Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-04
Taft Campaign For denomination.
Sensations in the Democratic
Ranks.
TAMslANY WANTS CONVENTION
Organization Alleged to he Planning to
Raise 500 900 TO Swing Convention
tn New York.

I many national pO!Itical leaders WhC
! drifted into town for the week end
I While interest centered naturally il
| the opening of the Taft campaign foi
| denomination. there were also rea
sensations in the Democratic ranks
! following The assertion that coterie
Of big Tammany politicians planned
! To make 100000 out of the Dem
can persuade the National Committee
! when it meets in Washington on
Monday 10 select this city rs the
! giacc for the mex National convcn.
iion
GOV. Woodrow Wilson's criticism
Of President Taft. although he did not
mention him by name. by asserting
that he had given the Tariff Board
an impossible task" made last night
in speech before the National Bem-
ocratic club. brought the New Jersey
executive further into the limcliSht
and added new life 10 his boom. The
arrival of Col. Bryan at Tampa
headed for Washington. also caused
the party stalwarts here to sit up and
take notice as he is expected 10 an
nOuncc his policy for the coming
campaign in speech at the Jackson
Day dinner next week. While Bry-
an is quoted as saying that he 'conld
not conceive Of situation whore he
would again become 4 candidate. par
ty wiseacres point out this statement
is far from being declaration that
he will not become candidate lat
or.
So far as President Tafts declar-
alton regarding his candidacy is con-
cerned il will have no effect on Col.
Roosevelt. Friends of Roosevelt in
sist he has neither desire nor inten-
ton Of becoming n candidate his
year. and that is as far as he will
go At present.
President Taft will get the dele
gates from New York If he talks
business" with William Barnes, ir.,
chairman OF the Republican State
committee. and recognizes Barnes as
the real boss of the party in Ibis
state. Otto T. Barnard, the New York
banker and classmate al college of
President Taft. will talk things over
with Barnes in the near future. The
old Guard" are in absolute control
in this state
II is certain. the politicians assert
today. that the New York delegates
will be neither for Roosevelt nor La
Toilette. Ii for any reason they are
moi voted for Taft, or if The latter
does not win on the first ballot. then
New Torl: may be for Fairbanks OF
Indiana. who is carefully nursing Il
bOomlot in reserve should th" Taft
organization meet its Waterloo.
The Wilson boomers claim today
that his speech last night will aid
his cause However, persons close to
Wall Street insist that Wilson has
shot his bolt" and that there will be
real surprise soon. II IS stated
here that delegates are 10 be gath
cred up in the east. oStensibly for
I - Of nh, hIIf
in reality 10 he used to prevent any
| Progressive OF ncar-ProSreSsive
Democrat being named by the party.
Foss cmiSsaries are already at work
in the east and are said to be meet
ing with success. Last night FosS
was inaugurated at Boston. talking
national issues.
Consequently there is intense in
terest in the meeting of the Demo
cratic National Committee in Wash
ington next week. 1t Is expected
there will be 4 lineup which may
! show eyacrir What strength the Bry-
antics have. as opposed to the Har-
mon following. and whether the Will
son boom was injured in any way
/ by the recent election in New Jersey
I 1t is expected the committee will be
/ ,oid OF the ugly reports that certain
| Tammanyites have already arranged
TO clean up 100000 as present
! from hotel men. salocnkeepcrs and
carriage and taxicab proprietors il
=! they are able TO swing the conTen-
ttion to this city.
/ Oyster Bay, y. Y. Ian. with
the chill wind blowing strong of
shore the renewed attempt to