The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-05-30
TAFT TO STAND FOR HIS PARTY


According 70 the New York World
it has been definitely determined y
President Taft that he win be can
d'date fGr nomination as his par
Tvs cgudidate for Ire presidency.
the whole natter aavlno been gone
3,er with his political counsellors.
and g conclusion fixed. From this
time forward the presidents friends
viii work toward the end Of accom-.
tplis' ing bis denomination by the re.
pu lican national contention to be
held q year hence. The presidents
attitude in the matter. according 10
The World is that if politician condi-
lions next year are favorable to the
republican party, he should have the
approval and if the party is TO meet
defeat he should not shirk the respon.
sibility for It
The World also reports that tl1e
progressive element of the repuhIic-
ans, together with some OF the Old
Guard, who are dissatisfied with
raft, are working out COM nation
OF interest and a compromise plan
% bring about the nomination Of As
soeiate Justice Hugr es. Of The sn.
preme court as the republican can
didate in place of President Taft
According to this story, Senator La
Toilette who has well developed pres
ldential ambitions for himself. and
who has teen looked upon as the
red leader Of the radicals In tne re-
publican party. has consented 10 sim.
port Hughes, and Senator Cummins
or iowa is likewise favorable to the
candidacy of the New Yorker The
progressive republican league led
ny Clifford Pinchot and jonathan
bourne and other R0oseveltians is
said to te for Huebes. and # Is do
elared that they will organize
movement designed TO wrest the
nomination from Taft. II is not
SHOWN whether or not Justice Hughes
VIII consent to give himself ia The
movement. ana it is said that he win
MT be ursed to do so until the whole
situation has been fully tested and
showing of the possibilities can no
made 10 him. Those who are enei.
neering d.e movement believe that if
II can be fairly demonstrated MAT
t'ere is eaance to beat Taft in the
national convention, Justice Hughes
VIII permit the use of his name nv
me progressives. That is y mint
upon which there may be two onin.
IONS We s1ould say that the show.
ing would have to he very convino.
ing not merely of the likelihood of
nlS nomination by the republican mar
", out OF his election to the nresidan.
cy' 70 induce Justice Hughes IN ra.
lhqalsh his seat upon the sunreme
yemen and to pit himself against tho
president who appointed him to that
eminent place. And it is very DON'T.
Iul II such showing can he mace
1t is no easy matter to defeat tho
| candidacy OF president for repomi.
ha'lon, If he makes an earnest eeor+
70 obtain recognition Of bic
leadership by the party whose stand.
ara ne has carried to victory at the
poils. II mas been done. hut at great
ehort, and not within the recent poli-
t1cal history of ire country. The last
tIine it was attempted seriously was
IN the case of Benjamin Harrison.
against whom James G. Blaine the
idoi OF his party, and a really. bril-.
| llant political leader, was a candidate
Tor the nomination. and the attempt
was acomplete and disastrous failure
although President Harrison lacked
many of the qualities of attraction
that President Taft possesses.
The denomination of President
Taft, if he has determined to be an
active candidate for the honor. NAV
De accepted practically as assured
| his reelection is quite another mat.
ter At the present time the nros
poets of democratic success are de-
cldedly PROMISING The Taft admin.
istrstion hes teen distinct disan.
| Dointment to fNe coun+rv -