The sun., 1908-06-17
ORDERS FROM WASHINGTON.
Smash the Opposition" Was what Hitch
cock Heard by Telephone.

''Smash the Opp09iuOn" was What hitcn.
cock Heard by Telephone.
WASHINGTON, June i8.-Orders were sent
from Washington to-day to Frank II. Hitch
cock the steam roller man at Chicago,
directing him not to concede one jot or
title to the "alies' on the platform.
The platform TO be ratified by the Re-
publican convention must contain a strong
declaration in favor of anti-injunction, a
plank approving the ANTITRUST policies of
thu Administration and in other respects
hew close to the lire laid down by President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft.
Smash the opposition was the substance
Of telephone message sent to MIR. Hitch
cook This applied particularly to anti
injunction The statement was made to-
day by an Administration leader that the
allies would gain nothing by their on
slaoghts on the proposed plank on anti
injunction.
-The personnel OF the committee has
been canvassed.' he said. I'VE control
two-thirds OF its members. Speaker Cannon
may rave threaten or bully. He will find
he Is not dealing with Representatives in
Congress He win be up against men who
believe in the Roosevelt policies"
President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft
became convinced to-day that prompt
action had to be taken to prevent q possible
compromise on the terms employed in the
anti-iniunction plank After a conference
at the White House it was decided to warn
Mr.. Hitchcock that second only in inn
portance to the nomination Of Taft was
an impression in the platform that would
appeal to organised labor.
Confidence is expressed that the plat
form will go through just as it has been
dictated from Washington.
The stock OF Gov. Albert Baird Cummins
Of Iowa as the Administration choice for
second place on the ticket advanced sew
eral points to-day. This was due to re-
sponses received from the country acclaim
ing the Cummins boom. They came
largely from labor leaders. among whom
Gov. Cummins is popular. The Iowa
Governor has made record at Des Moines
that has the approval Of organized labor.
He 10 q favorite particularly with railway
employees, according to statements made
here.
While Senator Jonathan Prentice Dolliver
has not yet been dropped from the list,
he runs second to Cummins to-day. Man
ager Hitchcock has been advised not to
worry about the Vioe-Presidenoy. He has
been instructed to get the platform out Of
the way before turning his attention to the
tail end of the ticket. Final instructions as
to the yice-Presidential candidate will
TO him probably tomorrow night or Thurs
day morning A Taft man questioned to-
day concerning the Secretary OF Wars
preference as to running mate said:
.You will observe that Senator William
L. Borah Of Idaho Ii taking prominent part
in Chicago in furthering the Cummins
boom. Senator Borah is a close personal
friend OF Secretary Taft. In fact, it is my
beiief that il Mr.. Taft Ia elected President
the Taft administration leader In the Senate
will'be Mr.. Borah. The Idaho Senator will
do nothing at Chicago contrary to the
wishes of tho Secretary OF War. You can
dsaw your own conclusions
The President issued q statement to-day
regarding "a tentative draft OF the plat
form which has appeared in the newspapers.
Tho abatement follows:
That which purports to be the so-oalled
Administration platform telegraphed
from Chicago this morning is mere tenta-
tive draft prepared by one Of the MEM
befs of the resolutions committee
for submission to Mr.. Taft with
view Of securing his views upon
certain Of the planks. A large
part Of this purported platform was
never seen by the President at all, and
number Of the planks contained in the
rsrnainder were subjected to amendments,
verbal and substantial. This and other
drafts were tsntative merely, for the in
formation Of usftain members OF the reeo-
lntions cormittst who were seeking the
views Of various DE1minent Republicans.
sKeither the Ident nor Mr.. Taft did
himself. 70 any particular form Of platform,
but various drafts Of proposed planks were
laid before both"
The following statement concerning Sec-
etary Taft's religion was given out at the
White House to-day:
Secretary Taft is Of Unitarian family,
his father and mother being Uni
tarians, his grandmother having joined
Ut. Claiming. Secretary Taft. like his
father before him, was a member Of
the Unitarian Church of Cincinnati.
He pas pew and attends the SER
teenth and L streets, Washington,D G., Of
which the Rev. DR.. Pierce is pastor, but he
sometimes goes with Mrs. Taft, who, like !
her family, 10 an Episcopalian. to Sc. Johns |
trtscopal Churoh, which she attends and |
whore she has pew. Their daughter was |
IN this church last year In the !
summer at Murray Bay for tho last sixteen
years Mr.. Tart has taken particular interest
IL tho Union Chapel OF the Presbyterian |
and Episcopal churches. where he has at |
ended every Sunday for the three months |
q Lis vacation"
Barring unforeseen accidents ut the |
convention President Roosevelt and SEQ |
Ietary TAFT are getting ready to quit WASH |
ingtqn The President leaves Washington |
Tor Oyster Bay on Saturday morning
Almost immediately after he is noni- |
Ta,. nS tho Chicago convention Secretary |
- rSn pi wii place his Resignation In the hands |
20 taLr Lrresident Roosevelt the resi gnation to !
90 ~ Tsnns snecs July l. Gen. Lake Z, Wright |
to sncnasS eSsee e. who has been decided upon
quallfy for the Office '1
sons MAJ ,saa AZ win 60 to his home in Cincinnati
that ne may decide to take 4 few davs gss.
" " q'i'ee resort before going 70 Ohio