The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-21
TAFT WILL NOT DISCUSS
A THIRD MAN!CAND|DATE
Yet His Friends Say a COmprO-
mise Is Within the Range
Of Possibility.
JUSTICE HUGHES FAVORED
President. Ii Is Said. Would Not
Accept La Toilette or
Cummin>.

WASHINGTON. June 20 c0.-President Taft
is tonight absolutely unmoved 10y talk
from Chicago Of a third man candidate
before the Chicago convention. All day
he refused TO take the slightest recog-
milton Of the REPORTS Of compromise
emanating from the convention except tC
authorize u denial Of statements tina,
Senator Crane had agreed 10 compromise
on Senator Cummins.
Following an afternoon Of isolation or
the golf course. the President to-nigh,
is sitting alone in his study at the White
House. II" is receiving no callers ano
has confined his discussions on the sit,ia
tion in the convention To long distance
conversations over the telephone with the
Taft managers in Chicago. The Presi-
dent Is persi-tlng in his refusal 10 give oi'
a statement TO the public, ana after reading
the Roosevelt statement he stlll refused &c
break his silence.
Yet it was learned from an authori'a-
tive source tonight tina among the Presi-
den, official fam ilv compromise is
reg arded as within the range OF posi-
biltie>. Should tho situation become
so changed as to make this possible
practical llv the only man among those
mentions a. possible compromise candi-
dates who would be al all acceptable
to the Taft forces a. represented in Wash
ington tonight
some of tho President : advisers here
take the view that It j. yet too early for
any serious discussion of comprOmI-"
candidates They consider that the
situation in Chicago has not vet shaped
itself with sufficient defnitene-s To make
il safe for IN. President or any of the
Taft leaders In entertain any suggestions
of u union of forces upon third man
In other words tn. sincerity of the
Roosevelt adherents IN Chicago who have
given a-surances that they would sup
port a third man rather han follow Roose-
welt IN bolt L. seriously doubted here.
The slightest welding on the part of the
Pre- dcnt, il j. feared. would expos" him
to attack ON "A hitherto unbroken front
with he danger that IN" Roosevelt people
mi ght succeed in gett lng their man named
bv the convention. The Roosevelt dec
laratlon of Independence l., considered
here TO make il less advisable to talk OF
compromise tonight than was the case
Ihls morning. when the Roosevelt forces
appeared to b" broken and wav"ring.
Assurance Was given tonight hy one
of III. few men close to President Taft
IN TN" city that if the President We're once
convinced hat he could unite and save the
partyay withdrawing his name and agree
ing To a compromise candidate he would
prove unspliish enough to step aside
With Roosevelt practically announcing
that he intends to be candidate anyway
this authority declared thar IN" difficult ie-
--.4s- -canx.-.cln!xI he I-e-.den- -I!a. he cn1ll
i save he party by a compr oIni-" nave been
greatly increased.
4 senator tummins and senator La Fol-
I lett. are both AT home in this city tonight
each convinced that tn. hour j. draw e
ing near in which the lightning may
strike him. Both have been in frequent
communication with Chicago during the
day Neither would comment upon
either his own candidacy or the situa
tion in general tonight Senator Cum
minis did assert himself. however, "a
the extent of declaring that he would
regret extremely TO see II bolt al the
4 Chicago convention,
Neither Of these two men would he
acceptable 10 the President as a com
promise candidate. il WIS learned here
tonight. under any circumstances which
can be imagined as arising in Chicago
President Taft received to-day many
tcleGrams urging MIN to agree to a com
promise Each of these kilograms as
~rimed that Roosevelt had been elm
mated hv the events of ycS' erday and
last night On the other hand. other sup.
porterS of the President sort protest.
against compromise talk and hosough,
, Mr. Taft To stand firm, predicting his
/ certain nomination
The President talked with Senator