Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-08-18
CANNON
FORREvERSES
IN WEST
FORMER FRIENDS ANGRY
WITH VETERAN SPEAKER
People Had Almost Forgotten
Him When He Came to Kan
SaS and Made Himself an
Issue Says Anthony
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iBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wiref
Beverly. Mass. Aug. r7--For near
lv three hours this afternoon Presi-
dent Taft and Vice President Sher-
man talked over the defeat of Colonel
Roosevelt by the New York state re-
publican committee yesterday and the
selection of Mr.. sherman over Mr.,
Roosevelt as temporary chairman OF
the Saratoga convention.
Mr.. Sherman said he had no inten-
ton of Withdrawing in favor of Mr.
Roosevelt. and he treated lightly the
stories that there might be a fight
in the convention to repudiate the ac-
ton of the state committee.
The vice president also talked with
the present regarding the congress
sional campaign lie wants the fight
TO be waged along the old lines.
sherman Deserts Cannon.
A straight~out republican fight on
the republican platform and the rec
ord of the party including the tariff,
he put it.
At Mr.. Sherman's solicitation. Pres
ident Taft agreed to point the way in
the campaign by writing letter
which is to be part of the campaign
text book of the republican commit
tee.
While the fight is apparently to be
directed along the lines of the past i
can be said authoratiVely that tho
feature of the party reorganization
plans which call for the retirement
Of Speaker Cannon will he strictly ad-
hered to. 1t is even said that vice
President sherman. one of the
staunchest supporters the speaker
ever had. has become reconciled 10
the decision that Mr.. Cannon must go.
A statement is being prepared in
quarters close 10 the administration
Il tT4l ran
bv Mr.. Cannon in public interviews
will be deplored and in which 1t will
be made plain that there is no thought
of many Of his former supporters TO
name him for speaker.
REPRESENTATIVE I.ongworth OF Ohio.
Who has been called into nearly al
the ,recent conferences at the pra-l-
dents home, was at the interview with
Mr.. sherman today. Representative
ANTHONY of Kansas one of the social
ed stand -patters" in the Kansas dele
cation who succeeded in staving de-
feat bv the insurgents in the recent
primaries also saw the president
Kansas Congressman Angry.
Mr.. Anthony. also supported the
speaker. but he said today that he
deplored the stand Mr. Cannon is taxi
ing Mr. Anthony said that Speaker
Cannon had almost been forgotten as
an issue in Kansas until he came into
the campaign and made himself one.
Taft to SOund Keynote.
President Taft will begin work at
once on the letter which is expected
to be the keynote OF the congression-
al campaign He will address the COM
municatiOn to representative William
b. Mckinley of Illinois, chairman of
the republican campaign committee,
II Is not decided whether the letter
viii be given out Ia advance OF its
appearance in the text book There
is every likelihood that 1t will, how
ever,
Mr.. Sherman urged the president
to make the tariff 9 prominent issue.
"On the ground that II is the best
hy an interviewer
II have never said It WAS the best
tariff replied Mr. sherman. sta
bility Is the best real test of tariff
act RI the Payne law stands longer
than the Dingley law stood then II
will have proved itself q better law.
If 1t does not stand as long then 1t
won't be as good n law
with regard to the New York situ
alton, especially the action Of the
state committee Yesterday. Mr. Sher-
man said that he had explained mat
ters to the president as far as he un-
derstood them.l
Did YOU explain the turn uoNh OF
Colonel Roosevelt
II don't know that Mr. Roosevelt
was turned down. | only know that
another man was selected as the tenn
porarv chairman Of the convention
Mr.. sherman said he thought the
events Of Yesterday would not have
n serious effect on the republican
compaign although he could not say
they exactly tended to harmonize the
situation.
1T has been suggested that You
might Withdraw in the interest OF
harmony"
NO / am Cling TO serve in the
interest of harmony"
President Taft has. from the very
first endeavored to bring about har-
mony in New York. He has fairly
pleaded with the leaders To avoid
a fight" but apparently his advice
Will not be needed.