The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-07
TAFT SUPPORTS
THE REGULARS
President, it is Said, Will Drop a
Shell Among the Malccntents
in Some of His Coming
Speeches
HEARS IOWA SITUATION
Administration is Expected to Lend
Aid in an Effort to Perpetuate
the Regular Republican
Organization.

ical conference that ii is believed
augurs i'll for the insurgent republi-
cans in congress, particularly those in
the senate, was held at the white
house Saturday. Those who partici-
pated We're President Taft, Repre-
sentatives VIM b. Mckinley of 1lli-
nois, Walter I. Smith and Charles A.
Kennedy of Iowa, and Col. VIM p.
Hepburn. formerly representative in
congress from Iowa. There is author
ity for the statement that political
conditions in Iowa in their bearing up
on the insurgent movement within the
republican party were given earnest
consideration
1t may be stated further upon au-
thority that President Taft was told
that it was of the highest Importance,
not only to his own administration,
but to the party as a whole, that the
faction in Iowa headed by Senators
Cummins and Dolliver must be de-
feated in the June primaries, preced-
ing the republican state convention.
1t was pointed out that if the Cum
mins-D Dolliver faction was triumphant
in the primaries. and thus given con.
troll of the state convention, resolu.
tions would undoubtedly be adopted
indorsing all those republicans who
voted against the tariff bill and had
otherwise assumed an attitude of hos
tility to the administration Such ar
outcome, it was declared. would
amount to nothing more or less than
| q direct slap at the administration
4 If, on the other hand, the convention
were controlled by the regulars, the
administration would be indorsed and
the insurgent movement thereby giyer
4 a setback
AS the situation in Iowa is review
! ed by political observers in Washing
ton the issue is sharply drawn be
tween the insurgents and the regulars
and regulars believe it is the duty o.
| the administration to uphold he'll
hands in the coming contest with the
4 Cummins- -Dolliver forces. While there
is no official authority for the state
ment, there is reason to believe tha
1 the president will make 1t plain eth
er in a public speech or in an opel
/ letter that his real friends in Iowi
are those whose representatives il
| Washington train with the responsible
republican organization in congress
/ These are Representatives Smith
/ Kennedy and Hull all the other re
publicans in the house being classified
as insurgents or near insurgents.
i A prominent republican leader sal
that the president would in the nea
future set forth in unmistakeabl
terms precisely what his attitude te
ward the insurgents is to be in th
future, The president is weary of tn
factional strife in congress and tn
leader referred to said Mr. Taft ha
finally come to the conclusion that
insurgency was permitted to progress
that the next house would be demo
cratic, and the hands of the admins
tration tied up SO far as Legislation
was concerned during the -. tw
4 years of its life.
1t is the belief here that on hi
, forthcoming trip, to be begun Marc
10. the president will deliver a speec
, on the subject of insurgency. Tha
, he will go after the instructors han
mer and tongs is the belief of reg,
lar republicans.
Former Representative Hepburn
one of the white house conferees, wa
defeated in the last election by Wn
d. Jameson, Q democrat, who has al
nounced that he will not be cand
: date for reelection. 1t is understoo
/ Col. Hepburn contempiates making al
: other race for congress, and that
I he does so he will have the supper
!, OF the administration in so far as th
administration may properly go to hi
: assistance