The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-08-19
TO START IT OFF
President to Write Letter to
Sound Keynote of Re-
publican Campaign
A PROMINENT ISSUE

Vice President and President Hold
Long Conference Over the Situation
Taft to Visit Panama.
Beverly, Mass, Aug. 18.-For near.
iy three hours yesterday afternoon
President Taft and Vice President
Sherman talked over the defeat of
Col. Roosevelt by the New York
state Republican committee Tuesday
and the selection of Mr.. fisherman over
Mr.. Roosevelt as temporary chairman
of the Saratoga convention. Mr.. Sher
man said he had no intention of with.
drawing in favor of Mr.. Roosevelt,
and he treated lightly the stories that
there might be fight to repudiate the
action of the state committee In the
convention. The vice president also
talked with the president regarding
the congressio. campaign. He wants
the fight to b. IN ged along the old
lines.
At Mr.. Sherman 's,nissicitation Presi-
dent Taft agreed to por/s the way in
the campaign by writing a letter
which is to be made a part of the
campaign text book of the Republi.
can committee.
While the fight apparently is to be
directed along the lines of the past,
it can be said authoritatively that the
feature of the party reorganization
plans which calls for the retire
of Speaker Jos. G.. Cannon will be
strictly adhered to. 1t is even said
that Vice President Sherman, one OF
the staunchest supporters the Speak
er ever had, has become reconciled to
the fact that Mr.. Cannon must go. A
statement is being prepared in quar-
| ters close to the administration, in
which the attitude recently taken by
Mr. Cannon in public interviews will
be deplored.
| Representative Longworth was with
Kansas so-called stand-pat delegation,
who succeeded in staving off defeat
in the recent primaries, also saw the
president. Though he supported
Speaker Cannon, he, too, said that he
deplored the stand the speaker is
taking. <4s
President Taft will begin work at
once on the letter which is expected
to be the keynote of the congressional
campaign. He will address the COM
munication to Rep VIM. B. Mckinley,
of Illinois, chairman of the Republi-
can congressional committee. Mr..
Sherman urged the president to make
the tariff prominent issue.
"On the ground that 1t is the best
tariff bill ever enacted?" was sug.
gested by an interviewer.
81 have never said it was the best
tariff bill ever passed." replied Mr.
Sherman.
Stability is the real test of tariff
act. If the Payne law stands longer
than the Dingley law stood then it
will have proved itself better law.
If it does not stand as long, then it
won't be as good a law"
| Mr. Sherman said he had explained
matters to the president as far as he
understood them
did you explain the turn-down OF
Col Roosevelt?"
ST don't know that Mr.. Roosevelt
was turned down. I only know that
another man was selected as tempo
rary chairman of the convention.
Mr. Sherman, it is said, did not give
the president a very roseaIe view OF
| the general situation. Mr.. Sherman
holds the reputation of never predict
ling Republican success unless he feels
| sure of himself. He is not making
any predictions this year. THIS IS
what he did have to say:
so far as one can Judge ar this
time there is ground for the belief
that the Republican party win be con-
tinued in power.'
President Taft would not discuss