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Show JOBS FOR TAFT SUPPORTERS? Further evidence of the "steam roller" being used to a large extent by the administration nomination campaign managers, is contained in the fact of the withdrawal by the president of ten nominees nomi-nees for federal position in North Carolina, which he had sent to the senate. Until the owners of these names can establish that they are good Taft men none of the names will be returned to that bod'. The men whom Mr. Taft, up to a few days ago, wanted the senate to confirm were all nominated for fourth class post-masters save two who are named by the president to be collectors of customs cus-toms for the District of Pemlico and Beauford. Some of them were suggested by John M. Moorehousc. state chairman of North Carolina and the rest of them by E. C. Duncan, National committeeman. commit-teeman. From various people throughout North Carolina, has come the information that word went forth that all those ten men had to be good Taft men, or their names would never return to the senate Progressives in "Washington, say this action on the part of the president, is part of the scheme of campaign outlined for the administration ad-ministration forces by "Uncle Joe'.' Cannon, Chairman McKinley, Senators Smoot, Crane and Penrose, and ex-Senator Aldrich, all pre-eminent stand-patters, who have been chosen by Mr. Taft to act as his political advisors. A rumor which gained wide currency in "Washington reccut-ly, reccut-ly, was to the effect that President Taft will refuse, to' accept the nomination should any of the policies advocated by Colonel Roosevelt Roose-velt be inserted in the Republican platform. It is stated that Mr. Taft has made known this determination to several of his intimate political friends, and Progressives take this as an admission of the part of the president that he fears the sentiment in favor of Colonel Colo-nel Roosevelt which is sweeping over the country. |