The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-21
inflated and debated 100000 times,
was still a situation, and that is all
that can be said of it.
COMPROMISE POPULAR.

The favorite line of talk was COM
that compromise was necessary. No
body cared what sort of compromise,
but all insisted on some kind. The Had
ley men thought the only compromise
that would be acceptable was COM
promise ON Hadley. Hughes had his
compromise forces, but when the day
was done most of the gentlemen men
toned were compromised instead of
compromises.
The insanity was highly contagious,
but not everybody caught it. There
were few sane persons who insisted
this convention can do nothing else
than. nominate Taft, holding the view
that inasmuch as it has been clearly
proved this is a Taft convention, that
Taft men are in control-or men who
pose as Taft men-they must go ahead
and name Taft, or lose everything they
have been fighting for. They said the
main object of the meeting had been
ito beat Roosevelt, and they pointed
with more or less pride to the fact that
IRooseyelt is beaten. They said as Taft
was clearly the winner it is the duty
of the Taft winners to win with Taft,
and not put up somebody else. The old
argument was made that to name Taft
is to lose, but there is a group of men
who will have lot to say in the fur
ther proceedings of this convention
who favor orderly procedure and regu-
ilarity. 1t was pointed out by these
men that in all well regulated drown
lings the victim goes down three times
and they were of the opinion that if
they were going to drown anyhow in
November it would be well to drown in
the accepted manner, decently and in
order.
Cannot Fe-. People.
Moreover it was pointed out that to
name a half or three-quarters radical
or progressive on the kind of plat
form this convention will probably
adopt was to go before the people with
ticket that will be laughed at. These
sane men insisted that the present
is the closed season for fooling the
people, and that it is far better to put
up Taft, make his campaign take what
is coming, thus preserving the regulari-
ties than to grab at hybrid ticket
and take what is coming, which, in
either event, is felt will be amply suf-
ficient to suit the most fastidious.
What else can we do?" they asked,
and, after listening to the shouts OF
iCummins and Borah and Hughes and
Hadley and l.. Y. Sherman and such
others as had limped into the lime
light the answer that was returned in
tvariably was Not burned thing"
Far be it from any person to as
fsert there is any warm desire on the
part of the Taft men to nominate their
idol, Taft, and subject him to the
strain of another campaign. The true
mark of an ardent Taft manager is
that he despises Taft, but there is the
Grand Old Party, and the grand old
politicians of the Grand Old Party, and
the grand old personal interests of the
grand old, politicians of the Grand Old
Party and the organization and all
that. Further it would be hideous to
repudiate Republican administration
in this way especially as to their graft
fled establishment, the Taft leaders
are in control. The Taft leaders are
not heinous. Nobody can say that of
them. They may be coldfooted, but
they are not heinous. Hence Mr.. Taft
ruled firm to strong throughout the
day.
AS to conferences, there were 267,-
4S3 conferences within the twonty-four
hours excluding those held at the vari-
Gus bars. The conclusion at the end of
each conference was that each confer
ence was not inconclusive So far as
| the totals were concerned, the Roose-
welt conferences We're in greatest num-
Der. which is not remarkable, mas
much as the Roosevelt leaders had
most to talk about and, without doubt.
better talking facilities. Still, the 9TH
ers conferred frequently enough for all
purposes, and SO many lines of proceed