The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-06-11
CONTROL CONVENTION i
Will be Fight in Chicago Con.
yention to Control Policy.
Special 10 the indianapolis News.


New York, May 2l.-what Is
knoxn to the country as the Wall
street crowd Is planning to manage
the republican national convention.
IL Il Is allnwed 10 carry out It's avow-
ed program II will name the officers
OF the convention, pass ON such pnr.
tions Of the platform as are OF special
interest 10 IL, and pick the candidate.
Its representatives say that its pref
ererce rs William ii. Taft. This
crowd expects the restoration OF the
conditions that existed before Theo-
dorc Roosevelt entered the White
House. The crowd Il confident It's
program will 90 through because. as
It's Spokesman say, President Rouse-
welt and they are supporting the
same candidate for president. Mr.
Roosevelt, IL asserts. dare not desert
Mr.. Taft even though he does net
like the character of bis candidates
support. The Representatives OF the
interests are distinctly pleased with
this novel situation. Sumo OF them
are getting real enjoyment out Of II.
Ii pieases them 10 think that Roose-
welt Is stilI supporting their candi.
ldate.
IL Is believed here that the elective
work OF The Taft campaign for the
delegates during the last munth was
done by the agents, whatever their
motives, that are housed ia Wall
street or In lower Broadway. Each
OF the great railroad systems puts It's
high-priced employees nj work; the
Steel trust exerted influence In states
and the STANDARD oil company was
useful Ia many localities. ". ii. iIar-
riman, who so hates President Roose.
welt that he never calls him by his
real name, made the election OF Taft
delegates in California certain. His
political organization IN that state Is
still the dominating influence In
Estate politics. He was put out OF
business politically here IN this state,
but California has never deserted
him.
When he learned that the coast
state VAS about to choose a Roose-
welt delegation TO Chicago, he threw
his organization into the fight and
won a victory for Taft.
Some one asked him the other day
how he and Roosevelt could be sup.
porting tile same candidate. DO not
mention the mans name In my pre-
sence, said he, With heat, referring
To President Roosevelt.
| Many political observers are unable
To see how the Wall street Interests
which now Claim 10 lie the backbone
OF tho Taft support and the progress
siye republicans OF the great vest
the men VINO believe In the Roosevelt
doctrines, II not In all OF Mr.. Roose.
yelt's methods, are TO get along har-
moniously at tile Chicago convention.
The "intafests' foresee the posssbili.
ty OF friction, but they feel co"ndent
that the progressive will continue 60
be for taft, because be has the In.
dorssment OF PRESIDENT Roosevelt.
"Of course, II the PRESIDENT should
kick over The traces, We would be
lost, 8 said one Wall street supporter
OF Mr.. TAFT, Nhut We are persuaded
to believe that lao will not kick. lie
has gone 40 lar In advocating the
nomination of Taft that he cannot
turn back even though ile see clearly
that Wall street has taken the reins
from the original driver Of the Taft
band wagon"
IL is certainly an interesting state
lof affairs. Here are the rich men
. whom the president has been pound
Ing with his bis stick for seven
years, supporting the candidate orr
ginaIly proposed by Roosevelt, and
! the candidate DO still youcbes for
The 'sintefests" are even goinR o.
J far at this time ~ to talk Of the de-
: tails, OF their management OF chs
Taft campaign in case Taft Is nomiD
, ated. They ARE proceeding on tbs
n
! theory that they viii be powerful
enough to name the chairman OF thu
! national committee. Senator Crane
. of Massachusetts,. Is the man they sr'
: taking OF IN connection with thu
, lchairmanship IL II common tall
. that the candidate will not 10 per
E mitted to name the chairman, Us Mr.
E Roosevelt did four years ago. lie 4
: To be chosen by The committee, ant
: the Interests are coniidcnt thel
! will be strong enough la COMMITTEES
1 TO get the man they want,
r Naturally, students OF American
e politics will be interested 10 see hos
: the complex situation VIII work oui
5 al Chicago. VIII the reforming win.
: OF the party hitch up With Wal
u street for the campaign? DOUBTLESS
]. the important question which III
d delegates will have 70 consider. vii
j. elate 10 the election. Even here In