The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-12-30

POPULAR WAVE
MOUNTS HIGHER
President Apparently Paying
No Attention to Politics, but
Republicans Are Expected
to Follow North Cardinals
Lead and Fall in Line
for His Second Term.

Washington, December 29.-will Col
onel Theodore Roosevelt make the
speech in 1912 that will again nomi-
can Standard bearer?
That he viii do so was the sensa-
tional prediction made to-day.
Many will doubt this prospect, but it
is the outcome of the Taft renomina-
tion wave that is making its way
through the country. 1t Is said to be
based, though upon recent utterances,
of private nature. from Oyster Bay
President Makes No Comment.
So far as the White House is con-
cerned, the story was not touched
upon TO the President. Although he
was in jolly humor most of the day.
his visitors said he was Just little
petulant as to political talk
Suggestions to him about new
chairman of the Republican National
Committee and of his denomination met
with remarks that he was finding too
much to interest him without bother
ing with politics. The fact stands out
that Mr.. Taft is the least busy of all
men in behalf of himself. and that he
never talks politics unless he is COM
PEELED 10 do So
Solid for Taft for Another Term.
The Taft wave found outright and
forcibIe expression among visitors at
the White House to-day. The thing
became so unanimous, the reporters
agreed that II was monotonous. They
longed for some one-La Toilette or
Cummins-who might vary it with a
little spice of opposition or threatened
opposition.
senator Burkett. OF Nebraska-My
State is for Tafts denomination, and
will send a solid delegation for him.
He has done and is doing great work.
He is growing fast. His qualities of
greatness are being more thoroughly
appreciated each day.
Senator Warner, of Missouri
haven't the least doubt that Mtssouris
I -deiegatton viii BIZ solid for Taft. The
people of my State like him, and are
satisfied with him. Against a Demo-
crat he will carry the state. too. in the
elections in 1912.
Senator Pyles, of Washington-There
Is not much doubt as to the attitude
of washington in 1912. The State del-
egaton will be for Taft.
North Carolina in Bnnd Wagon.
Since North Carolina Republicans
have climbed up on the political band
wagon, gotten seat close to President
Taft, and have sworn their allegiance
to the Great White Chief for four
years more, it is expected that the
Virginia G. o. p. will follow along the
same lines at an early date. 1t is said
that there is no riding so comfortable
as that on the front seat, with Presi-
dent Taft holding the lines and crack
ing the whip.
In a way the Tarheelers stole a
march on their brother Republicans
from other States, and while the latter
were enjoying the Christmas festivities
and planning how they would indorse
President Taft some time in the near
future, the North Carolinians, scenting
the political air. hurried to Greensboro,
called the leaders of the clan together,
kndled the fire in the wigwam and
declared that they We're ready to stand
by the President, first, last and all the
time.
Meeting of Mystery.
The Greensboro meeting was clothed
in more or less mystery, as. indeed, are
all the gatherings of the faithful in Vir-
glnia and North Carolina. While it was
WHISPERED here the day before the
meeting that Congressman Morehead,
tiring of the job OF distributing Fed
eral patronage, wanted to quit and
leave the handing out of the pap to
former Senator Marion Butler or 9th
ers, nothing of Il definite nature could
be learned. Even the erstwhile Popu-
list Senator Butler professed to know
little of the reason why the State
Executive Committee of North Caro-
lima had been called together. DR.. j.
j. Mott, another North Carolinian who
| is on the inside here in political mat
| ters, did not seem to know why he
was going to Greensboro. and, In fact,
the day before the meeting, there
was any one around Washington who
could or would say why the conference
had been called he could not be found.
| Th action OF the Greensboro meeting
has demonstrated one thing very clear
lily, and that is, with the prospects
| good for the denomination of President
Taft North Carolina Republicans mean
to stay close by, and that If any one
else is after the G.. o. p, vote there
he will have to get up early'to land It,
What About Virginia:
What Is left of the poor old Virginia
G. o. P. machine is expected to follow
the example Of the North Carolinians
and move in the direction of the White
House at an early date. But VIII it
have any effect If the forces under the
guidance of Representative Slemp de-
clare their allegiance to Mr. Taft, IN
view of the fact that the former saw
his majority OF 1000 two years ago
reduced last November to something
like 200? In other words, just what
weight will the President give the Viz
ginia vote when he is visited by the
Republicans and he recalls the fact
how near that State came last fall to
sending an entire Democratic delega-
tlon to Congress?
Then, too, he will remember that IN
the Fifth District. where the Republic
cans expected to make big gains over
Judge SAUNDERS they lost out all OF
which shows that the future OF Pres
ident Taft would hardly be affected one
way or the other by anything that the
Nirginians might do, II Will be inter-
esting, however, to see II they follow
THE North Garolinians and climb on the
front seat IN ths WagoIs