The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
ROOSEVELT BOOM
WORRIES I he M
La Toilette Leaders Fear Colonel
Is Working With
Taft. s..
SUSPECT HIS ACTIONS
lielieves Strength Will BE Turned
Over to the Pres
iicnt. asss
SUSPECT HIS Ac TONS

Washington, -. g., December 24.--i.a
Toilette leaders arc in distress over
inc growth Of the Roosevelt boom In
tue West. Back in their minds turks
suspicion to which they are not
giving utterance that poN,lply In due
season the RooscVeit strength may be
turned over to l'rcsi,ien, TART. They
40 not openly charge that the Colonel
Is working hand In glove with the
supporters Of the President. but they
rear that when tho time comes FOR
Roosevelt to announce that he will
not accept nomination-end they be-
lieSe such an announcement will ineY-
itably be made--the Roosevelt forces
VIII line up behind Mir Tart.
The La Toilette Lenders view with
alarm recent Developments in Inc
west. They point to the petition thar
has been filed with the Secretary: of
state OF Ncpraska that the name OF
Theodore Roosevelt be placed upon tho
oHhcial ballot TO he voted for Ut the
forthcoming presidential preference
primaries in that state. They are also
concerned over the situation In North
and South Dakota and Oregon, where
there Is a good deal OF La Toilette
sentiment North Dakota and Oregon
haSe PRESIDENTIAL preference primary
laws. The primary in the former
state Will be held In March. and North
Dakota Republicans Will thus have the
hrst opportunity to Indicate their
choice among the various candidates
whose names have uecn mentioned.
The managers OF the La Toilette
movement have been hopeful OF OBJ
taining an expression In the North pa
kita and Nebraska primaries that
would be favorable to the Wisconsin
senator. The Injection OF Colonel
Roosevei.s name into tho politics OF
tnose two states may seriously unset
their plans, North Dakota par;icu-
larry Is strong for Colonel Roosevelt
as against Taft and La Folletts. This
Is admitted ~ Nos:a Dakota Regulars,
among them Representative l. r. Han
Ra. who saId:
1T would not be accurate to say
that North Dakota Republicans arc for
the nomination OF President Taft the
President has many friends there, hut
there arc many Republicans who arc
against him. some OF whom are against
him because they are for La Toilette
and others who are bitter because OF
the Presidents cspousal OF Canadian
reciprocity. There IS unq1IestIonabIy
strong Roosevelt sentiment In our
state, aud II the former President
would consent; 10 become n candidate
he would sweep North Dakota. Col
onel Roosevelt is known in North pa
hoti better than he is In most states.
Tor ne livso on Il ranch there for
years. think there liz 10 doub, that
Roosevelt could get the North Dakota
delegation ana that lie surely would
carry the state in the election
iiooSc'e!ts popularity in North Da-
kotn Is conceded by the La Toilette
managers. They are apprehensive that
MS name VIII be used in the prcsidcn-
iihi primary 10 he held in tina, State
in March. Under the North Dakota
law petition signed by. Republican
voters TO the number OF per cent of
the vote cast at tho last elcccsuas
would make auy man u candidate for
INC presidency in the primary, SO far