The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-22
SHREWD MINDS
ARE BEHIND 1T
Taft Managers Realize That
Former Presidents Campaign
Is Being Adroitly Managed
by Powerful Organization
With Plenitude of Funds.
Still Won't Attack Him.
Especial to Tho Times-pispa,ch.l

cordinS TO some of the Taft pol,ttc.,
managers here evidence Is & oaumuIa =
ms III their hands that there is mua,a
more than spontaneous" demand
from the rank and file OF the Republic
can PARTY in the current movement
for the nomination of Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt by the national convention
in Chicago next June =.
Ih1s evidence shows that there ia
one effective and far rcnchinp organ
iIatton, backed by plenty Of moncy and
guided BY some of the shrcwdcst ana
most skilful politicians In the Hcpub-
iicah ranks The Roosevelt boom Is a
"oIae', theS say, but 1t Is far from
being hcadless wonder.
The Taft leaders are awar. of N-ha,
Is gong on in the Roosevelt orEaniza-
non. In fact SO little effort is made
ny the ROOSEVELT organizers to conceal
thcl TRACKS that almost anybody who
Keeps half an eye open for political
ueNc'opnnents may sec what is doing.
Managed by Experts.
me Roosevelt spontaneous is ex-
per'iE managed and carefully drilled 10
be sure, but 1t would take more than
dfiti and management to cover up the
organized effort which is behind a
or course, organization nlono would
not accomplish results il there were
no genuine popularity for the candidate
as plenty of busted" booms proye.
But neither would mere popularity do
we ir1ck II there We're not skilful and
persistent organization to lead.
Inc Roosevelt organization has
demonstrated It's achievement in the
last Few days from Maine to oregon.
ana from Minnesota to the Gulf. Thora
Is as much energy expended I'm the
effort to develop Spontaneous" demon
STATIONS for Colonel Roosevelt us
lhcfe is In the effort to obtain deIe-
safes to the national convention In
structed for the President. TIA
The Taft managers have not sur.
sested thus far that Colonel Roosevelt
was himself taking any part in the
direction of this organization which
Is working SO lndustriously to nomi-
nate him for the presidency. hut ths,.
are remarlslng on the curious comet.
dehce OF late of the visits of different
men TO New York and their subse-
duent achievement in the RooseyeI+
move. Still the expected Insira 80
the President that there shall he M
attack By his friends on ColoneI
roosevelt Is being needed by tho TAFT
supporters -
me recent declaration of Govcrnor
.iiasscock. of West Virginia. urging
tue people of that State TO see 10 IN
tnat Roosevelt men arc chosen as dele
sa'eS 70 the national convention, was
citeu today as an example of tbn
cieverness with which tile RoosevaIt
movement Is being directed. Men who
hho" Governor Glasscock well nre soy
me that the style of his statement ,a
OF itself evidence that he was not ~.
author The suggestion Is made tbat
~ came from one who is on more In
Innate terms with Colonel RooscveIt
than Governor Glasscock has naInt,jn
III nty1,- a.
anu erect TO the statement Issued hero
u rev days ago by Frank A. AIunsev.
VINO Is known to DO working hard in
tue roosevelt organization Mr.. Num-
sey' IN ract is credited by some az
the raft supporters with being ono
OF the Roosevelt movement.
Money Is Plentiful.
mere Is no doubt that the Rooseyelt
boomers have plenty of money. and
evidence of their Willingness r. nart
Wild II has como frequently to The
Tart managers. Thousands of dollars.
nave been sent into Ohio for Instance.
i'ut IT Is not so we'll known that I'm
other instances chairmen or other
members OF State committees hays
nech assured that ample funds would
y. "Vhliaoie TO finance operations aim
-, puSn inc campaign for Roose-
Velts nomination
In spite of all this activity. howcye,
me Ihtt managers ara satisfied thar
ihe PRESIDENT Is going strong rho
TRIP TO New Haven and New Yorle
furnished new evidence OF this in sev-4
efal WAYS. There is also ground rnr
cNpecting that within q compa rat iyei,.s
Hhort tinhe the situation with respect
70 Colonel Roosevelt will be mads cIoa,.
and after that the compley,tv whinl,
now involves tho Republican situatiou
viii disappear. -
First Attack ON Harmon.
Columbus. Ohio January 2I.-Tha
Progressive Democratic League o
ONO, organized January ,. with tho
aF"wcd purpose of hindcring Governor
''arinohs presidential chances, but
which rcfra!ned from mentioning h,i
name In the initial meeting, to-dar be-.
san lis first direct attack on the States
Executive. The FIRST copies OF a pamph-
let, OF which II was said 100. 900 copiea
are 10 be distributed. were sent out by
former Congressman John j. Lent
president of the organization, and ".
w. D1rbin, of Kenton, secretary.
The pamphlet attacked Governor liar.
mon as being the choice OF Wall street.
1t protested that the time is ripc FOR
n Democratic victory, and warned Dem.
oerats not to lose the chance OF this
victory ny the nomtnation Of any bus
a progressive candidate.
First Delegates for CoIourl. s..
Chicago. January 2i.--Political lend.
ers here expressed belief today that
by action taken last night 'Tfeu,iura
Roosevelt was assured ~ his t;:st two
delegates 10 the Chicago convention "a
The move was made in the Eiisb O.
Illinois Congressional District. which
in 1905 was the initial one III tho
State to take an open stand for. tie