The San Francisco call., 1910-06-29
TAFT'S PRAISE
FORHAYESACTS
AS BOOMERANG
Republican Central Committee
Needs Aid in Explaining Its
DenunciatiOn
Organization That Pretends to
Support President Opposes
His Insurgent Helper

With the announcement that Con-
gresham L. A Hayes. outlawed as an
'.ihsurgent" week ago by the regular
republican organization in California,
has the unqualified Endorsement of
President Taft. a new factor comes into
the game Of practical politics in this
state.
The Washington dispatches giving
away the secret OF the existence of
Taft's letter prasing Hayes and urging
his reelection descended like bombs in
the camp OF the organization. The in
cident was yesterday the exclusive sub
Ject Of local political discussion and
its possible effect the one topic Of re-
fiection in the minds of the campaign
leaders.
TELLER PRESIDES AT FIASCo
The Taft letter puts the final stamp
Of. inanity upon the manner in which
the affairs Of the republican state CEN
Cral committee were conducted at the
meeting a week ago. At that meeting
the committee adopted resolutions of
glowing tribute-to the Taft administra-
tion, coupled with a denunciation OF
the growth OF "insur rgency''- in con-
gress, and refused 10 accept an amend
ment directly intended to save Hayes
from population The resolutions
amounted to an open and shut attack
on Hayes.
Now it has developed that at the
time the state central committee was
lauding Taft and reading HAYES out
OF the party, Chairman Phil Teller, who
presided over the fasco, had in his
pocket the Taft letter calling upon
the republicans of California TO work
for Hayes reelection. II is true that
Teller was not privileged at the mo-
ment to make the letter public, but he
allowed the unsuspecting committee
to. get in wrong" on this. just as it
did on nearly every other matter of
kindergarten politics that came be-
fore il.
The republican organization in Cal
ifornia stands on record in support of
the Taft administration. The same or
ganization stands sponsor for an out
right denunciation of Congressman
Hayes, and yet President Taft has
asked this organization so loyal to
him and his policies, to work for
Hayes return TO Washington. The or
ganizstion that is behind Alden Ander-
son and that pretends TO represent the
policies of the federal administration
has some explaining to do in regard
20 it's position in the fifth congress
sioual district
with the state central committee meet
ing 10 make the situation as it now
presents Itself even more ludicrous.
First, Mayor Charles ". Dawson of
San Jose. Hayes rival for the congress
sicnal nomination, was dined and feted
just prior TO the meeting by Alden An
dersons neutenants. who controlled
the meeting. Second, the amendment
proposed by Chester Rowel to the res
olutions indorsing the administration
proposed the elimination OF that part
denOuncing congressional insurgents"
and was specifically worded TO call at
tention to the fact that this denuncia-
ton included Hayes. The amednment
was lost by an overwhelming majority.
TAFT'S PRAISE FOR HAYES
The Taft letter. which was written to
Teller personally, is not likely TO be-
come q campaign document, though
knowledge of its existence will serve
the same purpose In that letter the
president laid low the insistent rumor
that Hayes. by his -insurgent" ten
dencies, had made himself undesirable
in the eyes of the administration, and
declared most emphatically 10 the con-
traFy
The substance of the presidents let
ter was that Hayes assistance had
been invaluable in carrying out the
legislation program of the administra-
tioE, that only through his efforts had
the president been enabled to secure
the passage Of some Of the measures
TO which he was pledged. and that
Hayes was a representative whose
value was big not only TO California
but to the nation. Moreover. it is
stated that the president sent per-
sonal messages by Representative Nc
Kinlay TO several leaders in California
urging Hayes return to congress
SOME ONE INDISCREET
Before the word had been given al
lowing Teller TO make public the letter
ne had received, news concerning it
leaked out and there was scurrying
about by Hayes opponents. While the