Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-05
IF NOT I At I,
THEN WHOFOR
PRESIDENT
REPUBLICAN LEADERS ARE
LOOKING OVER GROUND
Regulars If Taft Steps Out
WIN Not lie Down. Some
Interesting Statistics OF the
Sixty-first Congress,
Morning journal Rureau'
sfs Munsey building.


Washington. -. go iN''t
Leading politicians in the fepubh-
can party since the election nave
been casting the Ground over with
sFant cate fo discover whstc theY can
flnd "a presidential candidate iu case
President Taft should npt desire ~
rnn. This ie an because oi tue TACT
that the president has on several oc-
eakl0ns Indicated that hn hns hAd
enough III the White House.
Tho result is that among pfoml-
nrnf refaibliaana who are gathering ~
Washington tor the congress session
there Is surprising amount Of lnik
Just now on the question oi VINO y
available fpr the presidential nom mas
tion Ia 1919 And the qualifications
~ presidential nominees nt various
men ar, heing gone over. Former
Niae President Fairbanks ~ Indiana
81 one of the men talked Of Secre-
fAry of State Knox is another l30th
of these mon. II viii be recalled, were
candidates 10 1895.
such consideration of other men its
a whether they ARE aVnilAhi" Y hot
tnfriendly to President TAFT. II pro-
ceedr on the theory that President
Taft can have the nomination II ne
wants lt Rut II IF Recognized that
Judge taft may conclude ne prefers
not io run, and in lhat event i VIII
be 4 big question AS 10 where 90 fnd
"a man on whom the party can unite
A good many af the leaders who aro
reaching Washington are impatinet 10
have staDs taken toward republican
orea n lgafiun. They think the republic
caa party " going to have @ fight
VI Il wins ln 1912, and they want 70
.,evin noN. They want 20 see AN ag-
arassivp policy pursued politically
ana think no time should be lost. They
none Prasidcnt Taft will take hold ot
the sitnation, pass the word along
fhe line au tO what he wants done. ana
will himself take off his coat and set
into the game of big politics 10 the
extent of doing everything possible
"a rrhnhilltafe the republican forces
Pretty soon there Viii be important
conferences held On the question y
rearaanizatlon and rehabilitation ana
then no doubt IL viii be clear what
President TAFT T. views are about 1919.
ID the president let's IL he known ne
wants another term and that lac Wanls
everybody TO get busy aud put the q
- y. ship in trim far the truxgie ol
1912 there " not much doubts Whal
Will follow The work Of getting iHi'
delegates Win 10 undertaken siNor'
nuelv. and nN doubt enough support
viii hc rounded up IN eastern ana
southern states and in the Rocky
mountain country for the presiden, to
make the situation difficuit for ans
competitors.
This a on the uppostipn that COL
onel Roosevelt Is not going to he Q
candidate
Eut ii MIR iaft should get orr af Y
for any rrnson, the regulars are MOI
going 10 lie down quietly and let enc
nomination Ko 10 ono Of the Insurgents
or propressives. AZ least they are no.
talking that way now They VIII uA
20 groom some of thcir own number
They az not see anybody ~ aleh1 tns
now whom they regard as really avail
able but Mr. TAFT. ThcN sas nc b
logically th, man io nominate to sue
coed himself and they hope lac WI
set into the ueid. not merely in !
passive way. bMt BOO the most Nisoruh'
fashion gnd taks the lead In som'
movement to put the republican partl
in good shape.
one ot the suggestions which is b"
ing made lg that meeting nt ih
republican national ct mmittee p
called ior the purpose of talking owe
rianf 80 rchahilitDtc the party Thu
FAR there has boon mo- open move n
that direction 3ut there ls likely Z
lie good deal Of discussion ~ n Il
the next few weeks.