The Washington times., 1910-10-29
ROOT HAS NO WORD
FROM ROOSEVELT
Senator's Speech Does Not
Contain Message as to
1912 as Expected.
MACK PREDICTS
DIX LEADERSHIP
Vice President Sherman Concludes
His Tour of the
South.

The much-discussed speech Of Senator
Elihu Root. i'm the New York campaign.
was delivered in New York city las;
night, but it did not contain a message
that Roosevelt Will not be a candidate
for the Presidency in 1872.
It had been widely heralded that Mr.
Root might appear as the bearer of
such a message
Instead OF promising that Mr. Rooes-
welt would not run in 1872 Mr. Root, in
effect, warned the voters that an over
whelming defeat for the Republicans
this fall would be construed as a re-
pudiation Of the Taft Administration,
and would result In the Republican
voters looking about for a Moses to
lead them in the next campaign
Might Go To Roosevelt.
8 In that event, he said they might go
to Roosevelt or some one more radical.
In denying that the defeat of Stimson
would hurt Roosevelt. M Root said:
II Mr.. Taft continues to make as
good President as he is making now
he viii be the natural and ineyita HE
canoldate OF his party in 1872 unless one
thlng shall happen--that the people of
t me = nlted- states shall repudiate the
crushing and. overwhelming defeat Of
ms party thai II VIII be aUpprent that
mr. TAFT cannot be reelected. The
democratic party cannot bring about
such result, but Republicans can bv
tnelra adverse votes.
See Only Result.
After election people don't scrutinize
The multitude Of reasons which may
have contributed TO the result. They
see only the general result. and If II
should happen that the Administration
can't hold its own party together. the
national convention would be guile
likely TO look for a Moses to lead them
oHt of the wilderness, and they might
90 10 Mr.. Roosevelt, or they might go
10 one OF the far more radical leaders
who are now looming up on the DO
hucal horizon in the North and in the
Middle West.
Make no mistake. my friends. So
Tar as thiS-electiOn IN the State Of New
York has any relation TO national af-
fairs, Republican votes for the Repub-
lean ticket strengthen the Admins
tration ~ the party. and Republican
and break down the Administration"
Defends the Colonel.
Senator Root defended Colone1 Roose-
welt and every mention be made Of the
former President brought out applause.
lie pointed ont that the real and sub
stantial issues of the campaign were be-
ing ignored and that Roosevelt was be-
Ing made the issue He said this would
cut both ways and while some would
vote against the Republican ticket be-
cause they did not like Roosevelt. 9TH
ers would vote for the ticket because
they did like Roosevelt
He commended IN strong terms RoOse-
velt's noble and much-needed work for
honesty, purity, equality, and freedom
in the political life OF our country
.s Mack Predicts Landslide.
In summing up his opinion Of the
New York State campaign, Norman Z.
Mack, chairman Of the Democratic
national committee, predicted a land
slide" and declared that Dix would get
as big a majority as Bryan was de-
feated sby in New York State in 1886.
In 1896, he declared, every one was for
the Republican ticket. but now every
one seems to be for the Democrats.
rffe- gave as a reason for this reversion
the high cost OF living and Mr. Roose-
velt4r He also said he had found thou
sands of persons who are opposed TO
Ar Roosevelt - because they consider
he belittled the great office he held by
making reckless statements. He esti-
mated that Erie county would go
Democratic BY plurality Of 1900.
...-. Employees Defend Dix.
Charseterizing the accusations made
against John a. Dix, the Democratic
nominee for governor Of New York, that
he does not conduct his mills In a proper
manner, and that he Paws the employees
there on starvation scale, as being
manufactured for political use only, the
WAN. PAPER Printers and Color Mixers
Union, Local No. ., OF Glens Falls and
HUdsOns Falls, has given out q state
ment that 1t is entirely SATISFIED with the
present scale OF prices and wages main
tanned by Mr.. Dix, and that there Is no
truth IN the statement that he is op-
pressing them.
In addition to this, Mr. Dix said.
There is no labor trouble in our mills
ANY one who wants to can soon find
out the situation there. All that is
necessary is TO go to the employees
themselves Labor is capable OF. speak
ing for itself and has competent spokes-
men"
Betting Odds Change.
The betting odds on the New York
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