Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25
Call on President to Talk Over
Convention.
Mr.. MCKINLEY A VISITOR
Doubts Roosevelt's Statement He
Could Have Been Nominated.
PRAISE FOR NEGRO DELEGATES
Refused to Yield to Offers of Large
Sums for Their Votes
at Convention.

Confidence in the reelection of Presi-
dent Taft was the noticeable feature OF
today's events at the White House.
where many distinguished republican
leaders. just back from Chicago, called
on the President to talk of the conven-
ton and of the future.
Representative Mckinley, who was the
Taft manager in the campaign fight that
ended successfully at Chicago, spent three
hours with President Taft last night, and
more than all hour this morning. Mr..
Mckinley said he was glad the cam
paign was over. He said he had gone
into it last winter with the distinct I'M
Outstanding that he would be allowed to
retire after the convention, and he would
do so.
Mr.. Mckinley said that the executive
committee OF nine of the republican ma
tional committee will be in Washing
ton next Monday and will then arrange
the date for the Official notification to
Mr.. Taft and at the same time pick a
chairman of the committee who will
cenanct the presidential fight. c. D.
fiilles. the Presidents private secretary,
Will be made chairman Of the commit
tee. He will be an excellent man for
the position said Mr.. Mckinley. He
has done some fine work in the last five
months.
Doubts Colonel's Statement.
Mr.. Mckinley smiled broadly over the
onel could have been nominated at Chi
cago If he had agreed to certain condi-
tions on the part of southern delegates
ITO any one knowing the situation in
Chicago last Saturday the statement Of
Col. Roosevelt that he could have had the
nomination that day is exceedingly anus
ing" said Mr.. Mckinley. AT no time did
he ever have chance"
Mr.. Mckinley then paid high praise to
the negro delegates of the south, who
were instructed for Taft and remained
true to their instructions.
They showed their manhood and honor
in no unmistakable way" he said, land
their attitude at Chicago will reflect
credit upon the race everywhere. We had
five afiidavits showing that negro dele
gates had been tempted with large sums of
money, but had declined. Many of the
negro delegates were well-to-do men, but
there were many others who were not
well situated financially, and the tempta-
tons were great. All offers. though.
were turned down Indignantly. The
manly stand OF the negro delegates"
senator Bradley of Kentucky also
praised the negro delegates. THE black
man stood firm for his honor and the
right at Chicago, said the Kentucky
senator. who had seen the President. and
who predicts the reelection of the Presi-
dent
Other visitors to the President were
Senators Smoot. Sutherland, Curtis, Gug-
genheim and Jones and Representatives
Mondell, Pray, Dodds and Dalzell
Mr.. Berri a Visitor.
William Berri Of Brooklyn, a delegate
at large from New York at the Chicago
convention. talked some time with Presi-
dent Taft tod4y, and was the President S
guest at luncheon later in the afternoon.
President Taft will carry New York
in November" said Mr.. Berri. There
is only one democrat who could carry
that state against the President and he
will not be nominated at Baltimore His
name is before the convention, but he
stands no chance. as 1 see it, Col Roose-
welt has no chance in New York, and
believe that he will eventually conclude
not to attempt to make the race for Presi-
dent at the head of the new party
ticket
The first cabinet meeting since the
nomination of the President was held to-
day, and there was much political Cos
sip, although the precarious status of a
number of the appropriation bills also
came up for discussion. No general policy
to be pursued in the coming campaign
will be mapped out by the President and
his political and cal inet advisers for some
time to come.