Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-18
SHERMAN HASTENS
TO HOME OF TAFT
Vice President Reports in Person
Result of the New York
State Session
SPEAKER CANNON MUST GO
Straight-0ut Fight on Republican
Record and Platform to
Be Made
SPEAKER CANNON MUST GO
ASSOCIATED Press)

BEVERLY, Mass, Aug. 17.-For
nearly three hours this afternoon Pres
ident Taft and Vice President Sherman
talked over the defeat of Col. Roose-
welt by the New York state Republic
can committee yesterday and the selec-
ton of Mr. Sherman over Mr.. Roose-
welt as temporary chairman of the Sar-
atoga convention.
Mr.. Sherman said he had no intention
of Withdrawing in favor of Mr.. Roose-
welt, and he treated lightly the stories
that there might be a fight in the con-
Vention to repudiate the action of the
state committee.
The vice president also talked with
the president regarding the congress
sional campaign. He wants the fight
to be waged along the old lines.
A straightout Republican fight on
the Republican platform and the record
of the party, including the tariff. he
put it.
At Mr. Sherman's solicitation, Presi-
dent Taft agreed to point the way in
the campaign by writing letter which
is to be a part of the campaign text
book of the Republican committee.
While the fight apparently is to be
directed along the lines of the past, 1t
can be said authoritatively that the
feature of the party reorganization
plans which call for the retirement of
Speaker Cannon will be strictly adj
hered to. 1t is even said that Vice
President Sherman, one of the stanch-
est supporters the speaker ever had,
has become reconciled to the decision
that Mr.. Cannon must go.
statement is being prepared in
quarters close to the administration,
in which the attitude recently taken
by Mr.. Cannon in public interviews
will be deplored and in which it will
be made plain that there is no thought
of many of his former supporters to
name him for speaker.
Representative Longworth of Ohio,
who has been called into nearly all the
recent conferences at the presidents
home, was at the interview with Mr..
Sherman today. Representative An
thony of Kansas, one OF the so-called
"standpatters" in the Kansas delega-
ton, who succeeded in staving deteat
by the insurgents in the recent pri-
maries, also saw the the president.
Mr.. Anthony also supported the
speaker but he said today that he de-
plored the stand Mr. Cannon is taking.
Mr. Anthony said that Speaker Can
non had almost been forgotten as an
issue in Kansas until he came into, the
campaign and made himself one
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 Representative William
B. Mckinley of Illinois, chairman or
the Republican campaign committee. 1t
is not decided whether the letter will
be given out in advance of its appear
ance in the text book. There is every
likelihood that it will, however.
Mr.. Sherman urged the president to
make the tariff a prominent issue.
SHERMAN EXPLAINS
With regard to the New York situa-
tion. especially the action of the state
committee yesterday, Mr.. Sherman said
that he had explained matters to the
president as far as he understood them.
did you explain the turn down OF
Col ROOSEVELT"
IT don't know that Mr.. Roosevelt was
turned down. 1 only know that an
other man was selected as the tenn
norarv chairman of the convention"
Mr.. Sherman said he thought the
events of yesterday would not have a
serious effect on the Republican cam
paign, although he could not say they
exactly tended to harmonize the situa-
ton.
"It has been suggested that you
might withdraw, in the interest OF
harmony"
mo; I am going to serve in the in
terest of harmony"
President Taft has, from the very
first, endeavored to bring about mar
mony in New York. He has fairly
pleaded with the leaders to "avoid a
tight" but apparently his advice VIII
not be needed.
TO INDORSE TAFT
Vice President Sherman told the
president that the Republican state
platform will carry a warm indorse-
ment of his administration and all or
his acts.
"Wil it be clean-cut progressive
nlatform, as Colonel Roosevelt sug-
gested ?" the vice president was asked.
Il have not digested Col RooseYelts
statement as yet. 1t will be clean
cut Republican platform, however, /
can tell you that much
Mr.. sherman did not give the presl-
dent a very roseatte view of the stu
alton.
Representative Anthony was not very
! optimistic either. He thought the Dem
ocrats would gain two seats in congress
President Taft would not discuss Mr..
Sherman's visit He seemed anxious.
however, that it should be made plain
that Mr.. Sherman's visit was arranged
for some time and was not the result
of recent happenings in New York.
President Taft is going ahead with
his plans to visit Panama in NoVem-
| Der.