New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-10
WON'T HAVE rAFT's APPROVAL,
From The Tribune BurAsu }
10000, II

WONT HAVE TAFTS PNrhOFH-
William Hayward, secretary Of the Ike
publican National Committee, Is nov l-Ae'y
10 get far with his plan for the cuTtaiilheH'
o. Southern representation in the naEohal
,conyentions II the views Of the President
are respected BY that committee ana thele
IS every reason to believe they viii be. "
course, no one knows just what Mt. Hay
wards scheme is That is a deep secret
locked in the breast OF the astute secretary
but he has made public enough 10 indl-
cate. 1T least. that his plan contemplates
q curtaiacnt Of the Southern representa-
ton. and if ne does President TdftviH have
none Of IT, It is believed in some quarters
that Nj Hayward's unwillingness 20 make
public the details Of his plan, which he ad-
r1its is purely personal proposition, IS
due 70 his realization that he IS likely TO
experience serious difficulty in inducins
the national committee. as at present CON
stitutad, to adopt it. Of course, technically
speaking, the present committee goes OUT
OF existence at the end Of the forthcoming
convention, and what the new committee
may do cannot he foretold. That will all
depend on its composition, and its coInpp-
sition in turn will depend on who controls
the national convention. II - asserted
here that some OF the most active sup
porters Of Mr. Roosevelt, including the cN-
Secretary Of the Interior. Mr. Garfield, nave
in the past expressed the view that there
should be material cUrtailment of the South
ern representation. aud the tone In which
Mr.. Roosevelts campaign manager and IN
press agent. have referred on more than
ore recent occasion TO the Southern dele
gates would seem to indicate that such
was their plan, but none OF Mr.. 1aftS
friend. believes that Colonel Roosevelt aud
hi, friends viii control the national con
yention, and II they do not they viii not
be able TO manipulate the organization Of
the new national committee.
Mr.. MUNSEY SPEAKS FEELlNeLT
The Southern mercenary bunch is the
term which hudson n. Wclliver, chief po-
litical writer Of the various publications
owned by Frank \. NUnsey. applies 10 tho
Southern delegates 20 the Republican Ma
tional Convention, and which he used in an
article appearing il The Washington
| Times" on May T. and, presumably, in the
other Munsey papers And little later on
I in the same article Mr. Welliver. who Is
| known more than any other man 10 eN-
| press the views Of Nj Nunsev, remarks
that Under the circumstances, the TAFT
! leaders have no further ground Tor appeal
! to the Southern merceuarieS." 1t Is gen.
! orally commented in Washington that. as
| one of the largest contributors to tho
/ Roosevelt campaign fund, which is defray-
| ing the expenses Of Ormsby Mctlarg, Mir.
| Munsey probably has reason to speak feel
| ingly Of certain Southerners as 'merce-
naries' that they probably seem more and
more so every time Mr.. McHarg's drafts
are honored IT is not, however, the dele
! gates who have been instructed Cor Presi-
| dent TAFT vino arc "mercenary,' nor the
Southern Republicans who elected them.
! The only Southerners with whom Mr.. Mum
sey has had experience are those who were
not elected delegates by any legitimate
convention, with whom Mr.. McHaTg IS or
ganizing trump" conventions with the idea
| Of sending cOntest!ng delegates 70 Chicago.
! OF course. Mr. Munseys mOu'hpiece, M.
Welliver. characterizes the 10 Southern
delegates who have been elected and In
structed for Mr.. Taft as the Southern
mercenry bunch" but IN 50 doing he is
doing them an injustice. President TAFT
and his managers DO not believe they ere
a "rncrcenary bunch" Probably 4 Nj.
Alunsey had had occasion TO deal with
more representative class Of southerners
he would not be so ready 70 believe and 10
| characterize the Southern delegates ~ "A
mercenary bunch.