The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-18
TAFT FOR PEACE IN new YORK
Z RGES IICE-PRESIDENT SHER-
MiN TO iIOID Z FIGHT.
sherman says lie YIN he Chairman Of
state tonN rntIeR and That the Plat
form NnI he StrAiEht Republican
IlorumrnI IndOrsinS President TAn.

talked over the dsfna, which the New
York Republican committee administered
to Col Roosevelt Yesterday when II cho~"
Mr. sherman temporary chairman 81
the state convention IN preference tn
the Colonel
There was nobody present AZ that con
ferrnc~ who would talk about II after.
ward bui MIR sherman had a few re-
marks 10 make To the reporters IN a gen
eral way He's going tn take the tempo
rary chairnanship and not withdraw IN
favor Of IN. Colonel he said. and h" doasn Z
expect a fight IN the convention. lie
wouldn' admit that there was any hkeh-
hood Of the Colonel making trouble.
although the action vt the committee
yesterday did not tend toward harmony.
will YOU take tn" chairmanshIp''
the Vice-Pnesideut was asked
Well certainly Will said h" What
made you think wouldn't
In the interest of harmony
We'll. I'm gong To- take It IN the in
terest 81 harmony
will the platform Of tn" convention
indone President Taft'-
I think It will. ! think it will be
straigh, on, Republican platform indoors
ing the President.
III " ts GRAN flN IFpHTerrlNf
platform A. suggested by Col Roo-e-
velt?-
TIE vice-Prc~idert looksi quizyically
over his eyeglasses for a minute. pord
for arother and said: 1t will ha a clean cut
Republican platform He lsii emf hasis
this time upon the word Republican.
II" -Prcsiten, was not 50 willing
to oi-cllsS the possibilities Of the difficulty
Of yesterday.
Yesterdays action said he. is not
goirg to have a serious efTcc hut | don't
believe It will tend to harmony
Nhaa som" ore triet tn get MIR. Sher-
man tn admit tfat the question Of direct
primaries was still a vital issue in New
York he tossei A. OF Aith the remark
that direct primaries were settled In the
Legislature
Not to the satisfaction Of ore wirg Of
the party. sugg,-tei some bold reporter
That w'irR is gore ON 20 the Supreme /
b~rch.- Chimed IT, another. and Mr.. /
sherman lAughei 50 heartily he forgot ,
to Al swer other questions.
That he said is a better answer !
tha: could have given. lthark you for .
T. Drive or
The pres iden, and Mr.. sherman talked !
about the general political situation az
we'll AZ the events 81 yesterday ard
the New York matters. Representative
Nicholas Iongworth 81 Ohio and Score
tsry Norton were present and Represent
alive. Anthony ut karsas and Moreheai
Of North Carolina troppet IN too for
n while
Representative LpudeaSlaze- 81 New
jersey. secretary Of the Republican Con-
gressional campaign committee. was not
present but MIR sherman was Understood
TO H. acting with his knowledge and au-
thority
some 81 the lines for the fight which
Republican leaders know IN" party faces {
this fall we're Laid at this conference
Among other things II was decided that
Uncle Joe Cannon - to he Feprimanded
for the statement h" made on Monday
While II was not said bluntiy Il IL under
stood that Mr. sherman acquiesced In the 4
decision To Censure Uncle joe The poli-
ticians here who have been swinging over ,
TO the belief that tn. attempt to reorganize ,
the party would fall fat and that Uncle Joe I
was not To 10 harmed were disconnected !
10y this announcement statement
from some one close Ia the President ~ ;
saId To be- IN course Of preparation
President Taft was asked TO prepare a =
letter for the Use of IN. Republican Con- !
RreSHional committee The President con- I .
sented MIR sherman left him a mass Of T
data and u was said Tonight that the letter :
should be forthcoming va few days II Z
will be sent To Representative William ,
Mckinley Of Illinois. chairman Of N"
committee
Aside from the Presidents sp~ech az y
Carnegie Hall. New York. on September :
3D. this letter II TO he his principal con- :
trihution Ia the campaign !
There was talk also about the spell >
binders who are TO swing around the
country 20 convInC'. the voters Mr. .
Sherman ~ To- be- on" and Mr. Longvorth. Z
Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts and !
probably Representative Mcknlny Of :
California. who was defeated IN the Cali \
fornIA primaries yesterday. NAV AL be ,
called upon Mr sherman will go ont
into Illinois shortly Ia do the bidding Of r
the committee He did not know to- q
night whether or not he would talk IN !
Speaker Cannon = district d
The political Information Mr. sherman
brought 20 Beverly. excepting that con- /
corning New YORK. was not particularly :
optimistic and Representative Anthony
too was not enthusiastic when questioned
about Republican Success The kansan
thought the next Hous" might be- le,nO-
two Republican members from that State
would lose their seats He thought that
for the good 81 the party IN" President
might well permit two Of his Cabinet 10 r
retire He wouldnt say whom he meant -
but said he had told the President what
he told the reporters. only more eN- ,
plicitly He said Kansas Republicans y
would indorSe the Taft Administration !,
and he hop@t the PAYNE tarIf Law
Mr. sherman didn't like to make pre- q
dictlons. but 20 far a. can judge az this /.
time he said. there - ground Tor belief
that the Republican party will b" con !,
tinu"d m power
He WAS conV inc,.i thai the fall CafnUa En
"a 20 b" fought out on conservative ISSUES
There will be- NJ baCA down on the part
Of m. old guard apparently ~ fer ~ ISSUES :.
are concerned, com" hat NAV 20 Cabinet
officers and SVea. "rs and others We
want good straight out Republican
fight on "A Republican platform and the "
record 81 tho IartV" h.. said .
Including tn" tirtf' Gu"r"d a re-
porter
Including N. taTIh he saId with
emphasis ! don't believe" h" continued.
that the present tariN - the best tarif
ever written stability - III. proof -
tArn II m" present law continues m eX-
Istenc. A. long a. the DIngley Law ~ may
he proved a better law than the Dingsy
~ It. to Early % sty just how good
this Law l.
In. Nlrn- PrarIIent Wnuldn.f tell how