The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-12-06
JUGGERNAUT
TO CRUSH
OPPONENTS
Southern Office Holders VIII Be
Told By TAFT Leaders Where
10 Head 10
CRy Clyde II. I TaYennerl J


Washington, ID. c. Dec 6.-Th'
Taft administration has decided Il
take no chances OF allowing an in
surrection To get started among th'
oifice-holding Republicans of th'
South, some three hundred of whom
will go 10 the next Republican ma
tional convention as delegates. Re
ports have filtered into Washington
during the last few months that these
men, seeming danger of Mr. Taft's
overthrow, have been on the verge
of deserting the Taft-Hltchcock ma.
chine in order to put themselves in
position TO occupy a front row seat
in the LaFollette band wagon should
it appear likely that the Wisconsin
man would be the nominee
That the president and his ciose
political advisers mean to check any
incipient stampedes among the South.
ern office-holders is indicated by as.
sertions frequently made in Southern
newspapers, apparently from anthem
tic sources, that at a recent confer
ence, Mr.. Taft and some of his aids
decided to require the waverinc office
holders to make it known exactly
what they intend TO do. This. of
course, gave them but one alternative
since none of them would dare re-
inse, while holding job under Mr.
Iaft. to promise him the utmost feaf
ty.
A despatch 70 the Journal-Tribune.
OF Knoxville. Tenn, from it's Wash.
ington correspondent, tells of the ex-
listing situation This despatch is
typical OF many others that have an.
peared recently in Southern newspa-
pers. II is az follows
Told Where to Head In.
"Delegates from Tennessee and oth-
ar Southern states to the National
republican convention, if they de.
sire to go there and vote for Mn
Tart, must make ii known that they
intend to do this, first, last and all
the time.
Mr. Taft and his advisers have
taken positive and aggressive action
N the matter, and orders to that ef-
Ieet wlll go forth Immediately after
the meeting of the National Repuh.
lcan committee here next month.
The Taft leaders are sure they
Till have a big majority in the con-
fention, but they do not intend that
he occasion shah be marred and
by the performances of the
'o-cailed progressive CT grzsureens
wing OF the Republican parry.
IL is well understood that a large
majority Of the national committee
re FOR the denomination OF Mr.. TAFT
nd their tactics will be for a yigor- |
'us and aggressive Taft campaign
quarter to any opposition.
so, beginning with the close of !
ne meeting of the national commit
ee and the selection of a place for
ne convention, something in The wav
= Juggernaut, To crush creatures |
4 the way. even more effectively than
M the Hitchcock lsteam.roller i'm
SoS VIII De oiled and fired to run
yer LaFollette, Roosevelt or any 9TH
= kind Of objections.
Tn the other hand. it is known that I
ne l1afoilette men are working with
llght and main TO break" the admin.
'tfation hold in the South Their
lost effective argument Of course .
TO point out that Mr. Tart stands
most excellent chance of being de-
'ated, and that to preserve their own Z
lterests, they had better line I'M win
candidate VINO at least has J
hance of election.
Altogether, the Southern Republic f
as are not 10 be envied.