angling Job of auditor
the postoce department New York another
from Kansas and third and one Of the
friends Of candidate has said MS job
that the plain ntaton had been given the White
his candidate got something there might be couple OF Taft delegates
from his section.
It was announced months ago that Senator's Dick and Foraker
would be ignored the making federal appointments
then the recommendations OF Taft alone
other sections OF the country attitude OF the
been the subject of comment
NOT ALARMED BY FORAKER
Nothing resembling alarm discernabe among the Taft people
here the threat Of Senator Foraker bolt plan holding
primaries Ohio agreed upon by the Republican committee
the Columbus meeting In Secretary Taft
smiling Forakers rebeiou attitude profess
ougy satisfied with the developments the Ohio
They say effect that Forakers rejection primary plan
open confession OF the desperate straits he
submit the of popular his pnsions presidential
honors
The Ohio primary law devised by cunning politicians as sop
the radical element the party intended by
chine for purposes and Its way.
OF the the enabled opponents the machine leaders
control OF the committee devise primary scheme which
the people assert violate and at the same time
will bring genuine expression of the popular will
The Taft people here predict that Forakers threats
himself and his repudaion boer by majority of
party overwhelming that his elimination from politics viii
speedily and completely than his had
pected
Foraker and the other machine men have always been stern
ters for regularity and submission the dictates Of the
organization but that things going against them they do
hesitate threaten bolt rather than take their medicine
CAN'T FIND A STANDPATTER
Another development which encourages and the Taft
people the discovery that the tariff stand pate the
who led by the protective tariff league have found inn
possible ureah candidate for the presidential who
will adopt their program OF hostility any attempt tariff revision
presidential election The pater course
lie Taft because of his mild declaration for revision the ndeh
lite future but they haven't found him.
They have been looking hopefully Governor Hughes of New
York for time and have been talking him the
e kind of candidate they would fancy If they could be of his
tariff revision But appears the stand patters have been
.t,