The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-16
ROOSEVELT BOOM
GETS new START
Results in Illinois 1njects
Vigor Into Colonel's Cam
paign in Ohio.

Columbus. April 1s.-There may be
there Is none In Ohio. The friends
Of President Taft are standing just as
pat as from the outset Of the contest
For the mere matter of somebody or
other losing Illinois, Maine or some
other state does not settle the fac
tional disputes in Ohio. There are
still the "outs" wanting in and the
"tns" wanting to stay in. So the mat
ter Of ono candidate or another get
ting black eye or even two black
eyes does not count. Illinois gave
Roosevelt's boom an impetus that it
really needed II 1t were to keep mov-
ing at all. 1t was becoming hard to
get support for 1t in Ohio. So many
practical persons dislike to be caught
red-handed on the losing side of a
fight that they were preparing for
a spectacular leap into the Taft
wagon. The Illinois result has ham,
pered the Taft movement in this state
some. though not to fatal degree by
any means
In Ohio the Taft people have play
ed their strongest card-the alleged
disloyalty of Colonel Roosevelt to the
president They have pointed out
that 1t was Roosevelts business to
counsel with President Taft instead
of standing aloof and criticising him
at every turn. Then Taft Is an Ohio
an. and Ohio people insist on fair
play for him. The merits Of the con-
tentions as to the iss,ies are lost sight
Of through this clever. appeal to the
loyalty Of Ohioans. and It is pretty
hard work. as general proposition,
to make headway against Taft in his
homo state under such circum-
stances, no matter whether he gets
an occasional Jolt in another state
or not
Lines Are Drawn Closely.
Walter +. Brown. the real brains Of
the Taft opposition. took quick and
effective advantage of the Illinois re-
suit and his encouraging interview.
made public before the ink of the
election judges was dry on the tally
sheet, gave the Taft movement a
check and strengthened many of the
Roosevelt followers whose knees were
getting wobbly. He called attention
to the result where direct primaries
nave indicated what Is in the minds Of
the republican voters. He said Taft
had machine-made delegates. but
that wherever the people had a
chance to speak they were for Roose-
Welt. The purpose Of this was to try
to get into the minds Of the republi-
can voters that Taft could not be
elected II nominated.
There has been rumor Of a new
candidate, for in Ohio at least fac
ttonal contests have become 80 bitter
in some localities that whether Taft
or Roosevelt were nominated the bit
terness would be felt in November. AS
a matter of fact, It is a tossup wheth-
or Taft or Roosevelt would be cut the
most in the republican ranks at the
fall election. This is not very en-
thusiastic Roosevelt state. his recall
of judicial decisions" speech before
the constitutional convention and his
somewhat different notions as to the
the same speech, not having taken
we'll with the body polite. So the
talk of a third candidate might find
lodgment with Ohio republicans If il
were not for the fact that the lines
are so closely drawn by factions in
this state that to switch candidates
would leave neither side banner un-
der which to contend. And II they
were simply left to fight it out among
have little to do with either. as mere
faction. and not standing for any
great principle Of government.
Different in Ohio.
Chairman Laylin Of the republican
state executive committee has issued
statement calculated to keep the
Taft people in line. He says local
conditions prevailed in Illinois and
that Colonel Roosevelt's campaign
was an appeal to the prejudices and
passions Of the people.
That kind of campaign cannot
win in Ohio" Dir. Laylin adds Here
the Issues are clearly defined"
Governor Harmon's Oma ha speech
created something of sensation in
Ohio. To begin with. it fired his fol-
lowers with enthusiasm. as it showed
he did not intend to stand for any
Misrepresentation Of his position. The
speech showed fight. and that pleased
the boys here at home.
Incidentally the speech opened the
closet door and exposed some skele-
tons. The governor has been natient
under the FIRE OF John ]. Lentz, Har-
vey G. CARRIER and w. ". Durbin,
who are the leaders in the anti -Har-
mo nmovement, and in whose foot
steps some democrats who have not
understood the facts, have been fol-
lowing. In effect the governor charg-
es that Mr.. Durbin. when running for
auditor Of state, promised he would
get public funds for favored banks at
low rates Of interest, in spite Of the
fact that Harmon, with whom he was
running on the ticket, was making a
campaign on that very issue and be-
laboring the republicans for having
done that very thing.
Here 10 where John ]. LentZ 10 said
to have got In. The bankers complain
ed that promises Of funds had not
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