The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
Trying to Whip Them
Into Line for Tariff
Commission.
USES ARGUMENT
AT CONFERENCE
Dalzcll and Caldcrhcad Glum
When They Leave White
House and Have Nothing
to say-Wcst Coming
to Understand the
President.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch.

lSpecia TO The rimcs- Dispatch
ashinSton, December 3i.-.-i'rcsicicnt
Taft Is after tho stand pat members or
the House coinmittce on ways and
Means in the ihtcrcs, Of tarin com
mission He saw. to-day. John Daizci
W. a. Caidcrhcad AMI John Dwight,
members OF tho committee who have
not been favorable 10 . tariff commits
sion. and argued with them.
When they lcf, the President. DaI-
zci ana caldcrhcad wcrc glum.
pwigh, IL with tho President on tho
commission idea and appeared satisfied,
but had nothing TO say. Heprcscn-
tattvo liinshav. OF Nebraska, an In
shrsent was onc OF the confcrees lie
! - tariff commission advocate and Is
! backing the Presidents npvc
| i1hc Presidents attitude on this IL
generally commended in uc west"
said Mr.. IIiushaw. In fact. the prcsi-
dent is much better understood IL tho
| West now than lac was few months
ago.
nc Is soins TO be solidly supported
from Nebraska for another torn. tie
| viii not only be nomina ted, but ,hrough
! Democratic stupidity on the tariff, he
Will be reelected"
| The conference went into some OF
the details Of the I.onEworih tariff
commission bill. which have been APP
| proved by The president, and all the
members OF tho Cabinet. Having set
! lied upon that bill. the Presidents de
sire Is TO have his friends in The Senate
and Iiouse fall in line Tor II. az quickly
as possible, that IL may go tnroug h
each body with precision and harmony.
and the country may be given an OBJ
| jcct lesson OF Republican unity upon
the great question Of the tariff. upon
| which VIII be fought the presidency in
1912
Representative Payne, chairman OF
the committee. has promised the gem
eral tariff board plan his support. ne
! has not. however. gone into tho de-
tails. lie said that he wanted TO see
the Longworth blll before he com
United himself as 10 IT'S possible pro-
visions.
Taft Not HACK OF II.
Murmurs OF dissent to the PROPOSE
| ton 10 have the Republican National
| Committee meet In January and Sc
iect new chairman are heard from
! Republicans in Congress.
| Opposition is accumulated by the fact.
! Just developed. that the suggestion did
nut cmanate from the White House,
and is not acceptable 20 the President
| Further discrcdit IS thrown upon tho
| plan ~ the discovery that II originator
! with The reacttonary element in the
| party, at The very source and head
| waters Of the most pronounced stand :
| pat faction
rrogrcssIycs Arc opposed
nat being ihe case. pronounced on
| position is urged by the progro ssives
! u Is shared by the more cautious OF
| those Republicans who are at this timo
/ trying their best TO promote harmony
\ in fepublican ranks.
1t IS declared that grave Injustice
F.; was done President TAFT n--wcll-
| say. allowing MIN TO he placed in the
attitude Of seeming 80 bc Il party To
Il plan Tor tic sclcction Of q new ma
! tionai chairman and that inun II pnrti-
| san OF the reacttonary element. Re-
| pnblicans In Congress say that the
! President feels that way ;tbout i, also
| Above and beyond this considers
| tion, however. Is another that appeals
stlll more strongly TO the congress
sional Republicans. They say that a
meeting OF the national committee az
| this time would inevitably reveal to
the public and acccrtuatc the unhappy
division in their party.
The committee. membership includes
men OF varying shpdcs OF factionalisn,.
from tho moss chcstcd old standrnttcr
IRON way up at headwatcrs OF the
creek 10 the eager young proErcs-
| of the party The selection of a chair
man would inevitably, it is insisted.
! prccipitate clash between these fac
! tons
Likewise # would call for a show
! uc hands, which might prove unfortun-
ate 1t is insisted that such a crisis
| would sadly interfere with President
Tafts efforts to harmonizc the fac
| tons.
Taft Not Reactionnry.
In this connection it is claimed by
President Tafts friends i'll Congress
| that no ono has right to class him
| with the rcactionarics in the party,
Notwithstanding that some of The pro-
| Grcssivcs differ with him on tho tariff
loSlsla lion Of this Congress. 1t is as
] serted with insistcncc by the Prcsi-
| dents friends that his attitude. acts
| and policies classify him as far re-
moved from the old rcactionary ele-
| ment.
Ills recognition in patronage dspcn.
sation of the most radical element OF
| The Notwithstanding men to
| whom the. term 'Insurgcnt" Is more
dtcaiion of his desire 10 bring all fac
| lions into harmony. They arc all re
publicans 60 him In good standing and
| with union cards"
among tho factions. II Will still he time
enough, (; is argued. to take up the
question of tho craftsmanship OF the
national committee.
| There Is no vacancy In that office.
lx-Ciovcrnor lin. of Maine. is tho
acting chairman II ho needs advice
out OF Office hours-he can find an cX-
pericnccd advisor in Postma stcr Gen
about the national politics Of the
| party.
No Skin on IIitchcocIk's Nose.
| Right hero 1t should he stated that
| Postmaster-General llitchcock's friends,
| speaking with knowledge of his own
views and wishes. say most positively
| that Ito has no desire or intcntlon so
manage another political campaign. 1t
! (Conlinued on Fourth pagcD