The Washington herald., 1912-03-13

field. Such action would undoubtedly in
crease the bitterness between the Ia
Toilette followers and the Roosevelt fol-
lowers. \ list OF Taft delegates will be
placed in the field in every district in
Wisconsin. In some OF the districts the
fight between the Taft and anti-Taft
forces will be very close. Four years ago
President Taft's delegates were elected in
one OF the Wisconsin districts, in a test
Of strength with Senator La Toilette.
In other districts the result was very
close. Representative Lenroot, of wiscon-
sin, who is for Senator La Toilette as
first choice and for Roosevelt as second
choice. said to-day that he considered
Il a great mistake for the Roosevelt
n,anagers TO put a ticket in the field.
TT will probably divide the progressive
vote and result in the election OF some
delegates for President Taft" said Mr..
Lenroot.
Newspapers Against ct. r."
But probably one OF the most dis
couraging pieces OF information that
has fioated into Washington in the last
twenty-four hours is the startling an
nouncement-startlin TO The Roose-
Welt men-that the Star League of
newspapers in Indianapolis switched
from Roosevelt to Taft. This league
comprises the Indianapolis Star, Terre
Haute Star, and Muncie Star all morn
ing newspapers. with an aggregate cir
culatiOn of about 10000. The only
other important newspaper in Indian
apolis. the Indianapolis News. indepen-
dent. has been supporting President
Taft. The Star League newspapers
made formal announcement OF their
support of President Taft in an edi-
torial published Monday morning.
These newspapers have been very
friendly to Senator Beyeridge. They
are owned by J. c. Schafer. of Chicago.
a close personal friend of former SEN
ator Beveridge, who has taken per-
sonal leadership of the Roosevelt boom
in Indiana. For several weeks the Star
League newspapers have been saying
pleasant things about Col. Roosevelt.
and have been criticising President
Taft. Indiana politicians in Washing
ton were saying yesterday that this
change of front by the Indiana league
of newspapers leaves the Roosevelt
movement absolutely without a voice
in Indiana and destroys any chance
that the Roosevelt men may have had
of securing any considerable number
of delegates from that State. 1t is
doubtful, they say. If the colonel will
secure a single vote in the Indiana del
egation.
Movement Has Subsided.
1t was common talk in Washington yes
terday that the Roosevelt moyement has
subsidized. 1t is very apparent that his
managers are gloomy. Some of them pri- |
vately concede that they got into the |
night too late. S0thers blame Senator La |
Toilette as the instrument of their I'M
doing. The thing that is most discourag-
-. n.
Welt movement west OF the Mississippi |
River. The managers of Col. Roosevelt's |
campaign expected to secure practically |
solid delegations in all the States west |
OF the Mississippi. In Oklahoma they
have already lost one district and will /
lose. one or two others. In /
New Mexico they were promised a solid |
instructed delegation by Representative /
Curry, who went to New Mexico, after |
a private conference with Cpl. Roose-
welt in New York, with the avowed in 1
tion for Roosevelt. The delegation which |
was elected a few days ago is uninstruct-
ed, and both sides are claiming a ma
jority OF the delegates.
President Taft will have a majority of |
the Arkansas delegation. and up to this
time the Taft managers have had things
practically their own way in Missouri |
and IN Iowa Slgnlncdnt action has been
taken in favor of President Taft In Colo
rado, Nevada, Idaho. and Utah. 1t is
now certain that the delegates from wy
oming and Utah will all be for Taft, with
the probability that those in Idaho, Ne
gada, and Colorado will also be for him
Experienced politicians were saying yes
terday that they expect to see the actual
of the Roosevelt move
nent begin with the New York State
When Col. Roosevelt's can
iidacy was first announced, political OBJ
servers agreed that II he could break
sven' in New York and Ohio, with the
prospect, as IT then appeared, that he
would have all of the territory west of
he Mississippi River, that he would have
chance for the nomination. Now it is
'nly too manifest that he will have a
Tery small number of delegates from New
FORK, and IL the members Of the Ohio
delegation in Congress are conversant
With affairs in Ohio. the showing in that
state will be just as disappointing. from |
he viewpoint Of his managers