The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-25
COMMITTEE NOT IN ACCORD
Regular Republican Organization VIII
Probably Not be Asked to Manage
Campaign of the President but it VIII
be in the Hands Of His Friends.

INC HaluS OIL persons OGneI GHdA ING
members of the Republican state GEN.
trail committee of this state. The ex-
elusive announcement recently that
committee Of the friends of President
Taft was being arranged to aid his
campaign in this state has been fol-
lowed up with the news that Emanuel
L. Philip has gone to Washington
to confer with friends Of president
Taft there in regard to the manage
ment of his campaign in the Middle
West. With this announcement comes
the statement that there are several
states in which the fight for Mr.. Taft
may be under the direction of self
appointed committees which will look
after the president IS interests. This
will be especially true in states where
the proposed Bull Moose party seems
to have the sympathies of the men in
command Of the state campaign.
At present Wisconsin occupies
unique position in this regard. The
Taft men openly claim that if Gov.
McGovern controls the next candidate
convention and the selection Of the
Republican state central committee is
made under his direction they do not
believe the committee will be greatly
interested in the Taft campaign and
they rather believe even the mem
bers of the committee will not make
any great objections il the campaign
is carried on by an outside commit
tee which is not in close connection
with the Republican state central
committee and which devotes its time
to the national rather than the state
campaign. It is their declaration that
the McGovern people are not showing
any great amount Of interest in the
fight of President Taft and that for
this reason they should not object If
an outside committee takes charge of
the work.
people the Taft people are making
no comments but are waiting to see if
Senator LaFollette remains regular
As matter Of fact, they expect the
Republican national committee meet
ing which is to be held in New York
July 10 will be good deal of a
weathervane as to the way in which
the out and out LaFollette people will
view this Taft campaign. They de-
clare that if National Committeeman
Rogers Of Wisconsin attends the New
York meeting and aids in an active
campaign for President Taft it will
indicate pretty well that the LaFol-
lette people intend remaining regular
and in that case it is likely Mr. Rog-
ers will be asked to take part in
the management of the Republican
state campaign in Wisconsin and to
do some of the fighting in behalf of
President Taft. Of course, If Mr.
Rogers shows no great inclination to
take part in the campaign and does
not go to the New York meeting it
is likely that he will not be pressed
to do any work for President Taft in
this state. Just what Mr. Rogers is
planning to do no one seems to know.
He is managing to keep his own coun-
sci pretty well so far, and like Sen
ator LaFollette, is allowing no hint
to 90 forth as to what his campaign
plans are. This much, however, is
assumed as certain, and that is that
whatever step is taken by Mr.. Rogers
will be ON the advice and in accor-
dance with the plans Of Senator La
Toilette, who will certainly be the
ruling spirit SO far as any move by
Mr.. Rogers is concerned
It is said the Taft men are receiv-
ing plenty of encouragement in the
way Of offers Of support from men
who are willing to enter the fight and
take up the guage of battle for Presi-
dent Taft. What is more, there are
many Republicans, beyond question,
who do not think the fight for Presi-
dent Taft in this state is as hopeless
as some of their brethren aver. The
statement made by ex-State Senator
Pierce of Germania in Milwaukee the
other day to the effect that Marquette
county will 60 Republican for Taft
and also for Gov. McGovern if the
latter is nominated for governor is
duplicated from some other parts of
the state and especially such counties
as Waushara and Adams, and this is
giving some Republicans hope and
several of the old line conservatives
are beginning to make preparations
fer fight for the president. Whether
these men will also work for the re-