The Washington times., 1912-06-10

Colonel Roosevelt's plan to transfer the
whole machinery, engineering force.
.etc., from the Panama canal zone as
soon as the canal Is finished, and turn
Mississippi into a safe stream a great
inland waterway and make II absolute
ly proof, for all future time, against
the disastrous floods that have been
getting worse year after year.
1--WE are not falling small politics
here" said Senator Dixon in giving out
this statement I'VE are dealing in
the big things that affect the great
vital interests of the whole nation
otucr fellows, with their practical
little proceedings shown at the Coli
scum. can have the political machina-
lions"
Many Policies His.
Roosevelt Is the man who established
and made a magnificent success of the
conservation movement. He is the man
who started the conservative movement.
He Is the constructive author OF some
many policies. that everybody now sup
ports that I wouldn't attempt to name.
You all know them and the country
does. In this big project tor handling
the Missl ssippi valley, he is simply turn.
ing his broad vision on a fearful ma
tional problem. and he has found the
thing to do.
at has been a friGhtful day for Taft
men all along the line. The Associated
Ircss. who has been regarded all along
NJ strongly leaning toward Taft. pre-
scented Il tabulatlo1 of delegate strength
to'lav that conceded to Roosevelt al
Instructed and unC ontested delegates,
and only POI 20 Taft 1t made cold
shivcrs chaS" up and down the verte-
brll columns OF the Taft managers,
" on MISREPRESENTATION of the facts
about comparative strength OF the
candidates.
Talk of Compromise.
To make matters worse for them
some OF the Taft people today began
diligently talking of a compromise can
didate. They whispenered around the
Hobbies that they didn't intend to nom
mate Taft. anyhow: they wanted to use
their machine to make up a convention
that would be safely anti-Roosevelt and
Minis with 1t. They said Cummins could
be reelected; Taft couldn't They were
willing TO have CunSlins. but not 10
take Roosevelt.
the mid Westerners not to get too ugly
about the proceedings In applied bur
plary: bat IL convinced few people tina;
the Taft organization IL prepared at
Yet to drop Taft. 1t will drop him wheI
he Is hopelessly beaten; and when hi
Is hopelessly beaten. Roosevelt will bt
assured the. nomination.
Kenyon Gets to Town.
However. the Cummins people pirke et
up right smart and got busy with tn
boom for their man. Senator Kenyon
from the Iowa primary, victory. il
which he was nominated. by the Cum
wins organization, by majority 81
big that they can hardly find figures
enough IN the type cases to set 1t up
got into to~n this morning and an
nounced that Mr.. Cummins was Scint
| to he nominated. Iowa is going t
tdrn itself inside out sending folk
| here to help "hoop 1t Up for him.
1t Is declared by Senator Kenyon tina
| Cummins has always been a progressis
| and everybody knows 1t; he has beeS
| fighting for and with the people an
they have been fighting. for and witt
| him; he was one of the original machine
smashers of thecountry, and he ha
been outside the bitter fight within tn
| party.
| Therefore, Senator Kenyon declares h,
is the one availab BILE man who can b,
elected and to whom the convention
must in time turn.