The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-28
Hopes to Lead His Party to
National Victory Two
Years Hence.
EXPECTS R00sEvElT's AID
Believes Ne viii Have 0nIy
Extremists In the Party
Against Him.

V,-HINuToN. Dec - Friends Of tn.
Aar.ntstration mad. II known TO-DAY
an emphatic manner that Presid.n,
Ia intends TO stand for renomina ton
. lal. They expect that MIR Taft will
lev" m" support Of col Roosevelt Tn.
I''~ tent - now IN an optimistic frame
o. uund and looks forward To a Repub-
,csH victory IN 1912
few weeks ago the situation did not
'"k promising Ia tn. President He
l~a eyed that the November defeat pre-
,tG"d another disaster in the national
eanra,gn tn fellow Even at thar time
N" President IL known TO have told
Trends that he would accept the nomina
tn IN the face Of certain defeat II tn.
lepThhcan convention placed the stand
ara N ms hands
II - ~ course out OF the question for
'lr Taft to announces his clniid,cy. br
Il may ne stated on good authority that
"hat-v.r the political development. Of
N" next two years may I've Mr. Taft :
name will ne placed in nomination al the
rarty gathering in 1912 The President
t"hsves thst victory IL probable at the
n"Nt general election. hut h.. knows
that long and hard campaign faces
~" party He has consulted many
l"ad"rs. and has himself taken IN. first
-'"p- toward reconciliation between
N" regulars and the insurgents
According TO leaders her. tn. fgh,
m the convention of 1912 is likely to arire
t"tween the extreme insurgent wing and
a more conservative but stall proxr.-siv.
faction. which shall stand for Presiden,
an. IL II with this latter wing that Col
Roosevelt il expected to ally himself
~ against the extremists. Of whom Sena-
rnr Cummlns of Iowa or S,nltor la
Toilette Of Wisconsin may h. the
sader IL is pointed out here. that tn.
President had made ovsrtures % the
insurgents since the Congress -.s .ion
began. When he went to PAM NJ
Taft. according to- friends was de.pond-
mt as tn the chance Of Republican
-uccess two years hence On that trip
ms brother. e. y Taft. brought him
into a more optimistic frame Of mind
A. any rate IL IL certain that imna.
dstely on his return to the United States
The President held out the olive branch
'u the insurgents Senators Cummin-
Horah. Bristow and Representatives Nor
- Murdoch and others classed a. insir-
gents went 70 rhe White House ~ Of old
They were consulted not merely IN regard.
'o pending judicial appointments but
.'hout Legislative matters
The President had been told that IN.
Cancellation 81 The differences ber ween
%" regulars and the insurgents would
n" he hardest task Of the man who under
look TO rehsbiiitst. the party 50 that it
Ight face November. 1872 with conf
,.nCe
he calling in of IN. insurgents was IN.
''-' move Of the President to bring about
80 era Of good feeling among the Congress
"ad"r- Since then the President has
.r"It~d 10 the White House leaders Of the
u'rrv who are not in Congress- He has
: k.h with Lloyd {. Griscom. president
II the New York Republican county COM
= rfr""; Collector William Loeb. Jr: Arthur
iorv- ri Ohio and rhe politicians in
~ Cabinet
With m" general groundwork 81 CON
9 alton laid out. the Presidents arten-
'.H Ua- directed TO details He has heard
= .tg"stlun- that an active man should
i' placed ~ the head OF the Republican
rational committee TO succeed sX-Gov
liIl u Maine. who. IL ~ Understood, 10
ling 30 retire This matter is now
Under Consideration