The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-06
.GLEE is SUPREME
IN CAMP OF TAFT
Presidential Followers Can Sec
Nothing But Victory
Ahead.
NOT AFRAID OF COLONEL
They Regard His Nomination at
Chicago Convention as
Assured.
NOT AFRAID OF COLONEL

the OPINION of politicians at the Capt.
toi Is gong TO pieces rapidly, while
the Taft movement is steuoily gaining
impetus. There has never been any
1 uouSt in the minds OF the leading Taft
Republicans In Congress OF the Presi-
dents denomination, but naturally
they have watched with interest tho
I developments in the insurgent cam
! paign.
! Inc insurgents have had no compact
centralized organization from the out
set The La Toilette boom was pushed
! for all II was worth. Ut wesks ugU II
! was evident tnat the Senator was fail
] ing 10 entnuse tho country. Whether
realization OIL that fact waa responsI-
ole for his "blow-up" at Philadelphia
at the publishers banquet Is a ques-
ton.
Inc Roosevelt movement has lacked
the necessary stimulus OF the coloners
own aid to crystnllIze 1t. IL Roosevelt
! mad taken the lead In an aggressive
campaisn. politicians admit that a SCI
rlous situation would have resulted
iae Cumm!ns candidacy thus far mas
apparently been Tor home consump-
lion" only. and is taken TO be u move
, inent to hold the insursent lines in
'dct. fhe Cummins candidacy has net
made any headway outside OF Iowa
Ihus, throughout the country the
insurgents nave lacked definite leader
snip sufficient to rally ali of the In
surgents OF oil sections TO one
standard
In the meantime President Tafts
candidacy has been promoted by &C.
tual Developments. Such delegates as
have already been elected have been
instructed for him. AS preliminary
10 and promising further Instructed
deiesations. numerous city, county and
State committees have adopted reso-
lutions indorsing Taft
Ihls has occurred In widely sepa-
rated sections of the country, and the
action thus taken has been that OF
responsible political organizations
having Influence in their respective
March several State conventions will
be held. The Florida Republicans are
holding their convention to-day, and Il
contest will DE made by the President
friends TO have the convention instruct
for him.
Republicans bore Hopeful.
While great deal has been said
from time to time about the alleged
pess!mism of leading Republicans In
Congress over the outlook for next
November. It la a fact that to-day a
I distinctly moro hopeful feeling pre-
walls among the leading men OF tho
party as represented in Congress-
Taft Will bo renominated." they say.
and nine-tenths OF them add, "and he
, will be reelected" When asked why
they hold that opinion the. say that
there Is no Democrat in the field who
measures up TO Taft" They believe
that In a national campaign the coun-
try will show that it is stnl Republi-
can, for they do not see what the
Democratic party will oe able to prom
ise voters either IN candidates or poll
cies 10 Justify a political revolution.
More than this the Republicans are
distinctly hopeful OF electlng the next
, House of Representative. Within tho
next few weeks practical efforts at or
ganization for the congressional cam
palgn will be undertaken. The con-
gressional campaign committee is
shortly to be reorgnnizcd. The State
deleis ltions Will hold meetings thia
week to select their, representation on
| the committee. and before the end OF
the month the neyly created committee
/ Will have a meeting.
Mckinley for Chairman.
Representative Mckinley, Of Illinois,
/ will be reelected chairman. and a sec
| rotary to succeed the late II c. Lou
denslager Will be chosen. Francis Cur
! tis, director OF the literary bureau OF
| the committee, will be retained in that
! position. He now has headquarters In
| the Metropolitan Bank Building. and
!
| publican papers of the country with a
| weekly iettar.
| The Republicans think they will
1 have a splendid opportunity TO carry
! the next House. In the first place.
! theS lost many seats in the last elec-
, ton by duke" Local factional con-
! ditions which were acute at the time.
{ but which do not now exist nor threat
, en-, were responsible for tho defeat
! Of Republican candidates In districts
! which may be classed as normally
Republican.
!, The Republicans hope 10 redeem
, many of these districts and their hope
is based. II ig said. upon solid foundl-
ton. The Democratic tariff policy VIII
he gladly accepted by Republicans as
| a challenge the way things are going
! now. and they Will go before the coun-
try and appeal to the labor vote, as
! they have done In former years.
HcEnrdcd ms Democratic DIunder.
I The Republicans do MT see anything
! in other Democratic Legislative policies
to set tho river on fire. they say. They
think the Democrats made u mistake
in refusing appropriations for public
buildings. Republicans have always
found that in close districts an appro.
priation for q public building was good
capital. and while tho people might
favor economy as a general proposition.
they always were glad To have recog-
milton in their own districts.
The Republicans believe the senti-
nlent Of the country is favorable to a
wise policy of naval development, and
that the Democratic program of no bat
tleships will not be approved.