The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-05-28
cannot be described adequately In the
public prints.

cannot be described adequately In the
public prints.
Another man, OF tremendous mo-
ment TO the President politically
practically master of many delegates
in one Of the biggest states-wrote to
Washington that he would like TO talk
over matters with the President. The
reply came that the President was just
going away for few days. but on his
return he would communicate with the
leader and have him at the White
House for the conference. The Presi-
dent went away on his trip and came
back. The man who is of tremendous
Importance to the President has never
heard a word from him since that time,
There was a judgeship in question.
A man of power and influence in the
district was asked by the President to
| write to him fully and freely, giving
his estimate of the various candidates
one by one. discussed them freely and
frankIy-not from the viewpoint of
politics or of the effect or the politics
Of his state and judicial district. In
other words, he gave what he thought
| was confidential information.
| One day he was amazed to find a
part of one of his letters quoted in the
/
position newspaper printed in his
state.
| He took the first train and hurried
to Washington.
How about it," he asked, showing
the copy of the paper. How does it
come that my letters are in print?''
why" said Mr., Hilles, that is a
public matter and your letters-under
our rules-must ge in the files relating
to that matter; butt" he added sooth-
ingly, nobody but senators and con-
gressmen have access to these files"
| Nobody but senators and congress
men! Oh. somebody give me air!
yelled the letter writer. Nobody but
senators and congressman! OF course
not-why should anybody else have
access to those files? That is amply
sufficient. Don't you know that one
of the senators from my state is my
foe and your foe and Taft's foe, and
that you have been giving him this
ammunition to use against you and
against me-the most steadfast friend
you have in the state?'
1t was even so. Whenever that SEN
ator wants to have a little fun he calls
in the correspondent of the opposition
paper and gives him a few paragraphs
of the personal letters from the Taft
friend out in his state. These para
graphs are promptly printed, to the
greater Qualification of the senator
and to the intense disgust of the letter
writer-a hefty man politically in his
state.
Once a Republican national commit
teeman journeyed to Washington with
list of names in his pocket. There
were eleven or twelve or maybe more
at least quite number-names or
the list. All were candidates for ar
important Federal office in the nation
al committeemans state That state
too, is a Republican state; and the in
fluence and vote of that national com
mitteeman are needed and were needed
at the time by the President, for the
national committe will be a most i'm.
portant factor in naming the next Re
publican candidate for President.
The national committeeman went tt
the White House by appointment. Hi:
business was to ADVISE with the Presi.
dent about the place-to discuss the
various candidates and to offer sug-
gestions. He knew in the case of each
candidate just what political effect o.
the appointment would be. He saw the
President and produced his list. They
went over the names together. The
national committeeman explained care
fully the political strength and weak
ness of each candidate, told the Presi
dent just what each man stood for ant
what could be expected of him
and canvassed the situation in all it:
details. He made no recommendations
At the conclusion of the talk the ma
tional committeeman said: Now, Mr.
President. 1 have told you all abou
these men. There are so many OF then
mine or ten. make no recommenda
tions. I only say that the appointment
of any one of these men, except Thu
particular one, will be acceptable t,
me-"
He pointed out one man who wa
obnoxious not only to him but to hi
friends. Whom did Taft appoint? I
is too easy! The one man out. of tn,
number available to whom the nation
al committeeman and his friends OBJ
ijected!