The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-11

Chicago June 11.-Secretary OF
War William II. Taft was today con
ceded enough instructed delegates to
nominate him by the allied candidates
but these men more effectually en-
trenched their Anti-Taft organization
preparatory to meeting Taft on the
floor of the convention and in the Gre
dentials committee where they expect
to start such muss that Tafts con
fidentially expected nomination by ac-
clamation will be shattered
When the national committee con.
vened today, it was admitted by the
'allies" that Taft needed but four
more votes to give him the required
491 for nomination, even by the prev
ious figures of the "alies." 1t was
also admitted that the committee
would flatten out enough more dele
gates to cover Taft's nomination pie.
This concession has been looked for,
because the action of the national
committee plainly Indicated which
way the wind blew.
Will Put up Scrap.
The committee has been apparently
under the close eye of President
Roosevelt by long distance telephone
and will be today. In view of this and
the domination of Frank II. Hitch
cock, Taft's manager who is on the
ground. little may be expected for the
"allies"
Il know the committee has beaten
us flat" said one of the allies today
''They put us down and out in short
order but that doesn't mean that we
are there to stay. Lots Of people
think we have been famed into a deep
sleep and declare when the nomin.
ations are on we will awaken and
climb into the band wagon. There
will be nothing like that for us. We
will carry the fight to the credentials
committee and if that has adopted the
methods of the national committee
we will go before the convention and
put up scrap. We haven't laid down
and will not"
Representative J. Francis Burke and
others expressed themselves as deep
in the blue shadow today
Good Lord is the national commit
tee working outside or inside" was
Burke's comment today.
He characterized the work of the
committee as savoring of work of a
steamroller, it being the first use OF
this term by any of the politicians.
Taftites Joyful.
There was a feeling of JOY in the
Taft camp today which was reflected
in the reports that the allies
had practically abandoned the
fight and were preparing to climb into
the band wagon. The report said that
on the first ballot they would cast
their ballots for their favorite sons
and then nominate Taft by acclama
tion.
There are couple of highly inter
esting contests TO still go before the
national committee. The fight in Tex
as is warm on federal patronage. Il
Is case of Taft and Anti-Taft and
National Committeeman c. A. Lyon is
lthe leader of the Taftites. Although
It is a real contest, the allies" believe
ii will be futile on their part to push
the matter.
Who For Second Place.
The Taft people had time to take q
deep breath and look over the vice
presidential proposition today. Prob
ably the two men most prominently
mentioned are Secretary of the Treas
ury George r. Cortelyou and Repre-
sentative James II. Sherman of New
York.
William L. Ward of New York, has
been informed that New York should
have second place and the tip has
gone around that any man he men
tions might be the man.
Assistant Treasurer Coolige is tc
canvass the Cortelyou boom. The
Sherman boom is in the hands of for
mer Congressman Littauer of Glover
vile. The friends of former Governor
Murphy of New Jersey and Governor
Guild are working hard for them
John Hays Hammond. self announced