The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-03-11
HUGHES LOOMS
UP FOR PREXY
ILL FEELING BETWEEN SUP.
PoRTERs OF TAFT AND
ROOSEVELT MAY RE-
SUIT IN SELECTION
OF HUGHES.

Washington, ID. c., March 11.--A
bitter campaign between supporters Of
President Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
for some time past has been an abso-
lutte certainty. No matter how care
full the two principals may be, there
have been lately unmistakable evi-
dences of strong feeling between the
supporters of the two men. Colonel
Roosevelt, himself, has shown good
deal of feeling on a few occasions,
notably, following tn Chicago speech
of Henry L. Stimson, the secretary of
war, who fired heavy broadside in
to the ranks OF the rough rider and
openly broke with his former warm
personal friend.
Those on the inside are predicting
that the bitterness has only begun to
manifest itself and that from now ON
it win become more and more ap-
parent. Some republicans here all
ready have become alarmed over the
outlook in this respect and are advo-
eating a compromise candidate.
Associate Justice Hughes OF the
United States supreme court continues
to be mentioned. provided neither Taft
nor Roosevelt can capture the nomina-
ton because OF the acute situation
which already has developed and which
will grow in intensity. There are
many sincere friends of Justice Hughes
here who do not think he would ap-
peal strongly to the people as a
whole. His record in New York as
governor, Of course, was a splendid
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OF the highest moral ana civic ideals.
and, incidentally, arrayed against
himself the race track. the gambling
and other of the rougher elements
which always manage to control a
host OF votes on election days. These
elements fear and hate Justice Hughes.
On the other hand, there are many
others who think Justice Hughes is
the man OF the hour. or win be il the
occasion should demand. Those who
feel this way declare. that the former
New York executive would draw to-
gether the warring elements of the
republican party and preseilt a united
front to the enemy, winning out
handsomely in the November elections.
Meanwhile, there is no doubt about
the "cussing'' which friends OF Presi-
dent Taft are handing out to the sup-
porters Of Colonel RoosevelI-and to
the colonel himself for having OBJ
truded himself into the campaign.
Few men who have been presidential
candidates in this country. 1t is de-
clared, have been more roundly cussed
than is the colonel right now. But
all OF the cussing is not on one side
The supporters of President Taft are
not the only ones who have the vern-
acular at their tongues end. Snudry
and various cussings are eFnauating
from the the Roosevelt camp and they
are made broad and loud enough to
cover everybody on the other side.
In the language Of the "old politi
cian," ''it is some campaign" Ger
tainly IL is not a strictly Sunday
school AFFAIR. If the scrinnmage con-.
tinues to grow rougher with the pas
sage OF time it will come very close
to being knock down and dFag out
AFFAIR.
Needless to say, the Taft adherents
and managers continue to assert uFl-
eauivocally that the president win win
the nomination in a walk and carry
ing the election In comfortable Iope.
on the other hand. the Roosevelt man
ayers insist that it is all over. but
the shouting and that Mr.. Taft siinply
will not have look in. To listen to
some OF them talk. one would think
they hate to take the money