Show TAFT AND THEN WHAT contests have nave already been filed with witt wit the tile Republican national committee from various states principally principally pally the south and ana more are to be heard hard from so that the Initial proceed proceedings ings of the convention promise e to be Interesting not to say exciting Not that the contests are apt to affect the general result because it is understood in advance that the administration forces will be seated and the tho opposition fir legates thrown out as 8 rapidly as the contests can be heard h ard In n nearly n very nry case rase the point of ot division Is the deter determination ruination ot of the president to nominate F Taft and ond the federal officeholders havo have seen to tt It t that a contest was when local sentiment seemed against a them To be seated whether entitled tItled to seats seata or not is as simple as drawing salary sa because use the th officeholders ers predominate among the tb delegations and they are ar not likely to go too deep lv h I into the merits of ot any fight that threatens their supremacy It may be taken for granted now that Taft will nill be nominated and it is doubtful doubt ful fl f l whether hether the favorite son movement ment i n prevent hIs lite h nomination n n on the first firsth h l nt it The bare lre threat that Roosevelt velt v II I be named if ic Taft Is not n t been beenen b en en rugh to scare A a good many iny of the thet t rn politicians into acceptance nce of Taft tt and put a on 1 tat i at he might bed if his success sue sues s 5 prevented on the first ballot not Some Somer r f t ti v m like Speaker Sneaker Cannon who ho Im t g they tJi y a c n eMr tn i plate place have suddenly discovered t p will ill be lucky U It they are not beat betit b t tt it t home for tor daring to oppose th the r rrt f choice and It has had a 8 AV soothing effect on them Tw T months month ago allO they were talking vo vot t about getting even with n now they dodge d de when any an lody body mentions m nUO l the presidents pre name v ear ar gum shoes and talk in whispers cr c r in the sign language when they are ared trussing dussIng d him among themselves One significant development is Ia the re retire tire of oC the old guard of oC the Re Ito party Platt and Depew of course ursE are ne no longer factors A Aldrich Id rich Is I 1 1 sick of the game came and ready d to step down wn and out the Massachusetts sen senar airs ar go 30 as delegates to the c mention because they thought they would wid have to to vo under Instructions ln Alison All of Iowa who was wail M lie e long an oracle le in conventions gives vea way wa to t Del Dol 1 r and the old warhorses of Indiana ill It take the thi background while Mr Beveridge names Mr Fairbanks f r slaughter laughter Altogether the roster of notables 6 s an d for prominence at Chicago this is pathetically notable for the c wrought ht by the domination of tn tv Roosevelt crowd It makes one oneth th ink of the 12 1 convention when liar Har Harrison rison rl n vi was as and the Clark sO FOI Manley combination C sulked In their t nt lib with all the friends frien l of ot n e and Ij Id a good deal toward the election of oft t I j lofland fiand and the t th com corn reorganization of the Republican party The parallel may seem am farfetched but the discerning dl eye can ean see aee signs of Jim such SUeJI another campaign campan approach approaching in ing a M that of ot 1892 Hardly one on of the then i r n v i ho ui h led leel with Hanna IAnna has baa survived the th ravages r 0 of f the test laM four years I lodge once bosom friend and aid thief chief ehl f announcer is hardly ever 1 lard ard fard from on ont of ot the Chief figures in l lilt 6 and while McKinley lied led is fighting for tor his hi political exit exist f E ice we Foraker haa has his Ids back to the wall rakIng making a wonderful struggle truje against great odds and aDd 0 o on 0 down the line of at atthe the A new Pharaoh baa has arisen who knows mighty might few lew of the Josephs J who ho vere wt ere re wont to 10 dispense the royal favors In Jr times gone by and another genes gener generation aton of men lias haa come to the tb front It will nill be most M t remarkable if If the old calmly acquiesce in n such a 8 fate and wear themselves out trying to the nominee of the man num who wh hs ha Sons ilone most to retire them |