The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-20
:. .THE INTEREsTs.'
Ar. Reported to Have Given over to Ne Taft

Are Reported to Have Given over te Washington Special to N. Y. Evsn'ns E.H. Hartman is supporter or Taft in the campaign for the Repunn- can nomination. This Is the informs : tion that comes to Washington. ana 1t is apparently borne out by recent developments in New York and on the Pacific Coast.
 Not the feast singular of the many curious features of the progress ol tne Taft candidacy has been in the way .n n which SO many of President Roosevel. 5 bitterest enemies have, been prousHss Hs 9ysr sr inSg T5s the samE samaEsfaetor Of sTesi wealth. and the "predatory richs who have been lambasted without end ny Mir. Roosevelt. have in large numpe,ss 2 choice as his successor in the Wnite WI 1e House. The interests" which nave been battered and mauled and excori- ated by Mir. Roosevelt are almost wlsn- a out exception lined up under the pan nate.
 tertaining situation was orougnt ao0u. gu. rious and searching inquiries have been and are being made, but not much ms been brought to light; It was real bone of the, "allies.'' and gave the loosely organized opposition a staggsr,, ing blow. The. Taft or Me threat was undoubtedly effective. but many snch sntqk Y number aTas ro Of the very Wealthy men who have been peculiarly the op- feet of the Presidents personal at tacks: often ; sra,a sy name sn0Saq War De Sup
 The action of the California conven- tion in instructing the delegates 10 Chicago for Taft is the nrsr visible the secretary. of war. according to the best-informed politicians in Washing ton. Hartman still dominates in Cal ifornia politics, He has his VII tnsre, when odell was Governor There seems to be no doubt that sthee people of California would like to have four not t opposed to a third, term, very defnite reports came from Washingtor early this week that the California convention would endorse Taft, but not great buzz at the Capitol People be- gan to whisper about at once that the California delegation, was laying. the plan to start a Roosevelt stampede at
 Some persons here profess to Know definitely that Hartman brought about the Taft instructions. California is first Republican State on the roll. If the 'interests' were determined to prevent a stampede to Roosevelt, they would have brought about the results that have just been accomplished fin California: There is no danger now that California will fly the track. IL will start the ball rolling for Taft, end the present theory is that before. the roll-call is ended. other delegptions. influenced or controlled by. the 'in- Fterests,h will have swung to Taft 4fi order that the third-tern1 spectre may be laid once and for all. s.
 Even if Mir Hartman Is a Taft man. welt or the 'Rooseyelt- policies. A visitor in Washington this week was telling story of recent call he had made upon Mir Hartman at his office The visitor causually mentioned Roose- velts name in connection with a mat ter entirely removed from politics. MT. Hartman exploded. Don't men T cannot discuss with patience a man who has done more more to debauch American politics than any other per son in the history of this country which is not bad. coming from one who was the higher up" during the Odell regime in New York State
 With the belief that Hartman, Nor operations and interests" are helRing no wonder the plain politicians are puzzled. It Is certainly a singular spectacle, worthy of passing com ment and notice. when the very forces and men who were relied upon to fur nish the sinews for an effective oppo- sition to the continuance of the Roose- yelt: domination in the Republican to aid the President in naming his successor.