The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-11-21

lleNe Norys as manager of the cam
paign In Ohio. 1t is recognized that
Iaft's campaign has been a failure.
Ills Ohio managers have emphasized
the factional conditions in the Buck
eye state.and have neither shown dis.
erection nor won success In making
delegates outside of Ohio. This Is
why Taft will hurry along the Siber.
ian railway and stop only twice in
his journey through Europe. Since
President Roosevelt's return from
the South, testimony from friends of
the administration has multiplied
that Taft Is not the man to win the
heart Of the republican party.
Western senators have frankly In.
formed Mr.. Roosevelt that, while
their delegations would be a unit for
his own denomination, only Office.
holders were active in promoting the
candidacy of Taft Even from the
South the president has heard the
same thing. States such as New
York. New Jersey, Connecticut
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Illinois and Iowa, which
must give their electoral for TIE re-
publican party II victory is to be
won, show no response to the Taft
campaign as conducted by Vorys and
his colleagues, with the assistance of
men in Washington.
Roosevelt, acute politician as he is
conceded to be, has recognized the
situation. He hopes to mend it, or
have Taft taken out of the race.
The first requisite is Taft's physical
presence In the United States. 1t
can then be determined whether the
country is calling for him even hall
way. 1t is conceded that his Pacif c
ocea' trip has proved barren and that
there will have TO be great change
within the party to make the secre
tary of war conspicuous figure in
the convention.
| While President Roosevelt is intent
on having as his successor man
who will not permit legislative re.
forms to stand still, he is also begin.
ming TO recognize that the party
must win with Its most available
man. Senator Perkins, OF California
Speaker Cannon, OF Illinois, Senator
Long, Of Kansas, Senator Clapp, OF
Minnesota, Senator Scott, of West
Virginia, and Senator Beverage. OF
Indiana are among those who have
Informed the president that without
real public sentiment behind tn,
proposition it would be dangerous Il
attepmt to impose his will upon tn,
party by forcing the nomination o
Taft.
The protests heard In Washington
have had effect and the Roosevelt
policy as to Taft Is pretty sure to b.
largely modified, II not wholly aban
doned.
A big majority of the Western an,
Pacific coast senators as well as tn
political bosses In the states from th
Middle West to Oregon and Calior
mia, are friendly to the administra
ton, and with the South to assist |
the venture, President Roosevelt nol
mally could carry out his programm
OF indicating II not naming his sue
cesSor. He Is half convinced that h
cannot do this with Taft. The tie,
timony grows every day, but he an
his cabinet man, Garfield, feel tha
no final step ought to be taken unit
Taft has an opportunity to size u
facts and pass upon them. Probahl
no man will be more pleased than til
secretary OF war to hear that Wester
senators can deliver their states
Roosevelt but cannot guarantee thel
for Taft.
Nothing would please the Ohioa
more than his translation to the 81
preme court bench. The main trout
lie, perhaps, will be in selecting
man other than Taft. To take hi
out of the field before a substitute
provided would mean a stampede
Governor Hughes in many state
and this is not a contingency thi
the administration is ready for
present.
While the talk of Elihu Root grow
all practical politicians laugh at /
Mr.. ROosevelts fondness for Ro
may have caused him to see thin
political with less than his usu
cIearness, but 1t is recognized tn
Root could not get delegate fro
New York against Hughes, not ey,
on last ballot, and a man without
home is a poor candidate in a repu
lican national convention.
The objections to Hughes ma
against Knox with equal force al
narrow the prospective to La Fl
lette and Hughes-a most interesti
situation for the federal preside
makers. 1t is clearly recognized tn
the party cannot 60 backward a
that no blind pool candidate can
named for the approval OF the me
ever-vigilant voters.
: In the meantime, it is said I'll
: President Roosevelt will not reger
himself in his message or fail 10 ur