Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-16
POWERFUL. PLAN SAID TO BE
UNDER WAY TO NOMINATE
FORMER EXECUTIVE.
MAY BE DRAGGED IN
TO HEAD OFF LAFoLLETTE
Both Regulars and. insurgents Lean
Towards coIonsi's candidaey-1cst
in Ohio to Either Mako or Break
Tafvs Claims to denomination
Now Pivotal State in Campaign.
Especial correspondence.]

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Washington. Nov. 16.-Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, citizen of Oyster Bay and
contributing editor of the Outlook. is
getting more and more into the lime
light in connection with the republican
presidential nomination.
Recently, especially since the cleo
tons last week. tidings have been
borne in on Washington from various
sources that a powerful movement to
nominate the former president is to be
expected. The latest of these tidings
have come from Ohio. Former Gov
ernor Myron 7. Herrick is credited
with pulling one of his friends Off from
the progressive movement in Ohio and
with asserting that the LaFollette
/ movement had gone far enough and
that an effort would be made to name
Roosevelt. This incident has led to the
belief that strong financial interests
are making an effort to drag Roosevelt
in and make him the republican NOM
inee for the sake Of heading off Sena-
tor LaFollette.
Many Favor Roosevelt.
However, regardless of that import
ance is to be attached TO this story
from Ohio, it is a fact that there is a
strong impression among republican
politicians hat Roosevelt is likely to be
the nominee. Some of the progressive
members Of congress who are for La
Toilette are known to feel that the
nomination Of Roosevelt is likely. On
the other hand, many regulars can be
found who are for Roosevelt on the
theory he is the only mar who can de-
feat the democrats.
The circumstances Of the situation
are such that 1t is hardly to be ex-
pected the republican national
ton will go by without an effort to
stampede it to Roosevelt. providing, of
course, he, does not declare in the fiat
test fashion that he will not run If
Test Of Strength in Ohio.
II the progressives succeed in their
plans as to Ohio, a Roosevelt move
ment is well-nigh inevitable. The La
Toilette forces are now centertng a
powerful effort on President Tafts
home state. They have organized the
Western Reserve and are perfecting
| plans for organizing the whole state.
They Purpose to take full advantage
Of the Law in Ohio Tor the election Of
d~eeisates SO hat it will get right down
to a question Of whether more republic
can voters are for the president or
more for LaFollette. They declare they
are going to take a large share Of the
Ohio delegates from President Taft. 1t
goes almost without saying that such
a result would mean the death blow to
the efforts to renomtnate Mr.. Taft.
Pivotal Point in Fight.
1t is a fact that right now there is
bigger political Lightning playing about
in the state Of Ohio than In any other
part of the country. The possibilities
Of the situation there are great. II
President Taft and his friends wipe up
the earth with the I.aFollette forces IN
the Buckeye state and he president
, gets a solid delegation from his home
state, he will be much strengthened.
For the progressives to succeed IN
what they plan will be politically fatal
to the president, as it will emphasize
the fact tina to nominate him would be
to nvite defeat. -
IaFollette's prestige would be much
increased by getting a large share OF
the delegates from Ohio. But even
then, there will be 4 most powerful
movement 70 head OFT his nomination
and throw 1t 20 a third man. Right at
this point is here Roosevelt. in the
opinion of a large number OF politi-
clans who are gathered in Washington,
Is going to loom up large. Should the
delegates from the south once become
convinced that President Taft can 1ot
win, they will flock to some mar they
believe can win. AS things stand now.
they are more likely to go to Roosevelt
than elsewhere. A situation may de-
velop wherein neither Postmaster Cen
I cral Hitchcock nor any other mar can
hold them in line. In the long run, the
southern republican delegates are like
lily to gravitate to a man they think can
win. On what they do will In ell
probability depend the outcome Of the
national convention.
What Will Roosevelt Dor
Will Roosevelt keep silent and lei