Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-04
.LOR|MER AND HIS
I. men ALL FOR TAFT
Their Customary Methods Being
Used to Secure Delegates to
National Convention,
STEPHENSON. TOO, IN LINE

STEPHENSON, TOO, IN LINE
Senators Who Voted TO Seat rhsss
Representatives o. Privilege and
Special Interests United
In Working for Taft's
denomination.
Because Of the high-handed methods
which have been used ~ the Taft
managers to secure delegates for the
denomination Of the president, . stu
alton has arisen in the ranks Of his
own supporters which 10 bound to
have . tremendous influence upon tho
results of the Chicago convention.
There is developing feeling among
them that the methods they have pur-
sued are wrong. not because Of their
realization that the ordinary rules Of
ethics have been violated. but because
the fact 10 being brought home to
them that the rank and file Of the
American voters are determined upon
clean politics, especially in connection
with the nomination and election Of
their chief magistrate. The country
has witnessed tho spectacle of the
dragooning of federal Office holders
not only in the south but throughout
the land for the purpose of forcing
the selection Of Taft delegates. On
cials daring to display independence
are subjected to charges OF pernicious
political activity or threatened with
discipline. In the Indiana state con.
vention contesting Taft delegates from
Marion county were permitted to vote
upon the question Of whether they
should remain In the convention. In
New York the gross frauds which
disenfranchised thousands Of Republi-
cans added crime to the farce Of the
State. In Colorado the Guggenheim
machine, supported by the vast power
Of the Guggenheim interests, domt-
mated the situation and forced the
election Of delegates pledged to vote
for Mr.. Taft.
These conditions have been repeat
ed elsewhere and give distaste to
candidacy Of . man promoted by such
outrageous methods. Wherever .
proper primary u held there 10 absspt
the cry OF fraud. In the case OF North
Dakota. for example. no one Ques-
toned tho result This likewise was
true Of Oklahoma. It will be true OF
Nebraska. California, Oregon. New Jer-
soy and Massachusetts. It will b
true also Of Illinois and Maryland, II
those states shall secure presidential
preference primary law such % oh.
tains in North Dakota and other
states.
Composition q TAFT Machine.
In view Of the way in which the
Taft machine 10 operating. 1t 10 inter.
esting to sec who compose It. IT.
manager. Congressman Mckinley Of
Illinois, 70 q traction magnats, . warm
personal friend Of ex-Spsaker Joseph
q. Cannon. and ono Of Cannon's most
ardent supporters in the house Of
representatives. Mckinley was ne
warded for his subservience by ap-
pointment to chairmanship Of an i'm
portant committee and BY being
placed in charge Of the congressional
campaign committee. In this way he
became quite q power among his fel-
low congressman. and during his
years in Washington became known
to Aldrich. Crane, smoot and the
other representatives Of tho 'inter-
ests." Aldrich Is still in Washin gton.
watching over various matters in
which he is interested and which are
important to his friends in New York,
and assisting In the direction Of the
Taft campaign. He still maintains the
most friendly relations with Mr.. Taft.
who Endorsed him 30 cordially In q
speech at Boston, after having ap-
proved the tariff law. which the then
senator from Rhode Island largely
framed. In passing, 1t may be said
that the reports Of the tariff board on
the wool and cotton schedules Of this
law show the disgraceful protection
accorded to the wool and cotton man
ufacturers under 1t. Particularly in
connection with cotton, the duties
upon which aroused Mr.. Aldrich's es-
pectal concern. because Of the pres
sure Of the cotton trust. known to the
trade as the Arkwright club, 1T should
be noted that the tariff boards report
shows that American labor, especially
upon plain goods, 10 NO better paid
than English labor. and that the sole
result Of the duties 10 to keep the
American market for the special ex-
ploitation Of the Arkwright club either
In normal or abnormal times.
Mr.. Aldrich approved the choice Of
Mr.. Mckinley as Mr.. Taft's campaign
manager. So did Senator Crane Of
Massachusetts, and Senator Penrose of
Pennsylvania, whose cynical disregard
Of the rights OF the plain people 10
known the country over. In fact.
Crane recommended Mr.. Mckinley to
Mr.. Taft. Smoot Of Utah regards tho
selection az an excellent one.
May Be Judged by Their Actions.
Perhaps the best indication Of the
character Of the men behind Taft IL
shown by the votes Of those Of bis
supporters in the senate in the Lori
mer and Stephenson bribery cases.
Starting with New England. We ind
that Dillingham; Of Vermont voted for
Lorimer last winter and was chair
man of the new committee which an
orfra god aonfimenf forced fha sAnatA