The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-12-26
La Toilette Leaders View 1t With
Alarm
STRONG IN NORTH DAKOTA.
They Suspect the Roosevelt Strength
May Be Turned Over to Taft if the
Colonel Announces That He
Will Not Accept.

Washington, Dec 26.-La Toilette
leaders are in distress over the growth
Of the Roosevelt boom in the West.
Back in their minds turks suspicion
TO which they are not giving utterance
that possibly in due season the Roosevelt
strength may be turned over to Presi-
dent Taft. They do not openly charge
that the colonel is warking hand in
glove with the supporters of the presi-
dent, but they fear that when the time
comes for Roosevelt to announce that
he will not accept nomination-and
they believe such an announcement will
Inevitably be made-the Roosevelt forces
will line up behind Mr.. Taft.
The La Toilette leaders view with
alarm recent developments in the West.
They point to the petition that has
been filed with the secretary of state
OF Nebraska that the name of Theodore
Roosevelt be placed upon the official
ballot to be voted for at the forthcom.
ing presidential preference primaries in
that state. They are also concerned over
the situation in North and South Da-
kota and Oregon, where there is a good
deal of La Toilette sentiment North
Dakota and Oregon have presidential
preference primary laws. The primary
In the former state will be held in March
and North Dakota Republicans viii
thus have the first opportunity to ind
cate their choice among the various can.
didates whose names have been men.
toned.
The managers OF the La Toilette move
ment have been hopeful of obtaining an
expression in the North Dakota and Ne
braska primaries that would be favor
able to the Wisconsin senator. The in.
lection of Col Roosevelt's name into the
politics of those two states may serious
ly upset their plans. North Dakota par
tcularly is strong for Col. Roosevelt, as
against Taft and la Toilette. This is
admitted by North Dakota regulars,
among them Representative L. B, Hanna,
who said:
at would not be accurate to say that
North Dakota Republicans are for the
nomination of President Taft. The pres
ident has many friends there, but there
are many Republicans who are against
him, some of whom are against him be.
cause they are for La Toilette and Others
who are bitter because of the presidents
espousal of Canadian reciprocity. There
Is unquestionably strong Roosevelt
sentiment in our state and if the former
president would consent to become
candidate he would sweep North Dakota.
Col Roosevelt Is known in North Dako.
Ia better than he is in most states, for
he lived on a ranch there for years
] think there is no doubt that Roose-
welt could get the North Dakota delega-
ton and that he surely would carry the
state in the election"
Roosevelt's popularity in North Da.
kota is conceded by the La Toilette
managers They are apprehensive that
his name will be used in the presidential
primary to be held in that state in
March. Under the North Dakota law,
petition signed by Republican voters to
the number of per cent. of the vote
cast at the last elections would make
any man q candidate for the presidency
in the primary so far as North Dakota
is concerned. In the Congress elections
of 1910, $4,000 Republican votes were
polled in North Dakota. 1t would thus
take only 500 signers to make Col.
Roosevelt q candidate before the Repub.
leans of the state The La Toilette
leaders would like to see the former
president note his disapproval of any
movement in North Dakota to bring him
into the race. Col Roosevelt has not
condemned the action Of his friends in
Nebraska and doubt is expressed that
he viii do anything in the case Of North
Dakota.
Oregon Republicans, according to in.
formation received here, are strong for