The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-15
PRES. TAFT
CONFIDENT
Victory on First Ballot, His
Prediction
NO NEED OF COMPROMISE
Others, However, Say 1t May Be Pos
sible-If Third Man Is Needed
Taft Would Favor
Fairbanks.
NO NEED OF COMPROMISE

no third cand idate. All the information
] get is that will be nominated on the
first ballot, with votes to spare.
That was President Taft's answer yes
terday to visitor who asked his posi-
ton in regard to a compromise eandi-
date at the Republican national con-
vention.
The president has not the remotest
doubt that he will be nominated at the
Chicago convention, and that the Repub-
lican party will not have to worry about
a third candidate. Encouraging messages
have been received from all of the coun-
try, assuring Mr.. Taft that he was prac-
ticaIIy sure of the nomination. One tel
egram which gave Mr.. Taft great pleas
ure read:
Nevada delegates solid for you and
on train for Chicago Z. Z. Roberts"
Advices from the Taft headquarters in
Chicago informed the president that the
first battle had already been won and
that nomination on the first or second
ballot seemed certain.
If the Roosevelt forces attempt to
steal any of the southern delegates who
have been pledged to vote for the nomi-
nation of Taft, the Taft "steam-roller"
expects to swing some of the delegates
pledged to Roosevelt over to their side
after the first ballot. when their prom
Use made at the primaries has been tech
nically fulfilled If, after the first ballot
the Roosevelt delegates see that tfeir
man cannot be nominated, they will
probably swing to the Taft side.
At the cabinet meeting yesterday
morning, Mr. Taft was assured by every
member of his cabinet that from the
inside his nomination for re election
seemed absolutely certain. Most of the
cabinet members have received encour-
aging reports from their sections OF the
country and have received advices from
the headquarters in Chicago that the
battle is already theirs.
As to dark horse or third candidate,
the president has refused to talk on the
subject to the most intimate friends.
He even refuses to acknowledge such
possibility. His advices from his friends
and from Chicago are so conclusive that
he apparently has dismissed the third
candidate talk as nonsense.
In the event that a deadlock should
occur and neither Mr.. Taft nor Mr..
Roosevelt should be able to receive the
that he wants to have a say in who the
dark horse shall be. Although he has
refused to discuss the subject. il stands
TO reason that he has given it some
thought.
Vice President Fairbanks, who will be
chairman of the resolutions committee,
and Senator Root, who will be the tenn
porary chairman of the convention and
deliver the keynote speech loom up as
possible candidates. Both will be thrown
into the limelight of the convention with
their conspicuous work and perhaps in
case of a deadlock will be able to in
spire the delegates to cast their votes
for them.
Senator Roots speech will have vast
amount of effect in the convention. 1t
will give him terrific power and IL
written in the right strain may influence
the delegates in his favor in case of
deadlock.
Also Vice President Fairbanks work
on the committee of resolutions will give
him considerable influence over the con-
vention. Again, if Mr.. Root were a
it is almost certain that he
would carry solid New York delega-
ton, which is great matter in CON
vention. Associate Justice Hughes. also
of New York, has been spoken of sew
eral times as a candidate or dark |
horse. His position on the matter is
not understood by the cabinet members, |
but If the Chicago convention decided to I
nominate him, he would undoubtedly re-
ceive the appreciation and support of |
the entire machine.
Pepragpptativa Iittlaton NJ Nattr
York, who called on the president at the |
White House, said: "Of course, Mr.. |
has been playing up Mr.. Cum
Minis in Chicago and has been adver-
Using him ineonspicuously as a dark |
horse. He really favors Hughes in case
\ third candidate must take the nomi- I
nation. The Roosevelt people are decid- |
IDLY antagonistic to La Toilette. and ii 1
| think they will use all their
to defeat his nomination.
Again, as Mr.. Fairbanks was vice-pres-
dent during Mr. Roosevelts second term
If office, Mr.. Roosevelt might also favor
him in case he himself was unable to Sc
,ure the nomination"
President Taft was highly pleased
with letter received from the officers
If the farmers national congress, whose
headquarters are in Chicago They fully
ndorse Taft in behalf of the farmers of
he United States, and give him their
assurance that, if nominated he win re-
GIVE most of their states on account Of
lis stand on the Bourne bill and the
parcels post. The letter in part is:
81 feel that | cannot fittingly express
he gratitude of the farmers national