Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-25
PRECEDENT sEEs IMPORTANCE
or CONTROLLING STATE
NOW AND LATER.
NOT 90 cocksuRE AZ
FRIENDS MAKE IT APPEAR
Leaders Slow to Pledge Support to
President - Administration Assumes
Harmon Will b Democratic Nemi.
nee and Will Be Hard to Beat in
York Stats-Roossvsit Q Thorn.
Especial correspondence

Washington, Nov. 25.-Peace IN New
York at any reasonable price IL the
word that is being circulated in the
! camp of the Taft leaders. They have
come to the conclusion that New York
is a necessity in their calculations and
that it must not be allowed to get
away from them under any circum-
stances. Whether it be for the nomi-
nation or the election they feel that the
Importance Of New York 10 30 great
they must control It,
So from this time forth 1t may be
expected that President Taft and his
lieutenants will leave nothing undone
to please and appease the politicians OF
New York.
Assurodnoss 10 Lacking.
The Taft leaders profess to be cock
sure Of the presidents denomination. 1t
IL we'll understood. however. that they
are not as sure as they would like to be.
They are shaky over the fact that
Roosevelt is once more looming up and
they are apprehensive over the results
of the LaFollette activity, especially IN
Ohio. But the election has also to be
calculated on and 1t is with respect
to the election that there is the most
figuring on the New York situation.
1t is because many Of the Taft lead
ers have become convinced that Cover
nor Harmon il likely to be the nomi-
nee that they are 50 much concerned
over New York and especially over
getting it In shape for the election
They believe Harmon would make
strong run in New York and would
make the republicans a real fight for
the state. Harmon Is conservative and
has many close friends among con-
servative New York men and finan-
ciers
Slow 20 Commit Selves.
Some of the New York republican
politicians who come to Washington.
while speaking we'll of Mr.. TAFT In
general terms. are carefully refraining
from committing themselves to him II
Is known this tendency Is marked
among New York leaders. good many
Of them are going slow about getting
themselves tied up, and there -
strong belief here that they are waiting
to see whether Roosevelt Is going to
get in the game"
President Taft will have some good
political advisers with respect to New
York. These men include Collector
Loeb, Secretary Stimson and Senator
Elihu Rootx It is an interesting fact
that each one Of these three is a per-
sonal friend Of Roosevelt. But Presi-
dent Taft is talking freely with them,
more especially with Loeb and Slim
son, secretary Of war. He will doubt
less talk as. freely as he usually does
in the coming session Of congress with
Mr.. Root. Private Secretary Hiiles is
a New York man and knows a lot
about the politics Of the state.
Roosevelt . Thorn.
The advices President Taft Is getting
are not such as to reassure him on the
question whether Roosevelt 10 an as
pirant for 1912. On the contrary they
indicate the probability that Roosevelt
has aspirations. The word has gone to
administration lieutenants that much
will depend on the New York county
committee and that II men like Herbert
Parsons and County Chairman Koenig
20 to Roosevelt. the president and his
friends will find themselves in hard
straits. and likely to see an anti-Taft
delegation from New York.