Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-12
NO ROOM FOR DARK HORSE
Battle to the Finish Before the Re-
publican Convention.
PRESIDENTS WISE ATTITUDE
No Cause for Bitterness Following
His Nomination-Views Of
Others Expressed.

| doubt as to the nomination of Presi-
dent Taft" said Attorney General Wick
| ersham after today's cabinet meeting
| land l do not now have any misgivings
as to the outcome. There is not the
slightest ground for talking of a dark
horse. This fight is between two men,
| and one will win. The Presidents course
| has been such that it has given no of
| tense to those now opposing him and he
VIII win In November. The democrats
will have no chance to point to injudicious
remarks he might have made and to
| use them to arouse bitterness in the re-
publican ranks
c. p. Taft of Cincinnati, the Presi-
dents brother, was visitor at the
White House today and made state
| ment summarizing his views as to the
situation. as follows:
president Taft is absolutely certain
OF denomination and he will be re-
elected. Democrats everywhere admit
that ne Is the only man they fear in
November next. If the attacks upon
| him were based upon faults of his ad-
m1n1stratiOn or upon his conduct in
office 1T might be different but it must
be borne in mind that the only real op-
position to him is founded in prejudice
and appeals to passion, the most dan
gerous thing to the future of this
SOAhSiy ciuSC luC civil wal.
No Dark Horse in Sight.
'It is either Taft or Roosevelt, and
talk Of dark horse will not make head
way do not think there is the hast
sure of denomination now as he was a
week ago." This was part Of a declara-
ton by Representative Calder of Brook
lyn at the White House today. 'It must
be borne in mind most clearly that it is
not PRESIDENT Taft who is doing anything
to hurt the party next November When
he Is nominated, as he will be- the feel
ing that has been stirred by the fight will
soon wear off. and men now opposing the
President will recall that he has said
nothing Injurious to party success; that
there Is no cause to oppose his reelection,
and no reason why a democrat should be
voted for.
The talk that the President cannot be
elected Is put out to confuse republican
voters and to take strength away from
vehnber by big majority"
Newell Sanders. the newly appointed
United States senator from Tennessee, in
company with a number of prominent re-
publicans from that state, told the Presi-
dent that the situation has not changed,
and that his nomination will be certain.
The Taft people have got their second
wind since the Illinois primary election,
and their confidence is fully restored as
to the eventual outcome Much is at
stake in the Pennsylvania primaries, but
there is little doubt in the Taft ranks as
to how the state will go. Senator PEN
rose tells the President that he can count
safely, upon fully two-thirds of the total
number of delegates that will be chosen
tomorrow.
There are seventy-six votes in the Chi
cago convention from Pennsylvania and
Of these the Taft people are conserva-
11~~ oR ktrA
more sanguine of the Taft leaders say
! that Taft will get sixty and Roosevelt
sixteen.
Boost for Taft Expected.
If this is the result the Roosevelt peo-
| pie will get a hard blow, as the addition
of fifty votes to the Taft certainties at
this time will run his total to $50. which
| is getting pretty close to the number
dent today has 339 votes, counting Mich
| igan and Kentucky. which acted yester-
| day. There are 1,O76 votes In the Chi
| cago convention and $50 will nominate.
| Nebraska has her primaries tomorrow
ana the Taft people are confident OF win
ming there. The feeling is pretty general
| that between Pennsylvania and Nebraska
the Presidents total delegate vote by
leaving him only 139 votes shy of the
goal.
No Cabinet Meeting Today.
| Attorney General Wickersham and Sec
retaries Stimson and Wilson journeyed to
the White House today for the regular
cabinet meeting. They waited some time
in the cabinet room, but no colleagues ap-
peared. On counting noses it was found
that all the other cabinet officers are out
of the city. Secretary Nagel is in Mis-
| souri,. Secretary Fisher went to Nebraska,
| Secretary MacVeagh is In New YORK
Postmaster General Hitchcock was in
New York yesterday, Secretary Meyer
was absent from the city and Secretary
| Knox is returning from his South Amer
| lean trip
President Taft this afternoon received
| Director GuZman and the London SYM
phony Orchestra, introduced by the Brit
ish ambassador. The Presidents pro-
gram included attendance at the renter.
nent OF the remains Of Gen. Phil Kear.
/ ay.