The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-11-25
PIE COUNTER
MEN WILL HELP
WILLIAM TAFT
cline UP" Is THE ORDER NOW
LA FoLLETTE's ACTIVITY sTIRs
UP TAFTS FORCES.
Special to The journal.

Washington, D. c., Nov. 24.-As it
becomes apparent from day to day
that the trust question is to hold first
place in the minds of the voters be-
tween this time and election day, and
as it becomes apparent also that can
didates for the presidency must pre-
sent a satisfactory record of their at
titude toward the trusts and trust
legislation, the managers of the La
Toilette campaign profess to find
themselves in better position than at
any time since they started the move
ment to have the Wisconsin senator
nominated for the presidency at the
next national convention.
The La Toilette managers assert
that they will ask for nothing better
than a campaign in which the regu-
latioh of the big corporations will be
the most important and conspicuous
feature. To every assertion that Sen
ator-La Toilette is too radical in his
views on corporation regulation they
Point to the record made by him as
governor of Wisconsin, and to asser-
lions that his election as president
would be a disturbing feature in the
business world, they make a similar
reference.
Although from a Washington stand
point Senator La Toilette seems to
/ have very little chance of receiving
the nomination over President Taft.
his administration of state affairs
more than ordinarily interesting be-
cause of the big money questions
which he handled.
1t was pointed out here today that
while Senator La Toilette was gov
ernor that state was confronted with
a 1r.T-r1[ ieDr,
same question confronts the nation
today. The fight for the creation of d
railroad commission kept La Toilette
in the governors chair even after his
election to the United States senate.
The railroads stubbornIy opposed the
creation of body which would take
control of the next convention and have
their man nominated, the story which
has just leaked out here that word
has been sent to all quarters to line
up Taft delegates is of more than or
binary meaning and significance.
1t is learned that no effort is to be
spared to have delegates pledged to
President Taft for another nomination
according to what is understood here
ong before the convention meets. La
/ Toilette activity and murmurings that
former President Roosevelt may again
get in the limelight and stampede the
convention at the eleventh hour, have
/ put the Taft people on guard and
nothing will be left undone, it is
| learned, which will tend to strengthen
| The outlying forces.
AS a matter Of fact it has been quite
well understood here for some time
that many Republican leaders, espe-
cially those in the south. were quite
| eager to get into the fray and get
| the delegates to the next convention
| in line for Taft, but they have thought
| it little early and possibly a little
premature to take active steps In that
| direction heretofore. There is no
| doubt, however, that from this time
on the fight will be waged with vigor
II will be Taft and anti-T Taft until
after the next convention. Southern
Republican leaders may be expected to
count strongly on lining up with their
chief. Mr.. Taft has been especially
mindful of the interests of the south
| erners and not a few of them have
been beneficiaries of his appointive
| power. They do not know what may
| happen should the nomination get
away from Mr.. Taft and go to some
| one else. Therefore, they may be
| expected to besIir themselves in the
near future in his behalf.
But the other sections of the coun-