The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-03-02
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But Mr.. Roosevelt is now an avoAg-
ed candidate, after the. inSlstenes ae-
mand being made by the goYeraors 81
Kansas, Michigan, MISSOURI A eprsss - !. 9,
New Hampshire, South Dakota, w est
Virginia and Wyoming. RooSeVet rs
popular in these states The governors
of these states are hoping 1of tu !.S1.
political preference and are polltlcldiis
enough to try to ride into ottlce on
the coat-taiIs of Mr.. Roosevelt MINOR
office seekers a-plenty Will be IouIlu
who will admit RooseVelt cahllo1 oS
nominated but they Will shout Ia
perhaps help them land ottices tney
would not if depending on tnelr own
rersonaIity. OF such is the Kingdom
of politics.
These eight states have a total OF 90
e1ectoraI votes. But Mr.. Tart has
equal assurance from Pennsy anna Ll
MARYLAND Ohio and Delaware, anu
these four states have % elG 9aole-
votes It might be urged that Roose-
veIt will have some delegates from
the last named states. true, put II II
lust as probable that TAFT VIII naNe
some delegates from the elsne I 1;1aeIv
named: and Mr.. Taft is just as nkely
to have all the delegates from the -FOUR
states named as is Mr.. Roosevelt 70
have all the delegates from me eisHe
states. -, 49, I'll
or nearly all. the delegates from the
solid south, for the reason lhal ~
delegates from the southern seece0
will be largely named by federal once
holders who are appointeeS OF MI
rroft Ou1 eastern exchanges LEAD US
20 believe the sentiment in the e"st
is in favor of Taft. Golfers weekly -
the only big New York paper SuPPodr
inc Roosevelt The press of the New
1sTolaud states seems to be entlrely
With Taft. The North American IS the
only big paper in Pennsy SuP p
Dorting Roosevelt. Only one uaAy ~
washington is against Taft. The gov
e,1or of Iowa declared Monday 1or
raft On Tuesday the governor "
Nfinnesota declared for Taft. Ihe IeXas
Progressive Republican league WhIGn
vas for IaFollette until mis- preak-
IoTn has declared for Taft. At TINS
time it looks like RooseVeio WI ~
have hard shedding Gettlng uoWn ~
Trures Roosevelt could nave every
delegate from the Mississippi TO tne
Pacific and from Canada to Mexico,
and vet have a little less than 5OO
votes in the convention. And 5OO VOTES
IS little more than third
Rl1t the Roosevelt enthusiasts couht
IN the IaFollette influence going &c
roosevelt, which is trusting to rope
of sand. When Roosevelt was presl-
dent he openly showed conteLnpt ~
T.aF'olIette. While the LaFollette men
counting OH TIE SuPROAN ~
,,e1+ and his friends, on the sole bond
of progressiveism, Mr.. Roosevelt be
came first a tentative and then an act
mai candidate. They look upon 1t as
being robbed in the house or thelI
friends How keenIy the LaFollette
men feel this is shown by the action
of the Texas Progressive League and
by the governor of Minnesota aVoWlng
for Taft. In our own state ex-Lieute1-
op+ Governor Troutman has declared
for Taft. And for six years Troutman
has been a progressive leader and
warm IAFollette man. The cnahces
are that the big end of the LaF'ollett<
delegates will be for Taft in the finish
The inevitable conclusion, taking all
these things together. is that Mr.;
Roosevelt will not be nominated-wtl WI
not come as near to- it as did Grant:
who had more than 800 delegates who
stood by him to the end. The foreso-
ing conclusions, we think, are fair, ana
unbiasted by personal preference.