The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-15
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TAFT v WILL I'LL LOS ::
Will Be Nominated Bul Will Be Dsfsat-
ed Surely al Ihe Polls.
4 ..s4ssSs4S u In Y IL
DEMOCRATS WILL WIN

DEMUCkAlD WILL WAtV
That is the Prediction Made of Next
Years Campaign by Republican
Who is entirely Friendly to Pres
aident Taft, at the White House
Recently.
President Taft, will be, nominated
by acclamation, but he will be de-
feated overwhelmingly at the. .polls;'
This prediction, says the Washing
ton correspondent of the Atlanta
Constitution, was made on Monday
at the White, House by a 1Repu bliSan
who is. altogether friendly to the
President, and. expressed, the convic;7
tion held in Washington at this time
: by the best informed men Of both
parties, 1s,fn
Three months ago the President
himself would have readily agreed to
the truth OF the statement, but today
he takes decidedly more optimistic
view of his political future. Only a
few weeks ago the President had a
strong, intimation that he would be
renominated simply because no one
else in the regular organization
wanted 1t, and he felt equally certain
he would not be reelected.
The fate of the National Progress
sive Republican League. which hiss
practically gone to pieces, and the
disintegration of the La Fcllette or
sranization which was backing the
senator from Wisconsin for the
presidential nomina ton. has made
the way clearer and palmer than
ever for President Taft's relomina-
tion By his party. He, nov expects to
be renouainated, and is beginning TO
take an active interest il. the. future
and to entertain hopes. that he has
a fair fighting chance OF reelection.
Frankly, there is more optimism in
tie white house to-day than at any
time since that disastrous Novem-
ber day Of last year when the people
Of the country let ait be knoEn
what thsss, thought of the. ;Payne-Al-
drich tariff bill. asa redemption Of
Republican ante-election pledges.
From opinions expressed in the cor
ridors of the. executive office, things
are 'leokingSup," and are expected
to continue to improve. - a,@...s.
Republican members Of congress
and parry leaders who have been in
a state of, dependency, have been
told to cheer UP, and ''buck up,
that there is no telling what the
future may develop, and the demo-
cratic fouse has not yet completed
its work, and the Country heard
from al to the erect of the demo-
cratic program for the revision Of the
wooden, steel and cotton schedules.
in fact, the word is going forth that
the right kind of fight will win in
1912, AND bring about four more
years o. Taft. ,....-..,g
Until q few weeks ago, President
Taft made no particular effort. Ito
conceal his belief that he was DOOM
ed to be a one term tern president. The
result Of the November elections. the
growing. factional division in Repub-
lican ranks. the. widespread criticism
to which he and his administration
had been, selected in the press, and
the "hcodoo" which seemed TO foi-
low everything he did, combined to
nake him believe that he wouH not
win the endorsement of a second
term. ,., -,..,.., .,,.,-,,.
At that time he thought he would
be renominated, because he could
not for the life of him see why any
other man should offer. himself for
the sacrifice which seemed inevitably
pending. But hope springs eternal
even in a presidential breast, and
while the chief executive formerly
resolved to accept the nomination l.
rendered him, because he believed it
his DUTY to lead the forlorn hope, he
now thinks he has chance.
The great fight President Taft has
made for Canadian reciprocity. in
opposition to the wishes Of practical
iy his entire party, and the most de-
termined opposition Of some of the
most prominent members in it, has
given the country new. impression
OF his character and ability. Those
closest to the president insist that
whatever credit the Democrats get
out Of the reciprocity agreement if
passed, will be secondary to that
which Will go to President Taft.
1t is not to be understood that
the president and his friends are ev-
en- yet confident of carrying the cleo
tion next fall. but they are hopeful
of doing so. They believe present
prospects point to a fighting chance
for the Republicans. But that means
such difference in the impressions
held a few weeks ago. that they are
fairly elated. The reception accorded
the Presidents speech in Chicago
last Saturday on the subject Of reci-
procity has helped to stimulate them.
They are now watching with great
interest his efforts to bring about a