The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-12
CHATTER xiv.

menta for the convention next sum
mer David W. Mulvane Of Topeka is
made second member. Mr.. Mulvane
has made a record as a good working
member. His service in getting Mis-
souri, as a mysterious stranger into the
Republican column gave him rank
in the National committee which is
recognized today.
The Roosevelt sentiment for presi-
dent ITO save the party" in 1912 is
again rampant on the surface in
Washington corridors. and in nearly
all the New York morning papers to-
day. Still this writer fails to see that
there is anything new to change this
commentators view of the Roosevelt
presidential situation as set forth in
this department in October last, and
repeated several times since, includir@
that expression in Chapter 3, and in
other sections of these "reminiscences
and again herewith, namely that the
Republicans who are disgruntled,
without manly motives. with Taft and
are for LaFollete or Cummins or
Hughes. or even Wilson. and who, with
all good Republicans who love H. X,
are not going to get Roosevelt to lead
their party cause next year. not even
if they could, which they could not,
tender the colonel the unanimous NOM
nation on a silver platter
II the party is in such sore straits,
which it is not, that only one man can
save it. isn't it about time to educate
some other one who can?
But the party has such man, aW-
fully rnisrepresented, but wonderfully
sane and safe and able, as shown by
fairs who is equal to every one of the
many delicate situations that have
arisen since March fourth, nineteen
eight. who is equal TO them fully as
we'll as any president. He has MADE
blunders and mistakes, but no more
than our truly adored Theodore, or our
revered Grant and Mckinley and 9TH
ers. If Taft can't save the party, La
Toilette surely cannot, for he IS cut
ting absolutely no ice even in Decem-
her. Hughes won't, Cummins can't, Dol
liver is gone, and Wilson, a Republican
insurgent forlorn hope, is not even IN
good standing with the Democrats since
he lost New Jersey and his personal
trappings last month
why should Roosevelt's oft expressed
desires and emphatic statements be lg-
nored and his words and judgment IN
suited? Roosevelt has saved the party
many times, now let the party save It
self or go hence and say it cannot man
age affairs of state, except through one
man. honored and respected that he IS
Ever. the Democrats have several which
they claim are equal to it.
The Republican party and the ma
/ tion have favored Roosevelt with the
highest honors in their gift and IN
return Roosevelt has honored his par
tv and his country. Why should GER
tain statesmen and near-statesmen
st~iva over the eoloneTs protests, tc
drag him into a contest wherein even
ba NAV not win. There might be q
eti,,soT New York misfortune again
or worse. The party and the country
owe if TO Colonel Roosevelt to let him
alone and not force him whether he
will or not. into a position which
might to some extent jeopardize his
great prestige and risk some injury &c
his name and world wide influence FOL
the present, and the future welfare OF
his country. in his capacity as writer
and speaker and exemplar, or any
other field in which fate may thrust
him.
Here is a significant and interesting
/
correspondent: "A row may develoI
between the Roosevelt and Taft men
the like of which has not been seen II
national politics in many years"
The fact is that the unofficial an
NOM .ements of Colonel Roosevelt
refusal to be candidate, however
authoritative they may be, have no
in the least deferred them from using
The name of Roosevelt in their effor
TO prevent the denomination OF Presl-
/ de1t raft The matter has gone sc
4 far that If is doubtful if even lorna
statement BY the ex-president over ms
own signature would do much more
i unless it should be of an absolutely
! unanswerable character.
i colonel Roosevelt has been saying
that no friend of his would suggest his
name for next years nomination. Ht
has said that to many men and has
written it to many others. He ha'
gone further and has said and writ
ten ia friends that he would not ac
u cont the nomination, but that has no
s+onDad the effort to have the nomina
zion offered to him. In fact, it seems
rot To have even checked that effort
There is a well grounded fear tina
mavba no Republican, split up as tn
marty is. can be elected next year
No member Or the national commit
lee will say for quotation that tn
president can not win next year, be
cause that would be public concession
which the fighting machine of tn
party can not and viii not make. Blu
plenty of them today have recalle
the significant speech which the presi
: dent himself made at Chicago on hi
recent trip.
Every expression of disbelief in tn
presidents ability to carry next year
election is accepted and met by tn