The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-07
ALL TELLING TAFT
OF THEIR LOYALTY
Southern Delegates Flock tc
White House to Give Him
d Assurance.
INTER- PIE? OF COURSE NOT
its Merely Patriotism That
Makes Them Want to
lya. Keep in Touch.

Washington. June Conc of the
really interesting situations connected
with the present presidential cam
paiSn, from Il Republican standpoint.
is the manner in which Southern dele
gates are flocking 10 Washington to
inform President Taft Of their loyalty,
steadfastnesa and unswcrvinG devotion
to his cause. At least that part OF the
Southern contingent interested in the
monthly distribution OF the louvcs and
fishes has not been slow to hasten to-
ward the national capital and to get
In touch with the Great Chief of the
White House.
There is reason for this. AS those
familiar with the Republican situation
in the South know, practically ali that
lie worth having in the way of jobs is
filled by little bands of half-d
or more white men in each OF those
States, with few crumbs thrown
here and there in an appetiZinS way
among the negroes. Naturally. the
Southern delegate, job-holdcr and
coat-taii swinger Is going TO hold OH
TO his place just as long as there is
a chance for President TAFT to be
renominated.
Just now there are probably more
Southern Republicans in Washington
than have met here for similar pur-
pose In n long time. They ridicule the
idea that they will bolt to Roosevelt.
and characterize as without founda-
tion stories printed iii many papers
10 the effect that they are only coat
tail swingers for the revenue they
get. Nor are they Federal pie hunters,
they want the President and the peo-
pie TO know, but are loyal. patriotic
and libcrtyloving men. who are de-
voted TO the cause of the govern
ment and, incidentally. and only so,
TO the monthly revenue which they
squeeze from It.
But Taft is going to stick, accord
ing to the Southcrners. Not only this.
but he is going to defeat Roosevelt
at Chicago, then turn his batteries Oh
The Democrats and smash the old
party into smithereens They are
cocksure OF 4 Taft victory this year.
Roosevelt and all other opposition
Notwithstanding.
This is the line of talk the q. O. i.
fellows hand out here when they leave
the White House after a threeminutc
report made to one Of the under sec
Tetarics working at the executive Of
fees. II they or the greater part OF
them get TO see the President at ALL
it's for very brief time.
But no one hero is being fooled into
the belief that William Howard Taft
or Roosevelt will ever be President
G6diIl, NHe SOANIs4Il III ". L. IlukHllU-
Standing.
'Preposterous." "ridiculous," utter
y impossible" Is the way the South
crn delegates talk when discussing the
mere possibility that they might be
induced. under certain conditions, To.
desert the sinking ship and swim for
safety They are for Taft first. last
and all the time. and they want the
people (and the Presiden,) TO know it,
But The nightmare that is disturbing
the dreams OF the men from Dixie is
whether Federal pie is hereafter to I've
cut with n Democratic or Republican
knife. and whether it will be a Roose-
Welt or a Taft cutter. or whether the
carving Will he gracefully performed
~ Woodrow Wilson or others in the
Democratic pastry room. II that one
question could be settled there would
he no more loss of sleep. soothing po-
lions would no longer be required, a nd
life would be a long, bissful dream.
But only November will tell, ana II the
Democrats do the cutting OF the pic
IT'S good night @. O. P. and to all the
Tat. juicy plums which have for the
last sixteen years fallen temptingly
from the oVerhanging bouChs