New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-07
PRESIDENT TAFT To
K RALLY REPUBLICANS
Refuses to Abandon Hope for
Measures on His LegiSla-
tive Programme.
WILL SUMMON INSURGENTS
Relieves He Can Obtain Stuff
Gent Votes to Pass Railroad
Bill in Senate Brooklyn
Trip Cancelled.
rFrnm Tie rribune Bureau. !

Washington. May 6.-The President
positively refuses TO accept the pessi-
naistic view of the legislative situation
held by some Of his supporters in Con-
gress. and he purposes to RAJ the Re
publican forces with the hope OF obtain
ing the enactment not only Of the rail
road bin but Of the other measures on
his legislative programme. Mr.. Taft be
heves that an even better bill Will come
out Of conference than is sent there, as
he thinks there are many members of
Congress who viii permit q conference
report 10 go through containing pro
visions they would not vote for sepa-
rately Tomorrow he VIII summon to
the White House four insurgent Sena-
tors. Messrs. Gamble. Crawford. Burkett
and Brown. and will endeavor to per
suade them to support the administra-
ton as against the insurgent- Demo-
Grade coalition.
Senators Crane and Elkins went 20 the
White House to-day and reported the
situation They said they had forty
four votes assured for the Interstate
commerce bill without the traffic agree
ment and merger sections. and needed
three more votes TO make a comfortable
working ,ajority, although with two
more votes on the floor and that OF the
Vice President they could pass the bill
Mr.. Taft expressed confidence in his
ability to obtain three and probably four
more votes The President declared he
would shed no tears over the loss Of
those sections The House having
adopted in committee of the whole Sec
lions Is, II and To- providing for federal
control of railroad capitalization and
securities, the President believes ii pos
sible that effective provisions along
these lines may be framed in conference
and adopted in the two houses.
Nessrs. Crane and EIkins told the
President they We're certain they could
command fifty-five votes against the
long-and- short-haul clause, at which in
formation he expressed himself gratified
He is disposed to believe he can obtain
the acceptance by the House Of a con-
ference report which eliminates this
clause The President has great faith in
the loyalty Of the House insurgents, ami
While he regards some OF the additions
they have made TO the bill as radical he
believes they viii not carry their in
sistence to a point which will endanger
TIE entire measure, especially as ne is IN
= r1osition to promise serious considera-
rjnn IF the inclusion Of railroad and tele-
c1-9nh lines UNDER the interstate COM
lrcrce law at the next session Of Con
g-css.
Altogether the Presidents position may
be summed up as decidedly optimistic
r--arding the entire legislative situation
Senator Root went to the White House
;,-night and had an extended talk with
Mir Taft. He will also be in tomorrow
conference. The President wants -
know lust what the situation is and
what the plans Of the Senate leaders
a,e. ON the information he receives to-
morrow VIII probably depend his decision
a. 10 whether or not he viii speak on
the legislative situation at Passalc, n j.,
or Monday night
As a vote in the Senate is probahIe
rexr week the President has cancelled
his engagement to witness the launch
ing Of the lpattleship Florida at the Ne"
York Navy Yard on Thursday