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Show WHEN THE RATS LEAVE THE SHIP. At last! The federal bunch in Utah has heard from the East and the command has been quietly given, "Trim, your sails so ns to catch every breeze that blows." The Salt Lake Tribune gives away the secret in the following: What Is left of the federal bunch appears to be suffering with an aggravated ag-gravated attack of cold foet In connection with the proposition to Instruct the Utah delegation to the Republican national convention for Taft. It has been widely horalded that Instructions for Taft would be given and this course has been strongly recommended by Senators Smoot nnd Sutherland and Ropresontatlve HbwelL Within the last few days, howovor It has been rumored that the activities of the Roosevelt forces throughout the country have caused the federal bunch to see a new light and that the members of that delectablo organization aro now attempting to sidestep. The denial by James H. Anderson and E. H. Calllster lends much color to the rumor. Anybody who knows anything of the Inside workings of tho federal bunch In this state knows that tho members of this band of pio-acoklng politicians are not going to keep handB ofr nnythlng In the way of political advantage for themselves Of course, when everything looked promising for the ronomlnatlon of President Taft a few weeks ago, the federal bunch laid awake nights to evolve somothlng of benefit to tho Taft campaign and It was loudly heralded that nobody but a simon-pure Taft man would have a "look-In" "at the Republican state convention, and that the delegation delega-tion from this stato to tho Ropubllcan national convention would havo tho Taft collar riveted securely about his neck. "When everything looked promising for Taft a few weeks agol" Well, well! But everything does not look promising now, for note this conclusion from the same paper, which is itself devoted de-voted to Taft: But within the last few days a change has come over the spirit of the fedoral bunch dreams. Former President Roosevelt, within this time, has shown considerable strength and there is a possibility, of course, that ho may bo nominated. Of course, if the federal bunch instructed the Utah delegates for Taft. and Roosevelt wero nominated, tho finish of the bunch would onty be a matter of a few mlnutos, in tho event that Roosevelt Roose-velt were elected. But the fedoral bunch hasn't tho slightest Idea, it is said, of now Instructing for Taft, Tho present program, subject to change as tho exigencies of the peca-slon peca-slon may require. Is to eulogize Mr. Taft upon the success of his administration, adminis-tration, and select an unlnstructed delegation to the national convention. Then, when the delegates have arrived at Chicago and ascertained, by the timo Utah is reached In the rollcall, Just how the cat Is going to Jump, they can jump with It and assure Mr, Roosevelt, or whoever may be nominated, nom-inated, that they were with him all the time. When seen yesterday E. H. Calllster and .Tamos H. Anderson avoided answering direct questions by saying1 that thero was considerable discussion discus-sion In the party as to whether delegates to the national convention should be Instructed to vote for Taft or Roosevelt. Both declared tho breach had grown so wide between the opposing factions fac-tions that it would bo hard to predict for whom the delegates would be instructed. This makes plain the meaning of the instructions which reached all parts of Utah this week, urging that delegates be sent without instructions. Even in Utah, where Taft was supposed to be floating securely on placid waters, we begin to see evidence of alarm as to the Standpatters' safety. The rats are beginning to leave the waterlogged ship. It is an ominous sign for Taft. |