Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-02
New Workers Think Roosevelt
Is Framing Contest.
WITH HIS EYES ON 1912
Believe His Recent Speeches Can
Have No Other Significance.
MIR. TAFTS ATTITUDE PLEASES
Dignified Silence Winning Him
Favor in East-Test to Come
! at Saratoga Convention.
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

Special From a STAFF Correspondent.
NEW YORK, September People are
beginning TO comment upon the dignif1ed
attitude of President Taft in the present
situation and he is growing nightly In
favor as the result. One hears 1t on all
sides, along with some rather caustfc
remarks about another distinguished
American who Is being criticized for al
legged self-exploitation at an inopportune
time OF course, IL could be said that
New York city's opinion Of Col. Roose-
welt should not be the criterion or pub
lie opinion at large, since II must De
biased by financial and corporation con-
siderations, but New Workers are just
human beings after all.
What the New York people are say
ing now, as they talk in their clubs and
hotels and homes, is that President Taft
is following exactly the right course by
refraining from saying anything about
the strange exhibition in the west.
They say that the people at large Will
not fail to note the bald attempt of Col.
Roosevelt to take President Tafts candy
away from him, and that in the end 1t
will react upon the colonel. The Presi-
dents friends and wellwishers are high
~ pleased at his silence in the face OF
what they say must be to him an ag-
gravating situation. and say they hope
he will continue to keep mum and let
the colonel do the talking.
Admittedly a Candidate.
All politicians here are agreed that Col.
Roosevelt's tour and actions have but one
significance. namely. that he is making
a bid for the presidential nomination in
1912. and Is trying to corral the west-to
rope. throw and cinch that section for
himself.
Politicians here think that Col. Roose-
east and the west for 1912, and that he
intends to enlist the west. There Is no
question. of course. that Col Roosevelt $
presidential ambitions will be violently
Interests Of the country. 1t is known
here that plans are already being discuss
Cd 70 thwart him, as being an alleged
menace TO business and industrial peace.
The first practical work in this direc-
tion will be efforts 10 prevent Roose-
Welt from capturing the republican or
ganization in New York state. That
he Is intent upon doing so. IL possible,
IS conceded. and his lieutenants admit
81. The first -try-out will come at the
Saratoga convention the end of this
month. IL Roosevelt runs away with
the convention-nominate the governor
and dictates the platform-ne Will be
in q fair way to control the organiza
tion and get the New York delegates In
1912
Stacked the Cards at Saratoga.
Col Roosevelts friends are basing high
hope upon the effect upon sentiment in
this state OF the great ovation being given
him In the west. They think he will
come back bringing the plaudits Of the
west with him. TO re-echo In convention
hall and swell the chorus Of popular ac-
claim there. But the fact must not be
overlooked that there is a ground swell
of criticism OF his course expressed, as
have said. In the everyday talk Of the
people, and II will have to be reckoned
with The practical politicians are not
depending upon that. however, and are
working night and day trying to stack
the cards against him at Saratoga
With the exception OF Greiner OF Buff
falo and Kracke OF Buffalo. the Roose-
welt faction contains no practical political
leaders in its ranks All the old-line man.
ayers are working against him. The out
come will be an interesting commentary
upon the efficacy of machine manipula-
ton against unorganized popular acclaim.
N. o. NJ.