Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-08
BOLT NOT EXPECTED
Roosevelt Cannot Afford to
Mar Record, Is Belief.
FRIENDS SEE PRESIDENT
All Feel Sure of Taft's Nomination
at Chicago.
PLATFORM IS CONSIDERED
Chief Executive Desires Progressive
Planks-Hammond to
Join Fight.
FRIENDS SEE PRESIDENT
PLATFORM Is CONSIDERED

wee President Sherman, Senator Brad
ley. ex-senator Scott of West Virginia.
and number of republican statesmen
and politicians talked with President
Taft today to the situation at Chicago.
Each man expressed himself as abso-
lutely sure that the President will be
nominated. The impression that Col.
Roosevelt will not bolt is also growing.
the feeling being that Col Roosevelt can
not afford to mar his place in history by
bringing defeat upon himself and Taft.
together with the wrecking of the party.
1t is known at the White House today
that no details of the convention have
been worked out or approved by the Pres
ident beyond the election of Senator Root
as temporary chairman and the selection
of Warren G. Harding to make the NOM
inaton speech. The questions Of chair
manship of the committee on resolutions
and the platform to be adopted are all
held in allegiance, pending the results
will be nominated
Wants Progressive Platform.
The President. however, will go on
record. it is now known, in favor of a
suggestions that progress should be made
with reasonable consideration.
BY the middle Of next week the con-
tests will have been decided in such
way that the control of the convention
will not longer be in doubt, and then the
Taft people will reach decisions upon de-
tails of the convention, like the plat
form and chairmanships of committees.
Many suggestions as to what the plat
fnrv oh foi in
the President verbally and by letter.
Two proposals for the republican plat
form were discussed by the President to-
day with James r. Williams, jr., formerly
United States civil service commissioner
and one of the delegates at large from
Arizona. With the purposes aimed at in
both proposals the President expressed
his hearty sympathy.
Civil Service Plank.
The first of these planks includes an in
dorsement Of the Presidents recommen-
dations for the safeguarding and extern
sion Of the civil service to include post
masters. collectors of customs and inter-
nal revenue and many other officers not
now included in the classified service. A
plank embodying the Presidents views
on this subject will be carried to Chi
cago by Mr.. Williams.
Inc Otnef plank Is one In WHICH the
west and southwest generally are vitality
interested. 1t pledges the government to
liberal policy toward irrigation projects
new and old, and to the devising of some
reasonable method by which payments
for the same by land owners may be ex-
tended over longer period of years than
is now permitted by law.
Would Settle Boundary.
In this connection it is desired to COM
NIT the party in favor of initiating me-
gotations with Mexico forthwith for the
purpose of securing a more scientific
boundary line between the two countries
near the mouth of the Colorado river, so
as to obviate future complicati ons arising
from the irrigation projects now under
construction at Yuma and other Califor-
MIA and Arizona points. The President is
thoroughly alive to the desirabiity of
this from a diplomatic standpoint, and
the southwesterners are particularly in
terested. because it would insure protec-
ton to such projects and prevent dis
putes as to water rights between the citi-
Zens of the two countries
John Hays Hammond. president of the
National Republican League, and who
has just returned from Europe. is a guest
of the President. Mr.. Hammond's family
having gone to Gloucester Mass. for the
summer.
Returns to Aid Taft.
Mr.. Hammond said this morning that
he cut short his visit to Europe where
he was in the interests of the Panama
Pacific exposition. to get back in time to
aid in re-electing President Taft.
Il am here to get into the fight to help
re-elect President Taft" said Mr.. Ham
mond. Il am so certain that the Presi-
dent will be renominated that l am plan
ming to get into the fight for his re-
election. :.
Il haven't any doubt that Mr.. Taft
will be renominated. u am confident that
he is stronger than any other candidate
the republicans could nominate, and / am
confident that, IL he is nominated, he will
be elected. There is not q democrat in
the country, in my Judgment, who can
beat him.
The recent primary results do not show
the weakness or strength of President
Taft as a candidate. 1t will he seen that
but a small percentage of the republican
vote in the various states which held
primaries was cast.
Mr.. Hammond predicted that before the
democratic party selected it's candidate
there would arise fractional differences
more bitter than those of the republican
party.