The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-02
HERE'S JACKPOT.
Where Money Comes From to
Fight Taft.
PinchOt, SpreckeIs and McCOr-
mick Put Up Cash.
BIG SUM IS SPENT.
Now Going at Rate Of Five Thou
sand Per Week.
Want to Nominate La Toilette
If They Can.
The following is from the St. Louis

The following is from the st. Louis
Republics Washington news bureau:
Washington, D. Care three mil
lionaire reformers pouring money into
hopeless enterprise by spending
$4,000 a week to defeat President
Taft's denomination? Such sum, ac-
being dispensed weekly to maintain the
Progressive Republican, or LaFollette,
campaign headquarters here
Most of the cash is coming from the
pockets of Claus Spreckels of San
Francisco, Medill Mccormick of Chi
cago and Clifford Pinchot of Washing
! ton. D. G. They are very rich, but
even they will feel the present pace.
In such enterprises the cost increases
as the crisis nears, and until June Is,
the approximate date of the Republi-
can national convention, thirty-seven
weeks are to elapSe At the $4,000
| clip the outlay for thirty-seven weeks
would come to $1S5,000.
So it is interesting to figure out just
what are the reasonable chances of
their getting real return on the in
vestment. OF course, they themselves
and their staff are extremely hopeful.
They believe they will beat Taft by
making a showing which will convince
the convention leaders when they as
semble to nominate a Republican can
didate that Taft can not be elected.
They think they will succeed in ''re
forming the party" They have actual
hope of nominating Senator LaFollette,
or, II not 1aFOl1ette, a genuine con-
Servationist and downward tariff re-
visionist of the approved insurgent
brand.
They predicate their confidence upon
the popularity of Republican insurg-
ency throughout the territory repre-
sented in congress by insurgent repre-
sentatives and senator's Therefore,
they will fan the blaze of insurgency
with the invigorating blasts from their
dollar-fed furnace. They will set
workers to organizing in all de-
batable territory and mail .'literature"
to every Republican whose name and
address they can get.
Hard Proposition Ahead.
But, from an experienced viewpoint,
proposition. In the Chicago convention
Taft on the first ballot got 702 out $50
votes, z77 being cast for other candidates |
anu one being absent Hughes got 20 /
votes from New .Zark and two from Vir- |
glnla; Cannon got 81 from illinois, one
from Michigan and three each from New /
Jersey and New York; Fairbanks got 80 |
from Indiana, one from Georgia two /
from Kentucky. three from New Ea,nn
got GA from Pennsylvania and four from
New Jersey; LaFollette got p from Wis
four from Ohio, two from South Caro-
lima, one from Arizona and one from the
three from Pennsylvania.
AS politics now stands-and no change
IN IN TINS respect Is hkely-Taft is certain OF
an the delegates, except those of Wiscon-
sin and Indiana, from the area hostile in
1898 New York, Pennsylvania, New Jer-
Sey, Illinois and the south will be for |
Taft this time. Wisconsin is sure to give
LaFollette solid delegation, but Indiana
may go entirely for Taft or, a least. Will
delegates. W -
The big states will be stronger than
n Gz- ore in fI7a 1ae
LOGS delegates, New York next year will
nave 80, as compared with 20 among $50
With 6S New jersey e5la g. s. as as c0nPared comPared
with "A. and Illinois 5s, compared
La Toilette Claims Five States.
To make a showing equalling that made
by the. .allies" in 1908, LaFollette must
get delegates for the most part from
LaFollette boomers lay strong claim to
Tour Of the five states which hold presi-
ka, Wisconsin and Oregon. But these
states have together only rs delegates
Other states where the Republican poll
Ilcs IS controlled by insurgency are Iowa
Minnesota, South Dakota, California
Kansas and Washington and here is a
-otai OF IA votes. Should LaFollette have
all these states and win the four pri-
naries, he would then be given 222 votes
n the convention He would still be short
of the mark of 277 scored by the allies in
OF course the leaders of the Renub-
nto the convention with a majority or
lear a majority What they say is this:
I'VE will make such showing before !
he convention and in the convention
when it meets as to convince every sane
politician that Taft will be beaten at the !
DOLLS if he is nominated We will point !
)ut that the great states, which propose !
o give their big vote to Taft, went |
Democratic in 1910: and that many other
states. chiefly those We control, are kent |
Republican only because they are repre- .
tented in congress by progressives ard l ,
ire seeking to nominate progressive for
PRESIDENT.
Did you ever see any set of politicians
n any convention. who, knowing the
lominee beaten from the minute he was
dominated, consented to make such
hoice?"
Republicans Can't Renege.
But the regular Republican standpat
politicians have ready answer TO this ,
rgument. 1t runs in this wise:
This candidate is the president of the
United States, whom you yourselves
elped to place in the office for his first
erm. Now. President Taft comes before
Repu blican convention again asking an
pproval of his administration in the :
orm of a denomination. If you refuse I
he approval and select some one else the
ction can only be viewed as a complete II
epudiation of President Taft and his en- r
ire regime in office. What viii the op- !
he land that we ourselves have voted q
ur leader, our party and ourselves a c
allure" a
The regulars will hold that. If to noni-
ate Taft spells defeat, a worse defeat =
7ould follow the choice of any other can
idate. j
This presentation has dwelt only upon Il
olitical considerations. The insurgent
eaders actually believe the standpat fac
ion will come to them if convinced It
-0flId be good politics. to do so. How +