Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-03
TO PLANE THE P[ANKS
Wade Ellis Will Work on the
Republican Platform.
RETIRES TO THE SEASIDE
Manager Hitchcock Goes to Chicago
in Taft's Interest.
TO STOP ROOSEVELT STAMPEDE
Representative Landis Says the
President Has Taken Steps to
Forestall q Rush.
RETIRES TO THE SEASIDE
TO STOP ROOSEVELT STAMPEDE

Having perfected all the necessary pre-
lininaries the platform builders who have
been in conference in Washington for the
past few days have adjourned sine die.
Attorney General Wade Ellis Of Ohio,
whose forceful and clear-cut presentation
OF political issues in the platform of his
state resulted in his being called to
Washington to put the ideas Of the Taft
Roosevelt wing of the party into straight
from-the-s shoulder language. has retired
TO Virginia Beach, where he will plane
down the edges of the various rough-hewn
platform planks 1t can be said that the
conferences of the past few days devel-
"ped delightful harmony among the plat
form builders, and Mr.. Ellis task. there
fore. is largely now of a literary nature.
Rapid Rise to Prominence
incidentally. it is of more than pass
ing interest that only few years ago
Attorney General Wade Ellis was mere
" rather obscure scribbIer for Ohio
newspapers. But when not scribbling he
studied law. graduated. was admitted to
the bar, began to practice. and only
recently became prominent in his own
state as the author of the virilc Ohio
republican platform. 1t is of the most
recent date that his name has become
buckeye state. but his intimate connec-
non with the drafting of the admins
tratlon platform and the great proba bill
ity that he will be the Ohio member of
the resolutions committee of the national
convention promise him greater fame
later on.
Another Conference to Be Held.
Mr. Ellis will remain in seclusion at
Virginia Beach for two, three or four
Il,
he will journey to Chicago direct or by
way of Washington. stopping at the
National capital for final conference
with the party powers here.
There have been any number of stories
sent out from Washington as to the per-
sonnel of the platform builders and SO
far none of the stories has been correct
In addition 10 the President Secretary
Taft and Attorney General Wade Ellis
those who have participated in the con-
ferences are Frank keiicg. national COM
mitteeman from Minnesota. Senator Hop
kins of Illinois. who will be chairman of
The resolutions committee of the Chica go
national conventions: Secretary Garfield OF
the Interior Department. Senator Long
and Representative Nicholas Longworth
of Ohio. Despite reports to the contrary
Senator Burrows of Michigan and Rep
resentative Theodore Burton of Ohio have
not attended any of the conferences of
the platform DullderS.
Hitchcock Goes to Chicago.
Frank III. Hitchcock who has been in
charge of the Washington bureau of the
Taft forces since last February, has left
for Chicago, where he will represent the
Secretary of War and presidential cand-
date at the hearing of the contested seats
before the republican national committee
Taft headquarters in Chicago however.
will not be opened until 4 few DAYS be-
fore the convention meets. John F.vers-
man. private secretary of Representative
Mckinley of Illinois. who is in charge of
the Cannon boom, has been In the Windy
city for several days and is making prep
a-atlons to open extensive Cannon head
quarters in very short time. The Can
non people, and In fact the followers of
each and every one of the allies profess
vociferously to believe that Taft cannot
he nominated on the first ballot and this
being the case. that there is an excellent
chance for some other favorite son to win
out III d Garrison finish.
Roosevelt Stampede Stopped.
The good folks who all along have been
having Nightmares of Roosevelt, stam-
ped" ~ the convention are still seeing
things, and refuse to lie comiolted An
rdrently they 10 not anticipate an easy
peaceful moment until after the convcn-
SpaIr "f anything OF the sort even then
f;Gt Representative Lan,lts of Indiana
WHO usually has a pretty fair idea Of what
y going on. thinks that President Roose-
v"lt has taken steps to forcstall any Sucf.
stampede affair. MIR. Lands was inter
viewed briefly in Tittsburg today where
h" landed with Speaker Cannon Senator
HrIn"nway and several other members of
personally conducted back k-home -by-stu-
.olnobile party, and expressed himself on
the situation.
II have been assured by men close TO
President Roosevelt, said he, that the
President has taken measures to forestalI
the stampeding of the convention to him
] know that the President does not want
the nomination and viii not accept it. OF
course, If the convention should nomi-
nate him and then adjourn he would have
IL take il
Some brash reporter tried 10 interview
Uncle Joe Cannon 1T the SAM time. hut
the Speaker was wearing his usual belt Of
Krupp case hardened arln0r. II don't car.
to discuss politics. he told III" reporter,
but ! am willing To stand on the record
=: tn. last Congress And that, accord
ing 10 the Geographic reports "t the brief
Interview Is absolutely ali that Speaker
cannon. would say.