The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-02
Press Agent Reports

fFo00 Agent ktepOkt0
Comment on such results as these,
is highly interesting. The seasoned
politicians are too wise to be misled by
tho press agent reports of officeholders'
interviews In favor of Taft.
The big crop Of Taft Statements" Il
now being garnered and the showing
IL not at all satisfactory to the inside
Taft managers. They know that their
returns will come In first; they can
pull the strings and get prompt an
nothing at present are going to do the
business later on and the polls indi-
cate how they will do it.
Two developments have caused es.
pecial shock at Taft headquarters.
One was the declaration Of Pearl
Wight Of New Orleans. perhaps the
most Influential politician in Lou
ted to Roosevelt and that he is go
ing to make fight for a Roosevelt
delegation from Louisiana, Wight's
leadership on this side is regarded as
making It almost certain that Roose-
velt, who has always been. especially
strong there. will get the state. Taft
was 30 weak there four years ago
that the national committee did not
have the nerve to seat either dele
ing Sroups' and gave them half votes.
s.-' TeIAs For Roosevelt $50
Wight, It 10 expected. will secure
q primary: that will give the real
sentiment of the people . chance to
come TO the surfAce.- Much importance
attaches to this Texas ID already en-
crossed in a fight which outcome. un-
der the leadership Of Cecil Lyon for
Roosevelt Is conceded to be q pretty
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Wight adds Louisiana to, that column.
the south will be cracked wide open.
Meanwhile the Tennessee, North Car
olina and Georgia people are at work
to make powerful showing Of the
real Roosevelt strength as against the
organizations. There have been In.
sistent rumors that the Arkansas OH.
cial machine is honeycombed with dis.
loyalty to Taft: and that 1t may split
and give Roosevelt big slice Of that
states delegate strength.
The most significant Of all the re-
Elections Of popular sentiment that
came in today. however, was from
Illinois. The Illinois Roosevelt COM
mittee has been polling the precinct
committeeman Of the state to deter
mine their attitude. There are 268s
from 1892 and OF these Roosevelt gets
the votes Of 1904 and Taft of only
1ss.
Taft Peoples Blunder
This outcome has sent shivers up
and down the anatomies Of the leaders
in the Taft-Lorimer-McKinl combi-
nation that expects to hold Illinois up
for Taft. to save Lorimer's senatorial
seat and to bring Cannon back to the
czarship Of the house of representa-
tives II Taft Is elected president again.
Many Of the Taft people are fearful
that a grave mistake was made in
turning their campaign over to Cannon
and Mckinley. Illinois was at that
time thought to be gravely menaced
by the LaFollette boom the Lorimer
people were confident they could save
the day and they got. control.
Now that Roosevelt has come into
the fight and the national situation is
hopelessly complicated with the county
and state elections Of this year. the
desire to name national ticket with q
chance Of winning is lining up all the
small politicians for Roosevelt and
disaster seems to confront the Taft
people.
Taft Ahead Here
But Of all the polls lately taken.
President Taft is not to be denied the
distinction Of having won a highly sig
nificant and suggestive one. The New
York Globe sent requests to all Of the
1041 members Of the New York Stock
Exchange for expressions of their
presidential preference. The result
from the first 314 mombers who have
pnnI}nd foIlaw,a.