World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1908-05-21

IN washington Win the congress
at the capitol and the Convention
Of governors at the White Hou &c.
] Congress has done something
aud the governors have made
speeches and listened to speech
es and printed speeches. 1t has
been decided to'make the Cover.
nor's convention permanent
with places Of meeting in differ.
erent cities. Washington. how
ever. will probably be selected
as the place for an annual rend
ezvous for 1t presents mary
advantageous not to mention the
supreme one Of meeting face to
face the Congress and influence
ingit to wise action in conserva.
tion of resources.
Two WEEKS ago the departure
OF Secretary Of war Taft for
Panama Was regarded as a curl.
Gus II not suspious meneuver in
the political field. Why should
II leaTe the country or abandon
his campaign at u crisis and q
time like This: 1t Is probable
that Secretary Taft's managers
and friends knew then what
pretty nearly everybody knows
now that his nomination is certain
and his election Il pretty sure
thing. Among the things of
very recent occurrence fayoriug
these ends are:
The postponement by the
Senate OF the Brownsville case
until next December.
The Abandonment by Senator's
opposed to Roosevelt of their
support Of Fairbanks, Knox.
Cannon or Hughes.
The BrOansvill case being out
the way the Republican Senators
have now no longer a bitter apple
OF discord but can come togeth.
or and harmoney renewed in
the senate will doubtless be
+, hected in every state, distric,
and county
i /, runored that there la.
been Il deal between the Fural,e,
ana Taft hellir..an's by which
Senator Foraker ha, secure,
the promise Of return to I'll.
Senate in consideration of hi,
dropping the ErDwnviIIe matter
That TAFT has not been directl,
a party to deal will be grantee
when II is remembered that h,
has been in Pana ma. His alabi i.
kno"n by everybody. Senator
Foraker says he thinks he vii
gain more for the colored sold
lerN BY postponement or by
waiting until another president
~ in The White House than by
pushing the matter now.
The fact is that Tafts nomina.
ton on the first ballot is almo, 1
as certain as was President
hoosevelt's nomination four
years ago.
The President prefers for
Secretary Taft as his successor
is notorious. He takes not the
least trouble to conceal it; in fact
! he lets every one know that he
is unanimous for Taft. He be.
iievcs that through Taft's cleo.
Ton to Ii" Pre- sldency his policy
! with at That it implies will be
continued at least four years
longer, and that without his
election there will be no assur.
ance against reaction. Score.
'ary Root, Doubtless, il he could
succeed the President, would
also etfectualIy carry cut what |
are known as the Roosevelt
Policies, but Notwithstanding
MS great admiration for and
confidence in Root he knows
tiat there is not the slightest
chance, and c'nnot BE-, Of his
nomination. There is a story
going the rounds that as long
ag" as the 18th Of M'rch the
Pr, i,lchL sinss1g t0 il group
cf Trends, sal that Taf''s nom.
natl Ii would We ,urcd within
4 mon.h from ,had date; ne pre-.
die cd that Taft would get all
the woes west OF the Mississippi
River. with III" exc .ption Of per.
haps a fcw s'rsgglc,s. tie pre-,
lie I'd TIA 'ic would get mes, oe,