The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-05
A GOOD WEEK EoR TAFT.

OIlo SNORT week las SldpSeu SihSc
Roosevelt's declaration OF
his candidacy for the presidential nom
nation. A grand rush followed, but
ii seems to have been toward the Taft
hand wagon instead of the Roosevelt
chariot, and the expressed comment Of
the press of the country was undouht
edly the reverse from what the colonel
had expected
The echoes even from Wisconsin
are bringing back such expressive
EXPLANATIONS as traitor and La
Toilette men are turning to Taft. The
colonel has one little afternoon news
raper in Boston as his only New Enc
land support in the press. and anoth-
Ell In New York. The paper at Pitts
burgh, owned by Lillian Russell's
husband, and the Mccormack papers.
lin Cleveland, Toledo and Chicago ac-
count for most of the newspaper sup
port east Of the Mississippi.
A dozen governors declared for Taft
as against eight, who had Joined in the
letter to Roosevelt, insisting that he
respond to the overwhelming senti-
ment for him In the country at large
Meanwhile the Taft movement has
gone forward by leaps and bounds
as evidenced by the press from all
sections Of the country The Taft
managers have issued the following
resume of the results of last week S
activities, which. they claim, brought
a total OF seventy-four delegates to
the President.
The week Just ended brought thirty
4 more delegates into the TAFT column
all but four Of them instructed and a
contest threatened with regard to the
two delegates from the Third Missouri
district. Total number or delegates
thus far chosen, seventy-four. Total
for President Taft, seventy-fonr. Mum
her of delegates in threatened con
tests, four.
In all other regards, also, the Taf
campaign has made Roadway mos
pleasing and satisfactory 10 1fle mer
at the head of 1t. The announcement
of organized opposition has resulted
in stimulating the activities of Mr.
Tafts supporters and in developing
the overwhelming sentiment that il
behind his candidacy. Twelve Repub
lican governors at once came out Il
the open and avowed support, and fie
ures were adduced to show that Pres
fdent Taft, In the respective state
whose seven governors now oppos
} him, received a popular vote exceed
( ing that of the seven governors b
: 1S0-199. Senator Root and every Re
r publican member OF the New Yorl
, delegation remain loyal to Presiden
: Taft.
In Massachusetts, Senator Lodge. be
9 cause of his personal relations, a
7 though strongly opposed to the recal
y OF judicial decisions, announced mel
+ tralitv. while Representative Gardne
q and Isient Governor rockingham d.
I ciared fer Mr.. Taft Other progress
siFes, Ike Senator Borah, have will
/. held their support, and yet other
Z like REPRESENTATIVES, Martin and Bilrls
!, of South Dakota. Humphrey OF Wasl
!, ington and Senator Jones of Washing
e ton took their stand in favor of Pres
v dent Test. Former Governor ~
It Bachelder of New Hampshire pres
>. dent OF the National Grange, declare
:, that the Columbus speech made ii
:. colonel impossible.
re In Orange, ~ r.. the Mckinley az
1T Roosevelt club changed
name and Endorsed the candidacy
r. President Taft Fifty New Hampshi
ri nTogressives. previously associate
Is With Governor Bass, pledged the
OF support to Taft.
a IN MICHIGAN. enthusiastically {
H. scribed as a stronghold of the oppo
ar tion, National Committeeman Blodg,
ot Endorsed the President and the Eigh