New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
lFrom The Tribune Bureau
WASHINGTON Mar

Washington, March 2.
BEGAN EARLY.-"When President Taft
finally returns to Washington there will
be submitted TO him by sincere and anxious
friends record of occurrences which may
prove nothing but a sequence of coinci-
dences. but which, In their coordination, so
strongly resemble a chain OF strikingly sig
nihcant political events that they have
gravely alarmed some Of the Presidents S
most loyal supporters. including men who
stand high in his administration and in his
confidence. These men, and some OF them
are not tyros in the game of politics. have
become convinced OF the existence of a far
reaching and shrewdly organized political
movement which has for It's purpose the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt in the
national convention of 1912" This quota
ton is from dispatch on the first page Of
The Tribune on November 10. 1909. The ar
ticle went on TO recite various steps taken
by James r. Garfield, Clifford Pinchot
Charles r. Crane. OF Chicago. and others
to discredit the Taft administration. and
ton Association 10 that unworthy purpose.
The dispatch created q sensation at the
time. but II was generally regarded as more
sensational t0AO ACCURATE Ub men
gagged in the scheme repudiated the idea
that they were seeking 10 promote Mr..
Roosevelt's nomination. and when the
President himself returned to Washington
he rejected the he>suggestion made 10 him by
members of his Cabinet on the ground that
the ex-Presldent had declared In unequivo-
cal terms that under no circumstances
would he be q candidate or lend his sane
ton to the violation of the anti-third term
tradition, and that therefore, even II GER
tain disgruntled friends OF Mr.. Roosevelt
were seeking to bring about his nomination
they were wasting their energies, for when
the proper time came Mr.. Roosevelt would
be the first TO check the movement. In the
light OF recent events the dispatch De-
comes OF interest as showing how long the
Roosevelt movement has been under way
The present status Of a movement WHICH
has been vigorously pressed by lts sup
porters for nearly two and nail year.
affords a somewhat striking indication OF
how pitifully small is the demand ior the
nomination of a Republican candidate otner
than President Taft
"JES' JOLLYIN."-The returns from the
Kansas City primaries. showing that MI
Roosevelt received about 1000 votes out ol
q reRistered total OF 26,99S Republican vot-
ers. affords a striking evidence OF the dll-
ference between cheering ana Notihs'
Those who recall the reception gwen u
the ex-Presdent in Kansas City on the
occasion OF his tour in the autumn OF 4slV
will recollect that there was no other CITY
he visited that year which gave hlm SO en-
thusiastio a welcome. Indeed. II was al
luncheon in Kansas City that there was
conposed and sung to the air of The Good
Old Summer Time" that song when some
regarded as prophetic, and when ram
At next election time,
Al next election time, 49,. l.,
Riding round the wooily West Se''"s '''"'
For we Ike him and he likes u.s.
And that's very good sign ,o,io,
That he will be our President AZ "eN'
time.
Rut Colonel Roosevelt was not then
candidate for the Presidency. ana no one
believed he would be. and the small 'ole
which he polled in the Presidential prefer
ential primaries this week SHOWS thst' d
the old darkey said Of the elaborate coni'
pliments paid each other by two diplomats,
tho people of Kansas City were Jes
jollyin.
TOO RAD TO MEND.-The Republican
,,er,bers Of the Finance Committee aiter
,er,ons consideration OF the Democratic
steel bill and after hearing many peIso"
who would be affected by us passage nav
decided that It is too bad 10 menu "',u
tbev will accordingly make no a'teihpt -
amend II, but will send 1t back 10 the sen
ate with a report pointing OUT the e'"s
which would result should II become
law. Nor is the condemnation OF the meas
nre confined to regular Republicans oy any
means Senator Borah pointed OUT 'e'e''