The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-07-11
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The time for peculation as to whom
the RepubIieah nominee for President
Yillibe has bout passed and President
nat Is practically conceded the nom.
ination tinies q complete revolution
0f public sentiment takes place be-
tween now and the next national con-
yehtion, which Is not at all likely.
LaFollette was for q time conside cred
4 possibility and although he has "a
big following lis astrong and influeI-
tiai leader and has accomplished much
good for tie people, especially in ;his
own State his a tiude towards Cana.
dian reciprocity has dampened the
saTdor otltnafiy Of his friends and he
ne not as strong asgghe was several
months ago This ceiling howeyertt0-
wards IaEoliette VIII zsubside as his,
position onS thsi feciproci ty agreement
u very fhndhi mlisunde tstood while he
& opposing the present; plan Of reel;
pfocal trade he is as a matter of fact
ID favor Of Canadian reciprocity and
las 90 stated. Leslies Weekly sizes
UP the presidential outlook very clear
~ IN q recent issue as follows:
As natter. now stand, the renom-
IlatiDn 81 President Taft by the Re.
publicaF national convention a year
from now s assured. The insurgent
.opppsiton which never amounted to
much has melted away. Taft spiked
their guns by his strong and outspok.
en- advocacy OF Canadian reciprocity.
No one ed be worried because
.of Colonel boseyelt's haste to deny
that he had pledged himself to Taft
q their recent Baltimore meeting. No
body doubts that the ex.Presld emit
w he fcf a second term for the man
Tor whose first term he. was Largely
fesponslble. Colonel Roosevelt has
ffequently said that he likes to speak
Tor himself In histowntway and In his
own time When fthe time comes, we
have no doubt as to what he will say.
President Taft will be renomlnated.
He IS stronger to-day ttha15he was at
the tinetof his election. Whether he
win bes tronger. on election day In
1912 than he was in 1908 remains to be
Seen. We believe he will be. We,
must admit that, the Democratic par
from u present OUTLOOK will also
lte stronger than It has been since, the,
election ot the last Demoetah dc Presi-
Debt Clover Cleveland, In 1892. | It
5aill not throw away its chance again,
as II did three times in succession,
With Bryan. Neither the NebFaska'
popullst nor any OF his feeble fmita-
tors Of the Woodrow Wilson class will
be named by the Democracy next year.
Keep; an eye on Champ Clark"
According to his most intimate
friends and closest advisers, William
n. Taft describes his attitude toward
lie second term In this language: 'If,
IS many people believe, my party is
ln for defeat In the next national cleo
Jpn It Is my duty to share that de-
Ieat. lf on the other hand, the sentf
nlant OF tile country is found to favor
ne Republicans, i am entitled to my
pait OF the Victory 1t reveals th6
philosophy of the lawyer and. what
We are coming to know Mr.. Taft as.
t1s tenacious fighter. II Is so we'll
fecog nizet 81 TN concerned that any
Republican running next time wilt
nave terrific battle that there is nov
! growing dlspositidg to leave 9hel
He'd open to ~. Tatts ECoIsequeftlT
ne President; BY accepting a renam
nation, faces the possibility of dee
eat. az
Opposition to Taft Overcome. Is
Mr., Taft had in his possession some
line ago facts which Indicated that
ieyeral States expected to send to the1
iext Republican national convention
delegates instructed against him and
or Senator La Toilette, Senator Cum
lins or Theodore Roosevelt. They !
we're Washington, Oregon, California,
'outh Dakota, Idaho, Wisconsin, some
rom Minnesota, Kansas and Nebras.
q, But now Wisconsin seems to be
inc Of the very few States in doubt. !
rexas, consequential because of the
lumber Of Its delegates, is triRle un. {
certain, but every hope has been ex- \
,Fessed that 1t will line up for Taft, Q
Opposition to the President In the so,y {
lallel insurgent States appears tot {