The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-12-30
LINING UP
FOR TAFT
President Will Have Support
Of New York
SHERMAN'S HAD ENOUGH
An Insurgent from Middle West Fa-
vOred-More Indications That
Weeks Will Be the Next
Chairman.
SHERMAN'S HAD ENOUGH

Washington, Dec. 30.-With President
Taft ayowedly candidate for renomi-
nation- as he always has been tacitly-
and 50 far apparently directing the de-
tails Of his own campaign, interest cen
ters upon conditions in New York state
The Empire state always has been re-
/ garded by candidates as indispensable
/ political territory, and already the ma
ohinery to capture it for Mr.. Taft has
been set in motion The story comes
directly from New York that with the
exception of William L. Ward and vii.
liam Barnes, ir., who are not regarded
as indispensable to the Taft cohorts,
most of the old leaders are getting in
line Ex-Speaker Wadsworth and Tim
othy I. Woodruff are understood to be
favorable to Taft, Notwithstanding the
differences which grew out Of the last
state campaign.
Embarrassment, which might have
threatened in the apparent intention to
select another running mate than James
5. Sherman, has been removed BY the
announcement of Mr.. Sherman that he
would decline denomination. Tt is clear
that political necessity requires the Sc
lection of a middle West Republican,
preferably an insurgent. The most yir-
lie of the Senate insurgents, like Cum
minis and La Toilette, are receptive can
didates for the presidency themselves.
and it is believed that both would prefer
to retain the positions of power they
now hold in the Senate, with their ac-
companying freedom of action and utter.
ance, to being bottled up with the empty
honor Of the vice presidency.
The boom for John W. Weeks Of Mas.
sachusetts as chairman of the Republ. |
can national committee is making head. |
way Mr., Weeks was in conference on
Wednesday with Representative Dwight |
of New York, Republican whip OF the |
House, and as this talk followed visit |
Of Mr.. Dwight to the White House, it /
is regarded as significant. As stated in |
these dispatches Wednesday, Mr.. Weeks |
is not cunning for the chance to bear |
the unusual burden of the Craftsmanship
in 1912, but the matter has not pro-
gresed far enough for him to feel called /
upon to make statement Of any kind
He will leave Washington for Boston
NJ uHEtt 10 ItmalN ullLll Nht Feh5stfnbllUg i
of Congress next week
As showing the trend Of events in the
of the denomination OF Presi- +.
dent Taft, interviews with leading White /.
House callers yesterday showed an an
drift toward the president,
and cordiality toward his renomina.
ton which win have its effect in uniting
for the campaign and elm,
mating the chances of a dangerous con.
test. Senator'S Burkett OF Nebraska,
Piles of Washington and Warner Of
Missouri and Representatives Dalzell of
and Fassett Of New York.
all important men in the framing Of
platforms and the selection of delegates,
each stated his opinion that his state
would be for Taft in 1912.
It is evidently part of the administra
ton plan to secure as many pledges as
possible in advance, that the party may
give it's attention to the details of cam
paign management and not be distracted
BY a controversy which, if sentiment
continues as it has started of, can Just
as well be avoided.