New-York tribune., 1912-01-25
tFrom The THbune Bureau.
Washington, January ~

Washington, January a.
KENYON'S ENDORSEMENT There Is
no reason to believe that Senator CumInlns
will derive any extraordinary amount OF
comfort from the Endorsement of his COZ
league. Senator Kenyon. as made known oy
a statement given to the press by the Iowa
Senator to-day. Senator Kenyon VIII sup
port Iowa's favorfte son, although ne
doubtless realizes. as do practically all the
members Of the Iowa delegation, that such
support Is purely complimentary and can
come 10 nothing in the national convention
Mr. KENYON takes occasion. In fact, TO reler
IN the several complimentary votes which
Iowa gave in national conventions 10 MI
Cummins's predecessor, "1owa's grand oiu
man" Senator Allison. Senator Kenyon
also takes occasion TO explain why ne mao
intended 10 support President Taft for re-
,o,nination in terms which are at least an
intimation that he will do so again When
the Cummins complimentary vote has been
cast.
TAEvr,s CONTROL-There are probably
few persons who realize or even stop 10
think of the magnificent control whch
President Taft is exercising over the nieih-
bers Of his administration, and, indeed over
lis friends throughout the party, many Oh
whom feel the utmost indignation because
NJ the kind of warfare on the Presiueh'
which is being waged Additional hght OH
the character Of this opposition is fonnd Ill
tho announcement that Edwin Sims, former
Irnitcd States Attorney at Chicago Is III
cbarse of the Roosevelt headquarters III
that city. Sims. it will be remembered was
hy President
Though he was strongly indorsed by Repre-
sentative Mann and others TO "iiom re''
dent Taft explained that he could not re-
appoint Sims because the Attorney ue"Ii
found him incompetent TO handle the I'M
portant business OF that oHlce' A"o P's
scut;on of the Beef Trust was coming 10
head, and, in the opinion OF the A'lo'he'
General IL was of the utmost importance
that the government should ENJOY, IN 50 i@'
as that was possible the services OF ''ol
ouehly able lawyer. one competent 10 ooPo
with the high priced legal talent 'he Dc.
Trust was able to command. IN the Cas0 oA
Mr.. Sims as in the case OF most ol 'Ho'
who have come out for the nominauoi' VI
the OK President. he is a sorehead. dlsap-
noin+ed oficeseeker. and, like several others
prominent In the anu-Taft movement "o
appears to be glad 10 work unoer the 0oiu
mand of those trust managers who so oi'-
terly resent the enforcement OF the shci-
man law.
WILSON'S BAD LUCk.-Ihere are
MANY members of Congress who are dis-
nosed to sympathize with Governor Nooo-
row Wilson because William Jennings
Rryan has seen flt to indorse his position
in his difficulty with Colonel Harvey.
Those who take this view are convinced
that It will prove of no assistance TO the
\ev Jersey Governor to be so closely as
sociated with the peerless Nehraskan, but
will estrange many votes in the conven-
tion and a stll greater number at the
polls. should he be nominated. IT is con-
tended that Governor Wilson has already
sacrificed most of his principles in order
TO place himself in harmony with the Ne
braskan, and IL now he is going TO the
extent Of repudiating all hts old friends
| in order still further 10 win the favor
of Colonel Bryan he must lose what re-
spect ne has thus far retained Further
more, the point which The Tribune MADE
against Governor Wilson, that he was
neither frank nor sincere when he was