The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-02-15
ROOSEVELT MEN
OPEN A BUREAU,
WORK WITH RUSH
Loeb Expected to Quit Gov
eminent Post and Manage
Colonel's Campaign.
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ident Taft, and 1t is in recognition of
this anti-Taft feeling that the COVER
nors have declared for Colonel Roose-
velt The Republican voters In these
States are overwhelmingly in favor Of
the nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt, and
II the President Is renominated at the
Chicago convention, the great proba-
bility is that the normal Republican
vote cannot be brought out at the polls
Notably is this true in Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Nebraska, South Dakota, and
West Virginia, which are very likely
to be lost to the Republicans in the
dent.
In seven other States which now
nave Republican governors--C alifornia,
Warrington, and Wisconsin-there ia
also decided opposition to President
TAFT, such that 1t is more than doubt
rul whether any kind OF campaign that
shouId be renominated would be able
TO bring anything like the normal Re-
publican vote. These States have an
aggregate of 90 electoral votes.
This puts ISL electoral votes from the
nfteen normally Republican States into
the doubtful column the moment Pres
!dent Taft is declared the nominee OF
tho Chicago convention, and with at
ability of Democratic success. That is
the situation in the States which now
have Republican administrations, cor
/sidered from the viewpoint of the re-
nomination of President Taft.
In case the nominee at Chicago is
Colonel Roosevelt. there is no reason
to suppose that he would fail to carry
any one of these twenty-three Re
OF Maryland and Tennessee. He would
be assured of at least 21S electoral
votes to start with. 1t would be nee
essary for him then, in order to carry
an aggregate of only 4S electoral
votes.
Fight Is North.
The Roosevelt fight, therefore,
would have to be made in Northern
States which now have Democratic
administrations. There are twelve of
these State-Colorado, with cleo
toral votes; Connecticut, Z; Idaho, 4 :;
i3diana, 10; Maine. 8; Massachusetts,
York, AS North Dakota, S; Ohio, "a:
and oregon, 6. Total. 1853.
On the showing made in the last
three national campaigns, every one
OF these States ought to be easily
Republican. Mr.. Taft lost Colorado
and Nebraska in 1908. but Colonel
Fo9seye1t carried agi;S both sios easily in ISOi
in regard to these twelve States now
administered by Democratic governors
1t would be easy for Colonel Roosevelt
TO win the forty-eight votes necessary,
In addition to the 218 from States at
present ), Republican. to carry them to
He could win without Indiana, Ohio,
New York. New Jersey, and Connect
cut combined. To do so he would only
nave to hold the states now Republican
cSrrS Maryland sTyl9,n and TennesseeI,andd
states of Maine and Massachusetts,
which have never failed the Republican
party in a Presidential campaign, and
Montana. North Dakota, and Oregon, in
all Of which he is exceptionally strong "
ABOUT the wnrmest bit of political
nceeratMre lately 2erused was the char
tior. issued by Mr.. Mccormick Just as
soon as he had Sot desk an office
chatr, and typewriter installed in his
new headquarters.
Text of Statement.
He signedthls and then passt it ous:
Tho Administration has embarked
upon a policy of political Suicide
and murder" -murtlGr il possible and
suicide II necessary. In its effort
to discredit the friends of Mr.. Roose-
Welt IT has sought 20 destroy the Re
pnblicans who favor his candidacy,
and has cast its lot with the mort
hund reartionar7 leaders of the Re
publican party. al the risk of losing
thc support ol lnS great mass or pro-
Sressiyc voters throughout the coun-
9Y
Not content with viciously attack
ing the progressives in one speech,
In another 1t has sought to divide
the Republican opposition to the
President by confusion of facts with
reference to Senator Cummins, SEN
ator La Toilette, and Colonel Roose-
Welt 1t Is not credible that the
Secretary of the Treasury could
have made his Lansing speech II he