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les" have based their hopes is shown
to have been product of imagina-
tion and hope.

les" have based their hopes is shown
TO have been product of imagina-
ton and hope.
The "Favorite- Son Scheme.
The favorite plan OF the opposition
to defeat MIR. Roosevelt In his plans
TO name Taft was the "favoritc son"
scheme. Senator Philandcr C. Knox
was brought out rs the candidate OF
pennsylvania. and nj some so ban
quets he has been hailed as stand
Ing candidate for the presidency, AMI
he was to secure Indiana's 26 votes
and hold them until the schemers
were ready" Speaker Joseph c.
Cnanon was to have the Illinois dele
gates pledged to vote for him to the
last ditch. Leslie NJ. Shaw was to
capture the Iowa delegates and keep
them penned up. hughes was to be
Endorsed as the candidate of New
York Senator Crane was to see that
New England sent all its delegates
untrammeled by instructions, free to
support any candidate they pleased.
Then the schcmers hoped to prevent
the election of instructed delegations,
In other states. Thus It was hoped
that by combining the opposition they
could prevent the nomination of Taft
, or Roosevelt on the first ballot. and
If they could bring about n deadlock
they hoped to be able to secure the
nomination OF a conservative cand.
date who would represent their ideas
and would not carry out the Roose.
welt policies.
"Reactlonaries" Not Organized.
When the success OF this plan be.
came doubtful they sought to rally the
opposition 10 the candidacy of Cover
! nor Hughes. of New York. But the
Hughes boom fell fiat
| So that oven at this early stage the
"reactionary" element OF the Republic
{, can party Is disorganizcd. with few
! delegates in sight and WITH no clearly
defined or aggressive plan OF cam
paien. Meanwhile Taft has invaded
+, New England and seems likely to Sc
/ cure large proportion OF the dele
! gates from that section. He has kim
F., died baclt-fircs behind Cannon in ILL.,
: nois and Fairbanks In Indiana. Nj.
! Shaw's hope of securing Iowa has
! proved vain. and 1t Is doubtful If he
secures n single delegate. The candi-
dacy of Senator Knox has become n
standing joke. even among the Penn
sylvanians themselves. The New York
State Republican committee has in
I dorsed Hughes for President. but his
candidacy Is not being promoted with
any enthusiasm or any hope OF sue !.
cess.
| II has been "thc field against Tai.
and Roosevelt" and It is the most
unpromising field" from popular
vote standpoint. that was ever nut
out by dominant and successful no.
liticaI party.
TAFT Picking Up Delegates.
Already some I25 delegates. four.
hfths of all those SO far elected. have
been instructed for Taft. Opposed
TO this the. only uncontested delo
gates that count are the &c that Fair
banks has secured from his own state
and 1t Is known that Indiana Is onl,
: waiting for chance to break AVA,
, and go to Taft. If the Opposition
expects to prevent the nomination OF
Tart 1t must soon rally It's forces
make an aggressive campaign and he
Gin to gather delegates. Few mer
, nave been 80 nearly nominated nj this
period of the campaign as Is Taf,
now. There Is nothing in SIGHT tc
prevent his nomination. unless Mr.
Roosevelt ShOuld s,iddnniv ,acilo ~,