Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-13
WITHDRAWAL IDEA
AFLAT FAILURE
Even Percentage OF Plan Is Denied
When Made Publie--Kenyon Or
laIrator, Ills Said

ment to persuade President TAFT and
Colonel Roosevelt to subordinate
their ambition to party interest by
withdrawing their candidates. in tho
hope of effecting party harmony will
fail. The fact Ia. 1t has already failed
The story hardly had come into be-
ing that an effbrt was being made by
various Progressives to call off the
candidates. OF the President and for
mer President Through nationwide
petitions before 1t was disowned, The
interests that fathered IL denied the
paternity and retreated
On every hand the scheme was
sneered at. Nobody here who knows
anything about the political situation
believes that such move could sue.
ceed Nobody suspects that Colonel
Roosevelt would agree to get out of
the race now that he has launched his
third party. and nobody takes any
stock in the possibility that President
Taft with nomination hard won to
his credit, will retire from the race.
These Have No Influence
II Ia true that many members OF
Congress and many Republican Office
holders. alarmed for the success Of
their individual campaigns in Novem
Der. would do any thing In their pow
err to patch up party differences even
at this late day. They would well
come joyfully the advent of third
candidate around whom the whole
party might rally These otflcehold-
ers. however. viii be unable 10 con.
troll the situation. They will not In
fiuence either Taft or Roosevelt In
the remotest degree They will have
TO follow one or the other OF the two
candidates and take their chances
of election by that token.
White House SCOTS At II
The White House SCOTS at the idea
# the withdrawal Of President Taft.
1t is said there that the time has
long passed when any Republican
compromise Is possible. No overtures
to this end will be entertained for q
minute. None has been made and
one need be made. II Is said at the
executive Offices.
Senator Kenyon, OF Iowa, progress.
siye and Taft supporter, Ii believed
to be the real originator OF the com
promise move. He managed the cam
paign of his colleague. Senator Cum
Minis. at Chicago. and his one COM
inf Gun.
ator Cummins, II nominated. could
rally the support of the whole party.
Since the Baltimore convention
nominated Governor Wilson. Senator
Kenyon has been particularly active in
his efforts to reunlte his party. He
first announced that he could not bolt
the ticket nominated at Chicago.
though his sympathies were with the
Roosevelt cause.
Traced To Kenyon Camp
This resulted in the special iyita.
ton to the Iowan to attend the Taft
political reception. He finally con-
scented to go, and simultaneously with
his acceptance came the story that
an effort was being made to secure
the withdrawal of both the President
and Colonel Roosevelt The whole
movement has today been traced to
the Kenyon camp.
This general alarm among the Re-
publican leaders goes to show the
hopelessness OF their campaign from
their own viewpoint. With their par
ty divided beyond any possible recon
ciliation, and with united enemy In
front OF them. led by the most pro-
gressive Democrat In his party, the
leaders OF the q. o. p. see only defeat
ahead.
The two Republican candidates
may pretend confidence as to the out.
look. but the Republican candidates
for the Senate. for the House and for
the State and local Offices are not con
fdent. They are, on the contrary.
afraid that they. too. will be carried
down in the Democratic landslide
that they forsee in connection with
the national fight. i%,t