The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-29
ROOSEVELT May Be
FORCED 4 TO TAKE IT
Secretary Taft Cannot Secure
Republican Nomination for II
President.
HIS OWN STATE AGAINST HIM
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554s mes Dispatch Bureau, g3.St5
Munsey Building rs
= Washington d. c., Sept. 2s.sa
It's stated to-day, ION authority
which which can hardly be questioned, that
President Roosevelt has realized that
the nomination or secre tary Taft car,
only be achieved by an enormous
amount Of hard work. As said the
President, as well as other friends OF
Secretary Taft have come to realize
that the candidacy Of the latter failed
to excite the enthusiasm expected. E,s-
pecially at the South has the candidacy
OF the Secretary failed to arouse Re-
publican voters. AZ !3s5
There is no denying that Mr.. Roose-j
Welt undertook an uphill task when
he started out to make Judge Taft his
successor. 'FavoriteE sons''%if nothing
else, would have rendered the task a
difficult one. s5
Y 1t is as certain as anything can be
that the Presidents own State Of New
York will be against Secretary Taft
In the convention. The New York del-:
egation is regarded to be as good as
promised to Governor Hugh es.
1t Is equally certain that the dele
cation from the Keystone State will
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Knox has the delegation from Penn.
sylvnnia absolutely secured though
not a delegate has been chosen. The
Keystone ma chine is again in as fine
working order as even Quay could
have wished, and the word has gone
forth that the delegation shall be q
unit for Knox. MD G=
~ The Indiana delegation Is already for
Fairbanks. NO other Of the presiden-
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tor It,
No opportunity is lost by Republic
cans of consequence in Illinois to de-
clare the delegation from that, State
will be a unit for Joseph G. Cannon.
His Own State Divided.
And finally, it is already positive
that the delegation from Ohio, Secre-
tary Tafts own State, will be divided.
At least respectable minority Of the
Buckeye delegates will be against Taft.
Senator Foraker will control the mi
no rity. and it is certain he will never
allow them to cast a vote for the War
Secretary. {s55 Z II
1t Is difficult to see how a candidate
can go into a Republican national con-
vention with the delegations from the
1 Empire State against him, with tn
delegation from the keystone Sta te
against him, with the Illinois delega-
i ton against him. with the delegation
! from Indiana against him, with a
i divided delegation from Ohio. and ex-
pect to have show Of winning.
4 Grover Cleveland was nominated the
last time without the aid Of the dele
\ CATION from New York. James *.
!. Polk was elected to the presidency
:, without receiving the electoral vote
:, Of the State of Tennessee. But neither
case will do as a precedent. It Is far
I from probable thattn candidate will be
=, named by the Republicans next yea'
who has not the united support o.
his own State. I'll III
Z Other States Against Taft.
!. But strong as Is the foregoing state
/. ment, 1t may be made stronger. In
!, addition to the States mentioned
!. which will certainly cast their votes
j against Taft, there are others. Robert
y; M. LaFollette, Of wisconsin, Is re-
! garded as certain to be a and1date
in which case he may be depended
upon not only to carry wisconsin. but
several others Of the Northwest, at
4 least. RI
And it is not safe to assume that
! any OF the fayorite sons will carry
only sis own State.
5Nlr. Roosevelt mas aTeA!lZeu Ali ~! d
i It is extremely doubtful If he was sur
priscd. There has always been sus-
4 picion that the President knew before
y hand that he could not nominate Mr.
Taft In a short and in this connection
an ugly word. the presidential advo.
cacy Of the nomination Of Secretary
Taft was bluff" pure and simple.
i Mr. Roosevelt can have the nomi.
i nation If he Will say the word. Mat
tiers are rapidly assuming the shape
, where it looks as though he were
about ready TO gay the word. It Il
Impossible to eradicate from the MIND
OF the average voter, Democratic o.
Republican, the idea that Theodore
Roosevelt will be a candidate again
J, It is not believed that the Presiden
will come and openly and frankly re
{ pudiate his solemn pledge that h
would not again. be a candidate. Blu
> thert," is more than one way Of doinl
[ about everything which arises In life
. III the convention stampedes, an
names MIR. Roosevelt, as the candldat
Q without his consent. what will tn
: poor man do? 3}555.
: 1t can be demonstrated that he can
: not name his successor.