The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-07
SURE TAFT
WILL WIN
p RES DENT RI III So
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/ Roosevelt has not yets ID ecisi il that M
VIII take lump IN spite 81 the
Statements from Lincoln. Neb.. fiSSsf
Mr., BFEsn has positive Norma ton Of
NJ qsBevelt.,s piirpose 70 make a
IslltrlwltH tour OF tae West. and TO tue
aciilc Slope. 1t IS ftatei positively az
me White House that Mr.. Roosevelt
has not yet given serious thought to
any stGmpfng tour Of the West. AS
matter Of fact Mr. Rooseyelt's ada
vices from all over the West and the
osciac SIope are so atisfactoFy 4iist
ne does not feel Mt the present mo.
Sment that there Is any occasion for his
leaving WASHINGTON.
|. It Is trre that II. in t;ie next fo,is
Iweeks, conditions should arise which
would ptrsuade Mr.. Roosevelt that
the ReppbItcar ticttet fs .in DANGER. he
will not hesitate f..f' an instant to dis.
REGARD all precedent and taking cour-
sci only 81 necessity. and littrre toitfis
West Pnl explain in person TO the vot.
ers that Mr.. Tait's election alona
means the honest md sincere carry
ing out Of the policies which President
Roosevelt must abandon when ne
leaves the White House on March 4.
Gets Personal Letters.
" can be stated on the most linsitfve
authority thnt there Is at this time no
Ifesr at the White House that the Pres.
dents personal appearance in the
cemiaien will be necessary. The
White House has ARRANGED a snnerh
bureau Of tntelliRence. In evsry State
F1F ~ NTf1I11eA a, o nj.
where the Issue Is in doufSt Mr.. Roose-
welt he's asked personal friends t.
write hifn lattArs sPtting forth in the
mist candid way the eSsct political
situation. Mr.. RoGsepaIt's correspond
ents IRE, as q ruIe not members Of
the state or cf the local committoes.
Indeed. thew ore rarely identifieI
with the organization. Hence tho IN
formation they SEMI him has no faint
ut prejrdicH. nor Is II ever dictated bS
anv EN- toln ssva the lasIra II ac-
nu7'pt .;'s President With the whole
-"Hth. Therefore. II ts safe TO saw that
Mr, Roosevelt. at tIits moment l'rows
better the e~ect political situation in
every Stafe thar does Chafr.1rn Hitch
caek OF the ratIonsl comr7fttee. who
ct necessity depends 'nr his informa
th7n upon the organization in each
St"te.
Never IN his l,Fa ives Mr.. Roosevelt,
more confident Of snccess th-n this
afternoon. He waved aside all sug-
gestions Of nurnose to 20 on the
stur7p assuring his friends tlat hiei
advices convinced him that tb are was
no necessity for IFS leaving Washing
ton. Neither to-day mr. at anv9other
time has Mr.. Roosevelt made the
sliEbtest ccnrealmenF Of his purpose
to take the STUMP. II necesssTy, But
to-day he assured eyerv one that he
was 50 convinced pf Mr.. Taft's victory
thnt5 he did not believe tile contingency
would arise.
Helaed by etters.
Every mail sfron1 the West brings
him assurance that letters he has
written have hal a snlendid effect in
the West The letter which he gave
out in reply TO the latest ontbursts Of
Governor Haskell has hsd splendid re.
suits. and teleqrsm after telegram,
came irto tae Waite House eonsratu.
lating the President on the splendid
success of his reioinder to Governor
iHasEeIl's Eap2rings.