Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-12
NO ATTACKS TO BE MADE
President Wishes Impersonal Cam.
paign Of Education.
WOULD AVOID ANIMOSITIES
Another Alaska District for Taft.
Hot Fight Over Savannah
Postmastership.

headquarters in this city, Is to slow down
so far as the Taft people are concerned.
Orders We're given from the White House
today that some of the ammunition shall
be stored away for future use, if neces-
sary.
The decision to shut off part of the
typewriter product was reached after
long conference held by the President
and Secretary Hilles with Senator Crane
and Representative Mckinley, manager
of the Taft headquarters.
For week there have been indications
that the typewriter fight was getting on
the nerves of the President and many of
his friends and that Representative Nc
Kinley saw little in it that would be USE
full. unless strictly impersonal and. con-
fined to facts that gave no affront to the
opponents of the administration. So the
Taft typewriters will produce less ma
terial in the future likely to cause irrita-
ton.
The battle of campaign managers, with
their challenges and answers, will also
in the future. Mr.. Mckinley has never
seen much to gain in this sort of thing.
except in the mistakes made by his OPP
but 1t Is preferred that they should come
without the solicitation of letters seeking
reply.
Desires Campaign Of Education.
The tendency Of the smokeless battle
of the typewriters has been toward per-
sonalities, which President Taft has been
sincerely anxious to avoid. He does not
object to publicity that will educate the
people as to what his administration has
done and what it stands for, but he does
object to digging up history that attacks
Col. Roosevelt or his friends. The Presi-
dent. at the beginning Of the fight long
before Col. Roosevelt announced himself,
advised all his friends to conduct the
fight along impersonal lines, and he has
regretted that his orders apparently were
being neglected. The conference today
was for the purpose OF having a clearer
understanding with his manager, so That
subordinates in the Office may be held
down to the policies the President most
desires to be effective.
The disposition in administration circles
today is to let the Roosevelt people have
the big end of the advertising game. The
President has reached the definite con-
June: that he will have a big majority In
the convention, and he wants to see the
situation clear up after the nomination, so
that republicans will stand together, all
for the ticket.
No Ill Feeling Toward Roosevelt.
The President has no i'll feeling toward
Col. Roosevelt. He wants that fully I'M
derstood. If Col. Roosevelt or his man
ager. Senator Dixon. begins attacking
the President or the administration suit
able answers will be made in some form.
The President wants to handle that kind
of a matter himself, and not be hauled
into a bitter personal controversy through
the exuberance or fighting spirit Of type
writer manipulators more or less credited
with representing his views.
1t is expected that Mr.. Mckinley will
exercise a closer personal supervision
over publicity matters in the future. The
President is also to be consulted when
any important subject Is to be treated.
The President is said to appreciate the
efforts of those seeking to aid him. He
finds that much good and helpful ma
terial Is going out. He hopes this sort
Of work will continue. The ban is against
too much pepper of a personal nature;
against material that will draw the fire
of contradiction. and that will lead to
personalities, instead Of argument and
fact.
Upon reaching the White House today.
the first in his offices for some time, the
President was greatly encouraged by tele-
grams and letters from all directions
showing that things are moving along sat-
isfactorily.
Taft Feeling in Alaska.
Gov. Clarke of Alaska reported to the
White House today that another judicial
district of Alaska had elected a solid
Taft delegation to the territorial conven-
ton that is to elect delegates to Chica-
go. There are four judicial districts in
the territory. and each district has fifty
delegates in the territorial convention.
Nome and Fairbanks have now acted.
and each has elected instructed Taft del
egates. This gives the President half OF
other two districts are expected to fol-
low. making the convention certain to
elect instructed Taft delegates.
$50 far as l know" said Gov. Clarke.
federal officeholders were not active In
either judicial district and the instruc-
tons for Taft represent the genuine SEN
timent of the masses of the voters In
Alaska. The people there have always
been friendly to the President. His adj
ministration has tried hard to improve
conditions and will continue to do So"
p. A. Stanton, who Is organizing the
Taft forces in southern California, wired
the President today that men and women
there are falling In line for the fight for
the President and are enthusiastic for
him.
Post Office Fight in Savannah.
The President today conferred with
Henry L. Johnson. recorder of deeds of
the District, and B. w. s. Daniels and
L. e. Williams, colored leaders Of Sa-
vannah. as to the nomination of post
master in Savannah. The postmaste
there resigned some time ago to enter the
banking business, and there is hot fight
on for the vacancy. The assistant post
master. NJ. S. Baker. is said to have the
support Of the Post Office Department,
while the republican organization. the
business men are behind Joseph F. Day,
a republican of good standing.
1t was to urge the nomination OF Day
that the visitors saw the President They
told the President that there could be no
possible objection to Mr.. Day. On the
other hand they objected to Baker on the
ground that he has been democrat and
they assert he has worked with that
party for years. They think that the
President ought to recognize republicans
when possible.
The question Of appointing a democrat
or q republican as postmaster at Gulf
port, Miss. also came up at the White
sissippi called on the President to recon-
mend n. D. Goodwin, a democrat. The
President told Mr.. Harrison that the
patronage referee for Mississippi had
recommended a republican to whom
there did not see any good objection
Mr.. Harrison saw no objection to this. II
q competent man was selected.
President Talks in German to Caller.