The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-08-26
Hopkins Seeks Taft's Aid.

Optimistic political information was
brought TO Mr.. Taft from several sources
today. Though he participated in several
conferences. none of them, he said, was
at his initiative. Senator Albert j. Hon
kins Of Illinois. who has been in Wash
lngton to attend the meeting of the bu.
reaus committee on the joint tariff COM
mission wanted Mr. Taft to be present
September at the Republican state con-
Nention at Springfield Ill platform
Is 10 be adopted at this convention, and
trustees OF the state university nominated
If Mr.. Taft would attend, Mr. Hopkins
SAID, arrangements would be made to open
the state campaign at that time. The
national candidate however, said II would
vitation. but "a speech making tour for
Mr.: Taft is decided upon, Illinois will be
included.
Senator McCumber of North Dakota.
bringing with him James Kennedy, Re
publican national committeeman from
that state. were unannounced visitors Mr.
Tart was informed that North Dakota
wanted to be included In any speech-mak-
ing itinerary that might be arranged for
him. Speaking for his own state as well
as for Minnesota, Montana and South Da-
kota, Mr. McCumber predicted that very
little. II any. change would be found in
the electoral votes Ii had been demon
strated therefore. he said, that state is
sues and local differences in the party
had little, If any, effect on the national
situation.
hopkins on Tariff.
Senator Hopkins. who is chairman of a
subcommittee OF the tariff commission
having to do with the schedules on articles
of import which come in competition with
American manufactures, said he would
call his committee into action soon.
The tariff. he believed. would develop
into the chief issue of the campaign IL
was also his opinion that the revision to
be enacted at special session of con-
Giess would result in the reduction of
many schedules and the adoption of
maximum and minimum tariff which
would include in the latter class a suf-
ficient number of articles TO make this
method of dealing with foreign nations
much more effective than is the present
Dingley tariff.
Labor for Bryan.
Mr. Hopkins believes the Republican ma
tional and state tickets will be successful
in Illinois to the extent of 100000 ma
jorty. although he comedies that Mr..
Gompers may turn some labor votes to
Bryan.
"sut," added Senator Hopkins. my
opinion is that Bryan's record as a free
trader will more than offset the votes he !
will get from Gompers. Bryans public |
career is limited to his four years mem !
bership In the house of representatives |
where he was a member of the ways and /
means committee that repealed the Me |
ktnley tariff law and substituted the /
German free trade measure. which |
paralyzed the industries of the country, |
the market for all farm prod
ucts and pauperized labor. At the end OF
this period. Mr.. Gompers said in his an
nual report to the federation of labor. |
that II was the darkest period organized
-,i Dor had known for generations
Poles for Taft.
Judge Taft was Informed today OF the
formation of the first Polish Taft CLUB
d ganiZed In this country. Its home is
In Minneapolis. George r. kozlewiski
chairman. writes:
we feel confident that We can promise
YOU the almost unanimr-us vote of the
citizens of Minnesota"
Senators Hopkins of Illinois and McCum-
1er OF North Dakota were political pill
,rims here today. Senator Hopkins has
been In Washington in connection with L
he tariff commission work and came here
IN his way to Chicago Just TO pay my
aspects TO the next president OF the Unit
"a - he said