The Washington times., 1912-04-10
HEAVY GLOON AT
WHITE HOUSE OVER
ILLINOIS RESULTS
Friends of President Have
/. Little to Say About
ID. Sweeping Defeat.

An appalling silence on the part OF
President Taft, and an fncoherent de-
sire on the part OF his official mouth
/ pieces to explain that at was all ex-
pected," and that 1T cannot possibly
AFFECT the result at Chicago" were the
4 striking results at the White House to-
day of the rout of the reactionaries in
Il1inois yesterday.
i There probably has not been such
another dreary day at the White House
since Mr.. Taft was inducted into office
At intervals supporters of the Admins
trauon. who had warily approached the
! President on the subject OF Illinois,
! would hasten from the Executive office
and offer some such sunshiny statement
as the President has nothing TO say,
but he is not surprised" But these
reiterations did not lift the pail
1 A majority of Congressman and Sem
j stors who called on the President con-
stdered the Illinois outcome as ''un-
| fortunate' for Mr.. Taft. One or two
| even suggested that II would tend to
"rescusitate" the Roosevelt boom and
make 1t "a little, bit harder for Mr..
might Be Nominated"
One well known Kentucky Congress-
man, becoming somewhat incautious,
said he even thought "Mr. Roosevelt
might be nominated and then, re-
membering himself, asked that this be
/! not quoted
Congressman Driscoll of New York
thought the result in Illinois was bad. .
but he didn't think he ought to say any
more about 1t, being Democrat
/ Congressman Sells OF Tennessee, a
strong Republican said:
II am q little surprised and a little
disappointed. 1t will add some life to
the Roosevelt boom and make II a
little harder for the President. But
cago. Mr.. Taft believes he will be NOM
mated, and he is not especially sur
prised by the Illinois vote.
True. we did expect about. eight
/ the vote would be so great for. Mr..
/ anything in the end"
Congressman Sells was OF the impress
sion that the victory fer Roosevelt in
Illinois would be offset by a simila II
or greater victory for Taft In Pennsyl-
! 'rne President expects to carry al
last fifty-five Of tine sixty-six delegates
In Pennsylvania he declared.
Former Congressman Grosvenor OF
was resrettabie, but ne ais9 EXPRESSED
/ affect the result.
II talked IT, Congressman Mckinley
Yesterday, and he told me that all the
I'resident expected to get out of H.
lino,s,.. anyway, was cGout six dele.
gates, said Mr., Grosvenor. so we
ere not surprised. though the vote for
Roosevelt is Astonishing
Little to Say.
, Congressman Danforth Of New Yerk
called on the President to introduce q
coupie of friends. ASKED about Iilii.
nois he srinned and said:
I'm so terribly confused by my socia
duties that can't say what think"
Congressman Slemp of Virginia, a
loyal Republican friend of the President
1 gasped when asked about Illinois. Blu
I believe in letting the people express
their preference he said. "I am very
much surprised, of course, but believe
Mr. Taft will yet capture the nomina'
ton
CONGRESSMAN Redfeld, a Democrat
hailing from Brooklyn, had few min
utes talk with the President about
personal matter" He grined joyouslI
about Illinois. ,.... -.
!. Looks like the Republicans are spill
wide open and Mr.. Roosevelt Is makini
progress" he said. but, of course.
am interested in the Democratic situa
don and II looks as II Brother Clari
was doing pretty WELL