Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-04

50 years ago, who can speak like
Daniel Webster work like horse
and fight like wildcat, to take
presidential nomination. APPLY
QUICK to
Penrose. Root, Crane & Smoot,
Washington, D. c.
Anybody who can answer the fore
going and qualify can have the job If
nobody applies the present incumbent
will hold over Just now, being weary
from an unavailing assault on Massa
chusetts. the said Incumbent, Mr. Will
liam H. Taft, has gone to Georgia to re-
cuperate.
~ While he is gone is a good time to
apply, for there is real, honest, serious
consideration of asking him to with
draw from the race, and only the fact
that there is no other dark horse in the
paddock saves his managers the en-
barrassing necessity of doing so.
Primaries Taft's Doom.
Direct primaries have done for Mr.
Taft. His managers We're bullied into
accepting them by Roosevelt They
fought them in Massachusetts, Illinois,
Maryland and Michigan for a long
time
Then suddenly. convinced that Roose-
welt had no real strength, they changed
their tactics and invited and invited
them. Now they know that direct pri-
maries furnish the people with means
of voting not only FOR man, but
AGAINST him
Not enough people voted for Roose-
welt in Massachusetts,. Pennsylvania or
Illinois to help him much. But suf-
ficient number voted against Mr.. Taft
70 put that gentleman in a very deep
hole
The Taft people are still hopeful, or
were this afternoon. They say that
with 1928 more delegates they have got
Taft nominated. They say that with
their own delegate estimate before
them. But that estimate is based on a
loyalty in the South that does not ex-
list. Furthermore, it. is based on a bet
that the national committee will seat
only Taft delegates in case of con-
tests.
Afraid of Steam Roller.
But the national committeeman have
had their ears as close to the ground as
anybody else during the last few weeks.
and they are going to take no chances
in starting steam roller that may run
over their own ambitions before they
can stop it,
AS soon as Mr.. Taft returns to Wash
ington grave and earnest conference
will be held at the white house. 1t has
been learned that the actual facts. as
they present themselves to his man
ayers, will be presented to him, in plain
language
He will be told that, while he still has
a chance at the nomination. provided
he can hold the South and keep the ma
tional committee in line. even this
seems TO indicate that he Will have
very little chance at the polls.
New Man Not Yet Found.
He will be asked if he still wants to
stay in the game. If he does, he will be
permitted to-provided the bosses be-
hind him can't find somebody else. If
he says he is sick of the whole bust
ness and wants to get out, his aid will
be solicited in finding substitute.
Then there will be quick work. The
new man will be boosted in every ad-
m1nistration newspaper thousands of
letters to political leaders will be writ
ten instructing them to throw Taft
delegates to him. the president himself
will make public statement, bespeak-
ing the support of his friends for the
understudy
But the new man has not yet been
found. You can take Your pick among
any of the following: Borah, Fairbanks.
Nagel, Knox, Hughes-aIl reactionaries
or near reactonaries. And if you don't
like any of these you can suggest some
body.