Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-05-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Correspondense d be Beacon. }

"a T. lhOCo1fOAb - esNA0F
mated President, simply because he
has won a few States that bad pri-
mary elections. and that, therefore,
he is the choice of the people OF this
country in the Republican party.
There never was greater mistake
in the world.
still stick to my prediction that
TAFT is going to be nominated,
nevertheless and Notwithstanding.
The people of this country do nos
seem to understand that in the Rep
ublican National Convention itonly
reuqires majority vote to nominate
and that the Republican National
committee passes on all contested
election cases.
The Republican National commit
teo is largely in favor OF Taft, there
fore, the National Republican com
mittee will decide all contests In
favor Of Taft that will nominate him
hands down.
IL anybody thinks that the Roose-
Welt people are going to stampede
that Convention after Mr.. Taft has
tied it down by the work OF the Ma
tional committee and the steam
roller, they are very badly mistaken
and they do lot know politics as II
is played to-day. After that Con-
vention is over and Taft is nomina-
ted, Colonel Roosevelt Is going to
come with one OF his Characteristic
aud enthusiastic bowls TO the effect
that the people have been swindled
and defrauded. and that he is the
choice Of the people ard be is going
10 run against Mr.. Taft,
If. however, the prediction | have
made about the nomination OF Taft
should Go wrong, and the unexpect
ed happens, for the reason that the
delegates after they assemble In
Chicago, will have concluded that
neither Roosevelt nor Taft could be
elected after the campaign villifi.
cation they have itdulged In, an
other man may be nominated. Who
ibis man is, there is no means OF
knowing at this time and only
,hrewd guesses can be made. 1t
may be Senator Burton OF Ohio or
Senator Cummns OF Iowa, or 1t
nay be some other Republican.
Possibly, Justice Hughes OF the Su-
preme Court. ! doubt II Justice
Hughes would accept the nomination
when ne has a lifetime job in po-
ei,ion that suits him admirably
so far as the other men are con-
cerned, they might be acceptable to |
some sections OF the Republican
party but they would not be &C
ceptabie 10 OH, and they would not
pet The support Of both the Taft Rep
ubIfcans and the Roosevelt Republi-
cans. That means that the Repub
'eau party is not only hopelessly
divided but If they should turn
down Taft, they would be guilty Of
repudiating their own Republican
administration ard thereby aging
tolte people of the country we
have mldo d failure, and We are not
emitted TO your further confidence.
I1 this circumstance, the only
answer the people could make would
be- 20 say 10 them at the polls next
November, we don't believe that
you are competent to run the gov
erment Of this country, therefore,
we viii put Democrat in your
place
So ii seems 10 me that any way
tbBy can fix their little old slate
in Chicago on June Is, the Demo
cra's have cnch in elecsing q
President next November.
The Democratic situation. from
Presidential standpoint, is rapidly
9eirg clarified, The rapid advance
by the Honorable Champ Clark in
acquiring delegates from all over
the country, practically eliminates
several prominent candidates from
the Democratic equation and puts
them 10 the also ran class.
The success Of Mr.. Clark has
practically amazed all of the old
fashioned politicians in Washington.
Koowiog as they do that he didn't
start until the middle OF February
aud has dIstanced both of his lead
ing competitors, who have bad
their campaign headquarters, send
ing out literature since last Sept
ember, they can only come to the con
Glusion that tina d mocrats OF the
country have made up their minds
10 vim IN this election, and that they
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