Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-01
PLANS SANE FOURTH REPORT SOUTH FIRM
Committee Fram interesting Presidents Callers Assure Him
Program fol: Capital. Pledges Will Be Kept.
MANY RACES PROPOSED HONOR FIRST CONSIDERED
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Swimmers and Canasts Will Meet Charges
in Contests Violated Sharply Resented.
AERO FLIGHTS PROMISED WEAKNESS IN BUT ONE STATE
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ing Nigt2 Funds to Have Deserted Taft But
Are Ne 3D. Return Is Expected
Presidents Callers Assure Him
Pledges Will Be Kept.
HONOR FIRST CONSIDERED
Charges That Instructions Will Be
Violated Sharply Resented.
WEAKNESS IN BUT ONE STATE
Four South Carolina Delegates Said
to Have Deserted Taft, But
Return Is Expected.


From the south the White House has
word that southern republican delegates
to the Chicago convention are sharply re-
senting the imputations upon their honor
and integrity Indirectly made by Senator
Dixon and Roosevelt leaders generally in
their predictions that the southerners
will desert Taft, go back upon their in
structions and rush to Roosevelt fol
patronage reasons.
President Taft is known to be greatly
pleased over the messages, oral and
otherwise, he is receiving from the south.
He has not doubted that the southerners
would stand firm.
The Presidents information as to the
southern delegates was fully confirmed
today by prominent leaders and delegates
from Virginia. Georgia and Florida The
President entertained at luncheon Judge
j. B. CASTOR of the ninth Georgia dis
trfct; Representative Slemp and L. P.
Summers. delegates from the ninth Vir-
ginia district; H. s. Chubb, national COM
mitteeman from Florida, and w. r.
O'Neill and Henry w. Bishop, delegates
from Florida.
These and other southern visitors who
will be at Chicago told the President that
there was strong indignation in the south
at the aspersions made against the
southern delegates.
Virginia's Delegation Promised.
1.-The twenty-four votes Of Virginia will
stand firm for Taft" asserted Mr.. Sum-
mers. land will be with him all along the
line. My father commanded the Goth Vir-
glnia Regiment In the Confederate army.
7 o;~y4 Il
the man who casts aspersions upon the
southern republican doesn't know his own
ground. There are good men among the
Virginia delegates, who know Col. Roose-
welt and like him personally. but these
men were pledged to Taft. Their pledges
are just as good as if they had given
bonds in big figures.
Il think that when the Chicago con-
vention is over there will be a higher
estimate Of the southern republican than
heretofore. OF course. there may be in
divdual instances In some southern
states W ere men will desert Taft. but
there will be no black spot in Virginia.
Representative Slemp is said to be of
substantially the same mind as Mr.. Sum-
mers. President Roosevelt gave full rec
ognition to the father of Representative
Slemp, who was also in Congress, and
the Slemp family has always had a
friendly feeling for the colonel. Still, the
family became committed to Taft before
Roosevelt entered the race, and the word
of the Slemps goes ahead of all other
considerations, 1t was declared today.
Judge CASTOR Sure of Georgians.
Judge CASTOR Of Georgia expressed
himself forcibly as to the talk Of be-
trayal of trust. II am a delegate to
Chicago" he said. from a district that
gave Taft over 500 majority as a can
didate for President four years ago.
The two delegates from that district
are for him because the people are for
him, like him and respect him. We
do not like this talk that the southern
republican is a mere chattel to be
bought by money or office. The Georgia
delegation will be solid for Taft. I do
not know of one man who is even
under suspicion. 1t is the northern dele
gate that must be watched at Chicago
if there is to be desertion, which 1 do
not believe"
Florida and Other States True.
The three Florida republicans came
along with almost identical words. There
is not a rotten spot in the Florida dele
CATION" declared Mr.. Chubb. I'VE are
trying to build up the republican party in
Florida We are doing so. We could not
insinuations that the southern delegate
can be reached by improper methods. l
do not attempt to speak for every individ-
ual southern delegate, but I can speak
for those from Florida 1t is not a ques-
ton with us of dislike for Col Roosevelt
Many of us entertain the greatest regard
for him. 1t is a question OF honor and in
tegrity. That viii come ahead of all
other motives with u.s.
Senator Sanders of Tennessee and Gen.
Of Arlr x4Yl
the President that he need not give a
minutes worry to the delegates from
their respective states, and letters are
coming in from other southern men say
ing the same thing.
a curious but interesting phase Of the
southern situation is the attitude Of lead
ing business and professional men. 1t is
said their high regard for President Taft
is such that they would practically ostra-
else. In business and social ways, the
men who turned against their instruc-
tions for Taft. The men who will do
this. 1T was said today, will forever after
ward live under a stigma for which no
money or office could compensate.
Only One Weak Spot.
After looking over the southern situa-
ton carefully. the Taft leaders find only
one southern state where there has been
any real hint of desertion. This Is Sou III
Carolina. where four Of the delegates in
structed for Taft have apparently gone
over to the Roosevelt people. These men,
under the severe criticism they are get
ting in that state from people of standing
of both parties, it is now declared, are
likely to return to Taft.
Feeling at the White House.
Roosevelt newspapers that are putting
up to the White House large number of
questions have obtained from Secretary
Hilles the following information:
President Taft will not go to Chicago,
whether or not Roosevelt or any other
man goes.
This fight is between two men, and Mr..
Taft is not for a minute thinking of any
other man for the nomination.
Mr.. Taft is not giving a large amount