The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-27
TAFT AND SHERMAN
QUITE CHILLY NOW
Gossip Has Il That President
and Vice President Are
on the Outs.
~ RoDERIck cL,FFoRp.

on the Outs.
~ RoDERIck CLIFFORD.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 26.--Politics.
according to the old proverb. makes
strange bedfellows. That's what has
happened In the Republican party
since President Taft has been the oc-
cupant of the White House. II comes
about by having Sunny Jim" Sherman
as Vice President OF the United, States.
Now that political CONFUSION Is
going to happen in the United States
according to the Democrats, gossip has
it that President Taft wants to kick
Sherman OF the political horizon bag
and baggage. Sherman has been a
thorn in the Presidents side ssince the
Chicago convention placed the New
Yorker on the Republican national
ticket. Sherman's actions in the Sem
ate as presiding officer have not been
pleasing to the Chief Executive, and
the second administrative officer OF
the land has also got too mich into
the Hmelight over certain pure food
controversies, which close adv isers to
the President point out Is a serious
thing to have Democrats spring. on the
stump before the voters. Consequently
the White House is about the coolest
place Sherman could find this hot
summer.
Those who have been Watching the
trend OF political matters have failed
to observe any enthusiasm from the
Executive mansion over the idea OF
renominating Sherman. II the Presi-
dent or the men closest to him in
shaping the campaign for renoinina-
ton are stirred to enthusiasm over the
idea OF having Sherman once more for
Taft's running mate. they are careful
ly concealing their feelings. OF course
no announcement to this effect is OBJ.
tainable at the White House buh the
rumors are flying to this effect.
Good reason exists for the belief
that President Taft prefers some 9th
er man for second place on the Repub
lican ticket IL he is to be again the
nominee of his party, and it ds well
known fact that President Taft's poll
teal advisers are casting about foI
some other man than Sherman. Secre
tary Hilles, the Presidents right hand
man is the intermediary and ,although
charged several times with handling
the plan to eliminate Sherman, he has
steadfastly avoided a discussion OF
the subject.
Representatives. Senators and other
politicians are gossiping over who the
choice OF the administration will be
Indications point to Senator Borah, o1
Idaho, a great constitutional lawyer
and close friend of the President
There exists some doubt as to wheth
er or not Borah would accept the nom
ination. Various other men Of the pro
gressive type have been thought ov'
er, and their merits and dement's have
been considered. One OF them is Sena
tor Cummins, of Iowa, another Cover
nor Hadley. of Missouri, who has re
Gently been connected with gossip
concerning second place on the ticket
He would be q strong card with the
administration in the middle west and
the north west
AS to Sherman he and the President
have it is believed, fallen out for all
time since the Vice President wrote
his letter to the American Tariff Pro
tective League, in which he threw a
brick at Canadian reciprocity. the pet
measure OF President Taft since he
has been in the White House, and a
piece of legislation that he has more
heartily supported than any other yet
acted upon by Congress, there has
been a lot OF quiet talk about Sher.
mans course among men close to the
President. They say it is embarriss.
ing. They are not blind to the fact
that it would be still more embarrass
ing in 1912 campaign, il there should
arise a situation in which with Presi
dent Taft clarifying reciprocity, and
Mr.. Sherman making campaign spec
ches against it, the Democrats should
put out matter calling attention to
Sherman's arguments against his own
party chief
The situation is made more acute
by the recent declaration Of Senator
Cummins in the Senate that there
would be fight before the next Re
publican national convention to find
out whether the Republicans of the
country are going to stand by the pol
icy Of their party as embodied In the
Canadian reciprocity agreement
Insurgents, progressives and others
opposed to the Taft Canadian agree
ment win do their best to get plank
inserted In the platform, which either
directly or Indirectly expressly discHe
dts what Mr.. Taft considers his priv
cipal achievement while he has been
in the White House. It is true that
some of the men whom President TAT,
would like to have on-1he ticket with
him have opposed Canadian reciproc
ity. but they have not occupied such
positions on the reciprocity measure
before the people of the country as
Sherman.
1t is plain that 1t will cause much
embarrassment in Republican ranks
| II the President has to be yoked ur
once more with Mr.. Sherman. But
there are considerations OF politics
that may yet bring it about Chief OIL
these iS the fact that New York II