The Daily Missoulian., 1912-05-28
IN DESPERATE STRAITS

The Taft people know they are beaten. In the fight
for the republican nomination. Theodore Roosevelt has
won, snge-handed the greatest victory recorded in
American political history Arayed against him have been
all the forces Of the privileged interests nearly all OF the
great newspapers Of the country and all Of the machinery Of
the administration Back Of Roosevelt has been the force
Of the people. The people have rallied to the calther
support has been effective in every state where there
primary law
Today, New Jersey will register her preference. 1t is
predicted that her people will declare against the privileged
Ohio the tenth state to select delegates by direct pr
maries Out Of these ten states with 322 delegates Mr.
Taft has secured but 4oa puly small showing Colonel
Roosevelt has 246 than six times the number which
the president claim This is the verdict OF the repub
lican voters upon the Taft candidacy
In the face OF this positive expression Of opinion, the
at managers are desperate in their endeavor to
control of the national convention There are two plans
upon which their desperate hope is based The first
scheme upon which they rely the theft Of the convention
control in the national committee which will hear the con-
tests prior to the convention.
1t does not possible that the committee the face
OF the expression Of the voters Of the republican party in
states which give the republican maorties will any
other procedure than the decision Of these upon
their merits In this case the Roosevelt people have moth
ing to fear.
Mr. Roosevelt has served notice that the theft Of the
venton will not be tolerated. the people have expressed
their opinion in no uncertain tone they have declared for
policy which means the rule OF the people by the people
The national committee cannot withstand the nationwide
demand which calls for the nomination of Roosevelt the
returns from ten great states emphatic that they must
be needed by the committee against them only the cank
ing OF the machine which has handpicked delegations in
states which never have given republican vote for
president.
Failing in the attempt to steal the convention in commit
tee the Taft people will endeavor stampede the conve
tion for compromise candidate In the face of the re-
turns there can be compromise. The people have de-
manded that Roosevelt again the leadership of the
republican party and there compromise which can sat-
isfy this demand.
Stand firm for the president If break comes you will
be taken care OF in the compromise This the text of
telegram which was sent last week the machine picked
delegates in the southern states 1t from the Taft
committee. 1t shows to what desperate straits the pres
dents managers have been reduced They are planning
now to desert the whom they have auded the great
est OF presidents They do rap for Taft they are
merely struggling desperately retain the control of the
organization which they have so terribly abused.
The talk OF compromise is silly. There will be no COM
promise If the Taft people attempt shift of candidates
three-fourths OF their instructed delegates wgo Roose
vet 1t they spring third man, the victory Of Roosevelt
will be SO great as to be practically unanimous
Ohio settled the campaign. Mr. Taft said it would and it
did, The vote OF the people of the presidents home state
made it certain that Roosevelt will be the nominee The
desperate tactics of the Mckinley Crane
combination will not succeed
The control of the republican party has passed into the
hands of the people.