Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15
TAFT ISSUES ED|CT
Holders of Federal Offices
!, Must Beware of Factions.
Mo WAR WITH INSURGENTS
Senator Cranes Report From the
West Surprises the President.
BITTER STRIFE IN THE PARTY
Threats From Both Sides to the Con-
troversy Make Democratic Vic
tory Probable.
Mo WAR WITH INSURGENTS
BITTER STRIFE IN THE PARTY

OF immense significance in connection
with the insurgent row in the republican
ranks is the fact, just become known
here, that President Taft has sent the
tip out from Beverly to federal office
holders In Kansas, Iowa and other in
surgent states that they must refrain
from participation in the factional dis
turbances Of those states.
According to information here, many
federal officeholders have assumed that
il was the wish Of the administration that
their influence should be given in a quiet
way to upholding the regular factions
Of the party. In Kansas this led to some
bitterness and to complaints to Beverly.
with the result that the President has
made II clear that, while the insurgents.
or many Of them. have been attacking
him and hts administration. he does not
propose that federal oficeholders under
him shall identify themselves actively
with one side or the other Of the row
that Is in progress. He does not consider
II Is necessary that they should defend
him. He wants the facts to be Analysed
by the country on their merits.
Leaves State Institution.
At least one Kansas man. who holds
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state. has been required by the President
to relinquish a connection with state
institution in Kansas which was becom-
Ing entangled in the tactical fight there.
Senator Crane of Massachusetts, who
was sent west by the administration TO
report upon conditions there, found,
II is said. that the insurgent SEN
timent is strong and that some at
tention must be paid to it II there
fN.
next Congress for the party. In many
districts in the west where the regulars
have triumphed over the insurgents ana
nominated regulars for Congress threats
are openly made by insurgents of voting
for democratic nominees. Practically the
same situation exists where insurgents
have been nominated and the regulars are
sore. Altogether. according to Senator
Crane, the democrats have better OPP
portunity to carry western districts imam
they have had at any time since the
memorable democratic landslide In 1857
President Is Anxious.
President Taft has frequently been ad-
vised that the election Of democratic
House this fall will not hurt the republic
can prospects in 1912. but he does not
wish to regard the matter in selfish
way and is heartily anxious for the re-
publicans to control the next House,
whether that House has an insurgent or
regular majority. He can see no good
coming from democratic House.
The President had supposed that the
achievements Of the party in a legislative
way in the last Congress would offset the
insurgent movement, or at least cause
favorable turn to the administration on
the part of the rank and file of the
party While there Is said to be dis
tinctly friendly feeling to the President.
even among insurgent leaders. there has
been no diminution in the Intensity of
the views of the masses of those attracted
to insurgent doctrines