The Washington times., 1910-12-04

Continued from First FeSe-)
No ike communication has been IN many
SESSIONS; and the comment which shall
come I'D from the country, Indicative Of
-z4etiOuaI opinion regarding the connuni-
ratiOn, will be awaited with the keenest
sff9ferest-
-r7fhe real question today IS not one Of
.ShEstruCtive measures, but whether
ESesidenL Taft shall have the uOmina-
ton Of his party in 1872 The insurgents
believe as result or the election that
the country Is with them They do not
believe the President Is, and they regard
his overtUres 10 them as much more
significant Of a desire TO restore party
sss+idaritv behind 2 Tart campaign for
examination. than OF purpose 70 press
legislative measures which prOgressives
= There is the actual, unvarnished fact,
Ekated without pref udIce-
Insurgents Have Own Plans
= The Insurgents have plans Of their
own for the future Of the party, and
she nomination Of M Taft in 1872 has
80 place in these plans 50 the real
shterest in Air Tafts message relates
largely to the question Of how FAR, by
Making concessions 10 progressive
EieWS, ne may weaken the force Of the
ysasOsitiOn within his own party That
@e viii tie able TO dlssipate that oppoSl-
Lon, to take the insurgents into his
4vn camp, nobody seems Wiling 70 &C
= supporters Of the President viii in
$st that his message Is as progressive
IS the prOgreiSveS- Critics OF the PreSl-
sent viii not be satisfied, no imaJler
shat il says Both elements VIII 30
- the country on this difference; that
=. Ii.sy win wait to receive the coun-
as verdict on the message before the
a4ext move in the fight for control ana
Ha6ersEfp Of the party
2 = Conferences With Insurgents
q Eresident Taft caused some sensa-
EEa, by inviting senators CunlInlns'
eEah. and Bristovv to come to see him
a. two nrst-named went on Saturday.
4rH Senator BristOw viii caH tomorrow
lSeratOr. Ia Toilette IS due in wash
fngton tomorrow. He has engagements
aFoTssrhat dav with number OF gentle
aE7en who are anxious 10 discuss Win
Him the political course winch progress
Sives should take with reference 70 the
EsaFty nomination IN lsl-
p - Is an omen secret that friends OF
4otl CUmmins and La folieJle are seL5-
aous.v discussing the 1872 sltuaIlOl WIN
s-eFe--e.nce TO the possible candlQaeieS OF
sene-or both Of these gentlemen I9r the
I3residential nomination
Reports from the President c9IIeLI
-eUCa With MeSSrS- CummInS ana bcEe1h
RErE- that not much progress was mace
sword getting the inSurEent leaders %
move over and close up Hie par
Aresch The insurgents consider the
s71resident-s moves toward harmony as
E47ora suggestive of his desire 20 unite
&c party around himself than around a
sRaEticuIIr program of legislative meas
zTPS-
Z Fhev consider. that he is still aligned
Nth the forces which made the Payne
AIdricn bill and. not without aSperlty.
5soinr 10 the fact that while leaders OF
f4he older element were called IN con
ference on the matters which should Dc
-EVritteu into the message the progress
eEivssS were summoned afLeT II was N
RE and extended the courtesy OF car
lying away advanced copies OF It
VIII Continue Their Course
q The EXPRESSIONS Of Senators Cumnins
and Borah strongly suggest that they
Expect the progressives 10 90 right OF
aEEhtjnE for the measures they have
heretofore demaudrd-fUrther strength
iEninE OF the Federal laws for control If