The Topeka state journal., 1911-09-02

in certain quarters IN an effort to show
that the former president would exert
his influence against the denomination
Of Mr.. Taft next year. But 1t may be
said advisedly that there is no fouu-
dation for that report
Colonel Roosevelt viii sit tight and
wait the result cf the convention with
rarsoual but not public interest, and
when that result is announced he viii
be found scquiescins in il and favor
ing the nomination OF the nominee
However. there il chance that the
delegates from California may insist
upon presenting MS name
Senator Works, who was the victor
in the California primaries Of last year,
has allied himself actively in Washing
ron with the LaFollette element In the
senate. He is counted on by Senator
Bourne and the ether LaFollette boom
ers to deliver the California delegatlon
next year for the Wihconsin radical
How he IS going TO do il does not yet
7rs3.ar. in view IF the previous arrange
r0ent- But at all events IL is already
settled that delegation Will not be for
the denomination Of the president.
It is assumed also that the dslega-
tfons frora oregon aud washington viii
re against the president. end proba bly,
IaFollette oregon has a primary law
which includes the privilege Of declar-
fnz~ for n presidential preference The
oregon delegates. therefore. viii GO to
the convention under instructions fuf-
nished BY a direct vote of the whole
party in the state
IT remains to be seen how much OF
g. hold on ris state Senator Bourne real
1v mas. and whether or not he can make
tha rartv there respond to his own
personal dislike of the president The
rr9Fa 1fiftv now seems to be that ne
VrfJ especiaI1v as the friends OF Mr..
Taft do not contemplate making any
special fznt in the primaries in WASH
fnaton. where senator Poinde1ter, an
fts3er I.aFolIette radicals Is IN the SAD
die the delegates will also probably pc ,
instructed for LaFoilette-
La Toilette only One
IT is recognized that LaFollette wilt
he the only real opponent of the presI- |
dent in the convention, and those dele
"a ties who will Eot vote Tor Iaft VIII
their votes to some man who does not
represent anything and has even less
chance Of effective support tnan Id }
Toilette. 80,
is snr7a uncertainty now as to the out \
come. 1t is in the section west or the
Mississippi river and north OF ArhtI
sas that tie greatest opposition 20 tile
denomination Of the president may De
axnected TO manifest itself. The nortn-
west iuteru1ountain states. ard the ma
de west has been the especial nela or 4
-Fta nsurgent Republicans But rhey 4
80. not 7-et succeeded in getting any
rhirs to suit themselves in those states.
Nevada. wyoming, titan, ana eoioEadWy ~
nav be put down as surely IN tne 1SLs
column for next year so Tar % uste
gates to TIE convention are concernsu.
Sontana and Idaho viii probably aiso
DC in that column
Although Senators Dixon and Borah,
The marty leaders in those states. have
1ften been counted by the lnstr genus; genus;
1aither of them joined the National
rnstIrrent Republican league. the La
-allatte organization. and the presl-
lent has many influential friends in
each state
Opposition Ia Dakotas-
Tt is in the Dakotas that the oppo-
;ition to the president makes lts 1lrsl
-aaI manifestation this side OF the
cast In both these states the feeling
o,vards Mr. Taft was satisfactory 10
lis managers up to the Introduction j
Il the Canadian reciprocity agreement
Roth states revolted at that Recent
y there have been signs OF improve
nHrt from the Taft denomination
starduoint in South Dakota. but IN
North Dakota there IS still great op-
position North Dakota held state
during the reciprocity dght,
attended by delegates from every
county. and passed resolutions unani-
mously in which the president was Sc
vereIv criticised for pushing the reci-
urocitv bill South Dakota is one OF
The five states that have the presi- :
Dental preference primary law, the
others being Oregon. Nebraska. Wis
aonsin and New Jersey South Da- ,
zota leads off early in the spring,
and the insurgents are banking on Civ
ng the president a smashing blow /
then by showing that the people OF
he state-nOt a convention subject to
possible manipulation and the teupta- ,
lions Of patronage-ar against his re- ,
nomination
The insurgents are also hopeful OF
getting delegates for LaFolIete in Ma
lraska and Kansas, but the friends of {
President Taft who are looking out
Tor his campaign for denomination
lave received satisfactory assurances
rom both states. IN Kansas. Chair
nan DoIley has come out in the open Z
'or the president and there have been
public declarations by Influential Re-
lublcans in Nebraska to the same ef-
iect. The congressional delegations
rom each state are divided, being part
" foR and partly against the president.
Kansas. according to the best Of in
'0rmatIon. is fast losing interest in ,
he iusurgent movement An insurgent
Republican there. it is said, is ikened !
% an old-time Populist. and that the ;
people are beginning to realize that
he movement is being pushed for the
benefit Of 2 favored few VINO want !
sither to remain in office or get into {
lffice 7
In Iowa and Minnesota there is sub I
tantiaI trouble in the path Of those f