Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-07-18
President Intinates He Has
All He Can Handle in Making
Congress FuIfiII Party
Pledges.
REFUSES TO V0UCHSAFE
OPINION ON CANDIDATES
Recognized That Fight in Ohio
viii Be a Hard 0nei Garfield
and Longworth AsSiduousIy
Groomed for Nomination,
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! Beverly, Mass, July ll.--President
Taft today stated with striking en-
phasis the position nc is taking with
regard 10 republican state platforms
and candidates. The president does
not think he should be called upon 10
write the party declarations in the
different commonwealths or to name
men for any of the elective offices. A
president, 1t was intimated, has q
pretty big job on his hands when he
undertakes to fulfill all the pledges
| in the national platform and bring
congress around TO the same way OF
thinking.
AS to planks in state platforms en-
dorsing the administration. the pres-
dent feels that unless they can be
written upon what he has said and
done since taking office, nothing he
could add in a personal way would
help matters out.
The Ohio conferences the last
three days have served 10 bring out
| the presidents attitude. He was in
| formed OF the general tenor of the
| platform to be adoptedNat the Colum-
bus convention the latit, part OF this
month, but he did not so into the de-
| tails of planks.
Under no circumstances, the pres-
dent let it be known. would he eX-
press an opinion AS to candidates.
Tho fight this fan in Ohio. it is gen.
orally acknowledged, viii be hard
one but Mr. Taft feels that a conven-
ton made up of 800 delegates can
be trusted to choose its own candi.
dates in its own way. Mr.. Taft has
been told that none Of the three
avowed candidates, Carmi Thompson.
Warren G.. Harding and O. Il. Brown,
has q majority Of the votes. This has
led to the opinion that n compromise
candidate must be found,
The friends of James R. Garfield
are hopeful that the delegates may
turn to him, but the state leaders who
are friendly to the administration
and who viii write a strong indorse-
ment of Mr. Taft and all of his acts
in the platform, declare that Mr. Gar
field cannot be nominated. The only
other candidate who is much talked
OF is Representative Nicholas Long
worth. 1t is said however. that Mr.
Longworth much prefers to remain IN
congress, and it viii take a great
amount of pressure to get him into
the state fight. Judge Reynold Kin
kaide Of Toledo. spent an hour or
more with the president today. Judge
Knkaide was strongly urged for the
gubernatorial nomination some weeks
ago. but let 1t be known that he pre-
ferred his place on the state bench.
Senator Burton is coming tomor
row, Senator Dick is still here ana
Wade II. Ellis, chairman Of the Ohio !
executive committee, is within few
minutes ride. They all expect To have
a final word with Mr.. Taft tomorrow.
The president today consented to
make three speeches in Maine, at
Eastport, Bangor and Rockland. dur |
ing his ten days cruise In the north /
ern waters. The Maine elections are /
held September -. AIr Taft viii |
speak at Eastport next Tuesday at /
Bangor on Saturday and Rockland on
Tuesday, the twenty-sixth. Senator
Lodge of Massachusetts muched with 4
the president today
This morning as the president was
about To enter the first Unitarian
church at Beverly. Giuseppe Devon,
cenzo. recently naturdlized. became
excited over seeing the president and
set off a firccracker. There was some
excitement among the watchers near
Giuseppe. but the man was not mo
Tested.