Show TAFT TO KEEP PL PLEDGES PLEDGES' S Washington Nov 21 President I President cl t- t elect Taft Tart has determined that as he can control e events c ono one of or two things must he be done dono Tho platform pledged of tho the Republican party at Chicago o must be lived Jived up to in spirit as us wen well as letter by th house hous leadership leader header ship shii or Speaker Cannon must be prevented pro pro- vented front from winning a re For FOI two days hays there has bc been n considerable con con- gossip os afloat to to the tho effect that t l n light ht against Speaker Cannon on tho the part of or Mr 11 Taft Tatt was Impending Impend Impend- ing This gO gossip has been looked on with here as it has been wl widely cly believed ed Air Mr lr Cannon has pledges cs enough to control the Ino Republican lican house caucus und and a light tight against him would woul be Moreover Moreo It hUH has been boon doubled whether 2 Mr Taft Putt would euro caro to begin hl his administration tra tion with a struggle Jle of such Intensity lt Mr All' Taft Is determined to have ah absolute a assLi rance from rom Mr r. r Cannon that the platform pledges will beI be bo carried out and that there thero will be a areal I real rc-al revision of or the tariff In Instead tt l of ot ofa ora ota a perfunctory ono one us stated in hi t ASSURANCES ASSURANCE fROM CAr NON DEMANDED I IReal Real Revision of Tariff Law LawIs I Is Sure Under Next Administration circles If It tue lIHI President elect elect l does not get such assurances and is not satisfied as as' as asto to their sincerity there theio is lIS likely to be bo trouble Tho has It Is said ald taken definite steps to ascertain how howl hown I n U. largo large number of or members of tho the next house In certain states that he to be vital in a light fight over tho tile would line up in caso cao of or ofa orI a Ll cont contest st against Mr III Cannon Caution He I is looking hooking into tho the can candidacy l of ot Walter aUel L Smith of or Iowa for speaker sneaker what votes otc Smith can control and amI where those votes voles would go o in iii case Smith dropped out While Representative o Button Burton ho lie IH is not a candidate to for speaker it itIs Is known Mr 11 Taft faCt believes belle he can bo be prevailed on to enter the race rac if Ir Mr 1 Cannon is not hot amenable to reason |