The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-27
By JOHN SNURE.

The word has gone out definitely
among the close friends OF President
Taft that he viii be an active candi-
date for denomination in 1872
Those who have been entertaining the
bslief thar Ar Taft might not be
candidate for another term, might as
well give Up any such idea The PresE-
dents close friends E1,ow that he in
tends TO run NOr only that. but STEPS
ara being tzhezI TO clear the way for
Mr. Taft's denomination The rough
edges are being smOOthed oFsr where
this is possible ard Erssnsshias a-s be-
ing sought rather than eun,ities-
Not alone the renoDfnatio1 IS being
kept in mind, but also the reelection
Of the President. AS a matter OF fact,
the men closest 10 the PTesidens are
worried more over the election than they
are over the nomination They feel
/ confident the President can get the
necessary majority Of delegates H. the
/ next Republican national convention
( 70 insure his nomination. But the
/ Democratic drift displayed in the cleo
tions OF November s, causes them anx-
I ieJy.
Differences Patched Up.
Fer some weeks. the White House has
been busiiy engaged in cuItivatinE bet-
ter relations with the insurgents in tse
House and Senate Now, this is To-
lowed BY the definite information tia.
| President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
are getting together
Politicians in Washington are discuss
/ ing with much zest and avidity the in
| formation given out from one OF the
| right-hand men OF President Taft that
/ the President and Colonel Roosevelt
1 have for some weeks been engaged II
| q friendly correspondence.
/ The Information was given out at the
/ same time that a denial was issued OF
/ the report that there had been q breach
/ in the relations between Collector Loeb
| and Colonel Roosevelt
The statement that the President and
| Colonel Roosevelt have been correspond
| ing with each other came from a source
| so completely in touch with Mr- Taft
that il is looked on as practically an
! authorized statement from the White
! House The correctness OF II is not
questioned But it is doubted if the
! f1u siznffcance Of what il means f.
yet fully understood
What It Means
What It means : that Colonel ROose-
welt has made up his mind that Presi-
dent Taft is the man who viii be re-
nominated in 1912. The colonel has
made Up his mind, moreover, TO sup
mort him and endeavor 10 help bring
about his election NOBODY would be
SURPRISED II Colonel Roosevelt would
come out in a statement in which he
would say as much, though this Is
! hardly looked for.
This does not mean that there has
not been bitterness between president
| Taft and Colonel Roosevelt II has
existed and It has been mutual This
| is well known TO everybody who knows
/ the two men and knows the men close
| Colonel Roosevelt undoubtedly at one
j time contemplated seeking the Pres
Idsucv in 1872. But he does not contenl-
1Iar1c seeking Il nov Just what reasons
have led him &c this conclusion are not
hard to discover For one Inings ne 1AS
/ doubtless been impressed with the
| formidable nature OF the Opp0SlIl0u 70
J him. The bitterness OF the feeling IN
New York and the East against himself
has probably impressed him. Moreover.
he has been Jared BY the disposition OF
the epubncen progressIves IN the
/ West to resent the tariff plank in tns
| New York platform to hold him re
sponsfbIe for thae and for the Admins
tTatiOn plank. anz 10 show loss OF con-
lfidence in him
COuntry's Trend
Still more than these things. Colonel
Roosevelt IS too keen and astute poll
tician not to have discovered the fact
the country is trending IN a Democratic
direction and that it is likely TO elect
a Democratic President in 1872
| Colonel Roosevelt Goes not regard 1872
as an auspicious year for a Republican
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