The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-05

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tsrFs Boom Claim That According
70 Reports From St Louis, He Has
Captured the Missouri peiesatioa-
some Politicians Think Roosevelt
Is HInderins Tstss Candidacy More
Thar He Is Helping lt-stilI Be-
1Iiese the President WIN Be theNest
Candidate.
WASHINGTON Sept 5.-secetary
Taft's trends are pleased with the re-
suits Of bis trip through the West.
\ They claim that he is now stronger
THAN ever In Ohio, and they aaye re-
ports from ST. Louis that he has cap
tured the Missouri delegation. TIE
"a votes from Missouri will be solid
for Taft from the frs to the last bal
lot, they claim.
Niedringhaus, the State chairman;
Ekins, the national Committeeman. and
Senator Warner are all ont in inter
views declaring fer Taft and the only
reason Why the next STATE conyea-
ton viii not lnstruc, the delegates for
Taft is because ST. Louis wants the
next CONVENTION to be held there and
realizes that under those ctrcumstan-
ces it would be foolish to defy all
members of the national committee
who have moi declared for Taft. As a
matter Of fact, ChIcsgo will be chosen
as The next convention city. but St
Louis intends to make fight for 1t.
UnSJ1ubtadly Mr.. Taft mas won
many friends by his speeches. His
treatment Of the negro question in his
Lexington speech was hardly happy,
but the colored vote can always be
safely relied upon for the Republican
candidate. The meetings and pro-
nunctamentos Of disgruntled colorei
ofRceseekers and notoriety hunters
have long ago ceased to be taken sest-
ousIy by practical politicians and sim
ilarly the efforts of white politicians
to make race issue capital on; Of Mr..
Taft's remarks on the negro question
will amount to nothing IN the end,
The secretary's okIahomA speeches
will bring him the Oklahoma delega-
ton and the general enthusiasm that
he has aroused wherever he has gone
has resulted in a 'flarebakr in Penn
sylvania. where Congressman Bumm
has openly announced thar Taft VIII
have some delegates. in SPITE Of the
penrose machine, which has prom
ised the State delegation to Senator
Knox.
Roosevelt or Tai.
All things considered, if there is
any likelihood that any man save
President Roosevelt would be nomin-
ated by the next convention Mr. Taft
is doubtless the strongest man now
before the people. With Mr.. Roose-
velt out of the race AIr. Taft is easily
the leader. His friends claim the
West for him. Secretaries Garfield
and Wilson have just returned from
lon gtrayels through the Western
States. They agree that the West IS
for the Roosevelt doctrine" and Mr..
tTafrs friends are probably right in
interpreting that to mean that their
candidate is the strongest man.
So ne is. with Mr.. Roosevelt, elm.
mated. Mr.. Fairbanks friends have
for. the present dropped out Of the
race. Missouri was counted in the
Fairbanks column, but it must now be
conceded to the Roosevelt doctrine
Speaker Cannon is awaiting events.
He is absolutely certain of Illinois,
and he is in the best position 10 AVIAN
himself of the unexpected that may
happen, but which will probably not
happen.
Meanwhile Mr. Taft remains weak,
where one might expect him to be
strongest. President Roosevelt dom
mates the politics of New York, yet
no one will claim for an instant that
Mr. Taft can count on the New York
delegation. Mr. Lodge, the faithful
friend and ally of the President, is
master of Massachusetts, yet no one
iancies that the Massachusetts, delega-
ton is in the New York column. Nor
will Mr.. Lodge, at the coming state
convention or at any future convention
introduce Taft resolutions. Mr. Bon
aparte is a member Of the Presidents
cobfnet; Collector Stone is sergeant
alarms of the National Republican
committee. and National Committee
man Williams is openly devoted to
Taft, yet there were no Taft resolu-
tons at the recent Maryland conven-
ton. The reason Is the same every
where. Mr.. Roosevelt himself will
be the next candidate again.
Gould Make Taft the Choice.
Some politicians in Washington DO
not hesitate to say that Mr.. Roosevelt.