The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-29
INSURGENTS FIRM IN
OPPOSITION TO TAFT
Will Support La Toilette in
Convention and Hint at
Bolting Party.
WILSON Is FANORlTE
New Jersey Governor Is the
Likely Selection as Leader
of Democracy.
WILSON is FAVORlTE
BY RALPH M. WH1TEs1DE.

By Leased Wire 70 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, oct 2S.--The progress
sNe Republicans al least have the cour-
sgc OF their opinions. They have placed
senator La Toilette sduarcly IN the field
and arc very positive In their assertions
that they will nominate and elect nm.
The gentleman from Wisconsin Is going
io camp on President Taft's trail from
now until ihe nominations arc made ana
there are gloomy hints that II the big
chiefs are not able to get his scalp be-
fore convention time that the younS
braves VIII jump the reservation and pun
hair IN November.
by administration leaders far as the
denomination OF Mr.. TAN Is concerned.
They are confident that when the vote Is
taken in the Republican national couvcn-
lion II viii be found that Taft VIII have
ri least throc quarters OF them, provided
there is no truth in the report that ono
Theodore Roosevelt Is likclr to permit the
,rsc OF his name. The story goes that
Mr Roosevelt is convinced that the spllt
In the Republican party is SO deep That
neither Taft nor La Toilette has any
chance for election and that he has con-
scented TINT his name may no used ss
tho one Republican vino can lead the
party 70 victory. While this report Is
d!scrcdjtod IL docs cnusc Sonic worry. ioi
Roosevelt is TO ;le Republicans as Bryan
IS 10 the Democrats.
In The meantime the best opinion oi
such statesmen as arc in Washington
now. cvccpt the dyed in the-wool sup
porters Of ono or the othcr'o the candi-
dates Is that Taft viii be named by an
overwhelming majority by The kepub,
licans: that Wilson has the edge ON the
Democratic nomination with Champ
lark IN second place with about ain even
chance for deadlock and dark horse
Great "Doiugs" III Tennessee.
Senator Bob TAYLOR of Tennessee is not
ordinarily what you would call mean
man. hut he caused more than ono mouth
10 waller and more than one p9nS ol
homesickness when he told Of his recent
visit home.
too. said the Senator They were all
there. We had n littls speaking one
Might in Jonesborc. and then We kinder
got together and had a reunion Old Bob
Thomas was there, and Henry Jackson.
and judge Hacker. and the rest of them.
''Alf Taylor. too. was there With his
Addle, And ->lf can fiddle When he
drew that how across the strings.
knew by the way ne did i, that nc
would play some that night. lie struck
up Old Granny Rattle Trap and soon
ihe building rocked as hundreds NJ feet
beat time. Ar was ~ a wcavin' way.
lie played Arkansas Traveller, and then
'Sourwood Mountain. and the first thing
I knew old Fob Thomas jumped cut into
rne pigeon wing. | Joined him In mo-
nont. Then Az handed the lJdlc over
to another and got into the ring. and
We danced the dances Of old lime In
And such eating Gou never saw In
your NE. Ar Frank Rrittain's we had
81 old time east Tennessee country din
npr Country hams frcsh from the smoke
house ssvory and rich: great slices an
inch thick. and fried brown with plenty
n ham gravy--rnate man hungry 10
smell IL . mile of: And fried corn
Yili (rY-and hoe cake. the kind VIC made
in the good old dars: and fried chickens.
>reat yalIer-leGSed fellows. that grow
and tendereet In cast Tennessee noun
laina. and vegetables Of all kinds; pre-
snrves and pickles made At home; black
coffee. With rich. real cream--a feast FOR
. King. 7 tell YOU they live up in cast
Tennessee. no wonder the tallcSt mon
in the world are found right around
Jcnesbor","
Economy Commission VIII Report.
President Tafts economy and enjc-
icncy commission IS about 10 return q re-
port. II hs fccn at work more than
year and has At last reached n point
where j, can propose some economies.
The first section Of The report viii be
gwen 10 tlic president about December I
This BODY wag the result OF a pot
idea nj former Executive Secretary
Charles Z. Norton. Refore Mr.. Morton,
LEFT the treasury hc had an Unsuitable
appetite Tor economy and during tho few
weeks when Secretary MacVeagh turned
the department oyer 10 him for tho pur-
pose Of effectipc some mon~y-sa wing
echeiileS ne almost reoTcaniZcd the whole
department..
After leaving tho treasury Mr. Nor
tons ambition Ia reform the govern
1ncnt took on bigger phase. .fc told
fho president he could sayc tho govern
men; millions end was allowed TO ASH,
congress for s2d0, ono 10 create a com
lmssion I" work out She details The
commission WAS duly created and bust
ness begun
Just what viii hc recommended is kept
secret MANY lobs. OF rourlc arc in