Bisbee daily review., 1908-05-17

state leader has even had his picture in the papers in connection with an announcement of his associates that he was to have a Cabinet job as pay for the delivery of Taft delegates.
 Senator Hanna's methods were those of a reformer in comparison with the methods employed by the Taft managers. Openly in Missouri the expenses of a thousand delegates to the state convention were paid by Ninoiyidual checks signed by state chairman, Walter Dickey. the Tafi manager in that state. The aggregate expenditures for transportation of del egates to the Missouri convention are placed at s20.000, not to speak of oth CT legitimate expenses. It is estimat ed that his brother Charlie and the { Secretarys Wall Street friends have already expended a million dollars in conducting this reform campaign in behalf of the people.
 Not only money but force was used by the Taft managers in the Kentucky campaign. At Louisville, Covington and other Kentucky cities the police force was used in beating Fairbanks supporters away frop, the polls Aff
 davits prepared for use in contests by the Fairbanks managers in Kentucky show that at Louisville the inmates of the almshouses were voted en masse for the delegates and that hired re, peaters were voted as many as four. teen times. To carry the Oklahoma convention the state association of postmasters held its annual meeting at the same time and place that the Republican state convention was held. Every postoffice of importance in the state was deserted while the battle for Taft delegates was in progress. Grant Vic tor, one of the leaders of the anti Taft campaign, was openly purchased by being appointed United States mar shal. With his new commission in hand, he was instructed to get to work for Secretary Taft and carried out his orders. With the aid of the Democratic police at Jackson, about 30 federal office holders took posses sion of the hall in which the Missis- sippi state convention was to be held. Without outside assistance, the For aker leaders had carried practically every county in tho state, but were unable to meet at the appointed place on account of the rioting of the fed eral office holders.
 Not being able to capture the Ten nesee convention by force the Taft managers opened negotiations with W. J. Oliver, who had managed the anti Taft campaign in the state. Although MT. Divers bid on the Panama canal was rejected because the officials of the War Department decided that he would be unable to carry out his contract, shortly after he had won against Secretary Taft in Tennessee, he was awarded a contract under the War Department for the building of a railroad in Cuba. Since then, Mir. Oliver has declared that his private business would not permit him to take part in the Presidential contest.
 No pretensions have been made by the Taft manager in the South to all low the colored voters to participate in the selection of delegates to the Republican National convention. h has been a lily white movement in practically every state south of the E a on and Dixon line. In the Virginia State convention speeches were made against the negro which recalled the Democratic convention in reconstruc- tion days. One orator declared that if certain delegates chosen by prima- ries in which negro voters participated were seated the smell of lhe negro" would be on the hands of the party. Negro delegates who attemDted 10 speak were ignored by the chair and howled down by Taft workers. The same policy was pursued in West Vir- ginia where negro voters held the bal ance of power. Here office holders ran over the colored Republicans rough shod, ramming instructions for Taft down their throats m several congressional districts where the dis affection of the coIored vote means the retirement of Republican members of Congress. In Maryland, the prospects of carrying several congressional Gis- tricts were blighted by the manner in which the federal machine disfran- chised the colored vote.
 Farther south the Taft management united with Democratic negro baiters and terrorized the coIored Republi- cans. Striking illustrations of these methods were in Mississippi, Louis jana, Florida, Alabama, North and South Carolina. In all of these states notice was sent out by Secretary Taft's campaign managers that the colored voters must keep away from the polls. The convention in one of the Georgia districts was called by the Taft managers miles away from the railroad and the sheriff of the
 ounty sent out word over the dis trict that negroes who ventured into the convention would stand an excel lent chance of tightening a rope.
 And the publication of these facts do not seem to deter the Taft man. agement from continuing their policy of poodle, intimidation and trickery in the attempt to capture delegates in the South. The climax of the Taft campaign to rule or ruin the Repub- lican party will probably be reached in Texas. Here the Taft forces have called their state convention at Fl Paso on the Mexican border. This is 36 hours ride from the center of the state and 1t is apparent that the Taft managers expect only federal office Holders will be able to attend their convention. Both the state and na- tional delegates are to be elected at this point, three days journey from some of the remote counties. The Re- publicans who are interested in build ing up the party will meet at Waco and cleo. delegates.
 Despite all of these revelations oi the methods which have been employ ed to secure rump delegates in tho south, the Taft managers here are con fidently asserting that their delegates will be seated. They base this claim on the belief that they will dominate the action of the National Republican committee. They boldly state that .k.... k....1. L..