Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-21
DeIeqates viii Get Iron
Bound Instructions.
START EARLY CAMPAIGN
az. B." Ghost Fitting Around
Causes Uneasiness.
GOOD NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA
Senator Newlands for Government
Ownership Of Steamship Line
Through Panama Canal

Through Panama Canal.
Taft delegates to the next national con-
vention are to be instructed. riveted and
iron bound. That is virtually the deci-
sion Of the Taft leaders today, and 1t
means that within a month the cam
paign for the denomination Of the Presi-
dent will take on organized proportions
Orders will go out Immediately after
the meeting Of the republican national
committee here next month, at which
the time and place for the next national
convention will be fixed, that wherever
Taft delegates are selected by the old
time convention system the instructions
for the President shall be such that
overly enthusiastic gentlemen may not
be swept of their feet by any hanking
movement.
The truth is the Taft people see the
ct. R." ghost in the distance. Like the
jack-o'-lantern on childhood days. 1t fits
about in the political marshes and bot
tom lands a constant source Of wonder
ment and awe, q warning to be careful
and step with deliberation,
OF course, the IT. R." bugaboo was
expected about this time OF the year. 1t
is due to have quite an airing. according
to the political seers today. In the next
month or two 1t is to be Haunted In all
parts Of the country; made to do all
sorts of weird dances and the weak
kneed Taft people will have the shivers-
Only the stout Of heart among tho friends
Of the President will remain tranquil
through 1t all.
Up and down. like the temperature. the
bugaboo will go, one time almost disap-
pearing, and the next coming SO close as
to stir the onlooker with peculiar feel
ings.
VIII Not Take Chances.
But the Taft managers will take no
chances IN the next convention. Their
them that the great majority Of the re-
pubrcans Of the country want the Presi-
dent for another term and they do not
propose that at the last minute any hur-
rah business shall rob them of the work
they have done. So, beginning with the
meeting of the national committee. which
is overwhelmingly for Taft, genuine poll
tics will be played. Hitchcocks old steam
roller will g.ve way to the suit Of iron.
padlocked and the key in the possession
Of the Taft managers.
The Taft people, too. are to wake up
They have been going easy, satisfied with
an Improvement in the situat.on as to the
President But they are now going to
meet aggression with aggression. loyalty
with loyalty. issue with issue, They are
the conventions. They look for big rise
in Roosevelt stock in the next month or
so. The Roosevelt bulls will rush the po-
litical stock market and then the bears
will take hold and it will be up and down
until the market" steadies along toward
convention time. with the manipulators
discountins what is to actually happen.
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The Taft people today called attention to
the statement from California that Gov.
Hiram Johnson. the La Toilette leader
| there, has come out for q statewide
primary to select delegates to the nation
al convention. They say this is a dis
| dnct acknowledgment Of Taft sentiment
In the state. Gov. johnson. it is asserted
had everything arranged by which GER
should pick the delegates. This scheme
caused such a row in party politics that
q primary is to be held. The Taft people
claim that they will get every delegate.
North Dakota and other states where
delegates are to be elected early by the
primary plan. North Dakota has been
regarded as one Of the certain La Toilette
| states. but when the President was in
the northwest a short time ago he and his
friends heard many encouraging things
Representative Martin Of South Dakota,
| another alleged insurgent state. has come
out fatfootedly for Taft and will aid in
the fight for Taft delegates. Senator
Gamble Of South Dakota has been for
Taft for q long time. Senator Crawford
OF that state is out for La Toilette. and
the state leaders generally are about
evenly divided. The fight is to be hot
one. with the Taft people claiming the
advantage at this time Mr.. Martin is a
man Of great influence In hts state, highly
respected by the people and we'll able
financially to give aid to- the Taft cam
| paign.
Close friends Of the President today ex-
pressed confidence that Theodore Roose-
velt Will not be opposed to MIR. Taft at
any stage Of the game from now on and
probably will come out for him at the
proper minute. They say they do not
believe he could afford to allow himself
to be used against Taft next year, as 1t
would mean the splitting Of the republi-
can party from stem to stern.
| President at Cabinet Meeting.
President Taft's cold was today 50
much improved that he called a regular
icabinet session at the the usual cabinet
hour. The meeting. however, was held in
the library Of the private part OF the
White House, many subjects being con.
sidered. The President did not 90 to the
IcACSutiSc oiuccS TIE IuGfnl0&e a0C
his doctor insists that he keep indoors
for . day or two longer. Until he il
able to be at the executive ofices the
President will receive few visitors.
Senator Newlands of Nevada. who wen,
to the White House today TO see the
President, but did not find hin, available
came out for government ownership of 8
steamship line through the Panama canal
, connecting Atlantic and Pacific ports
The senator wanted to talk the matter
over with the. President Mr.. Newland.
II q member Of the commission befor.
which Bernard n. Baker of Baltimore ap
peared and told how big influences wer,
| against the organization of a STEAMSHIP
company for ocean-to-ocean business
Discussing the matter, Mr.. New,and.
said:
.If capital continues to hesitate to in
vest in an independent steamship line Il
operate through the Panama canal ther,
is no question in my mind that tn,
, United states government should step II
) and operate its own steamships through
the canal.
. Trvaef~ent a Good One