Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-05
SEES TAFT VICTORY
No Doubt as to Nomination,
Says Sherman.
PREDICTS MAJORITY OF 100.
Chief Executive and Vice President
Confer Half Hour.
CONGRESSMAN GIVE VIEWS
Both Democrats and Republicans at
White House Say Roosevelt
Will Lose.
CONGRESSMAN GIVE VIEWS

There is not the remotest doubt in my
mind that President Taft will be nomi-
mated at Chicago" declared Vice Presi-
dent Sherman at the White House today.
He will have more than 100 more votes
in the convention than Roosevelt, and
will win by a good majority on the first
ballot. l have kept pretty close track of
the delegate situation. and it will be i'm
possible for the Roosevelt people to get
enough delegates away from Taft to pre-
vent his nomination.
Mr. Sherman said that he had not seen
the President for some time, and just
wanted to pay his respects. The two
were together for probably half an hour.
Sherman for Second Place.
Mr.. Sherman did not discuss his own
case but New York republicans today
stated that it was practically certain that
Mr.. Sherman would be nominated with
Taft If the President is again the stand
ard bearer of his party.
Yes, it's all over. It's going to be a
sad day for the Roosevelt people This
was what Senator Smith Of South Caro-
lima, democrat, said of the republican
outlook as he left the White House with
Senator Overman OF North Carolina. the
North Carolina man joining in the view
that Taft will be the republican nominee.
..The victory of the President in Ohio
went on Senator Smith. will have big
influence with certain southern delegates
who have been under suspicion of turn
ing to Roosevelt. They are going to
turn the way the tide is running, and
the tide is now with Taft
Republican and democratic callers at
the White House during the day were
practically unanimous in the view that
Taft will be the nominee.
View Of Da1zeu.
Il can't see anything else but Taft's
nomination." said Representative DalzelI
of Pennsylvania.
Taft will be the nominee by safe
majority said Representative Anthony
of Kansas.
Taft is certain to be the nominee"
declared Senator Stephenson of Wiscon-
sin.
There has been a most remarkable
change of sentiment among republican
statesmen in Washington in the last
week. opinion today being almost unani-
nous that the President will win at Chi
cago. This change has been brought
about by the general belief that the ma
tional committee will not be swerved
from fair treatment for the President in
contests and by the firmness of the Ohio
republicans in standing by the President
against the greatest clamor.
The President himself was most Opt
mistic as to the outlook having received
elsewhere over night. His visitors also re-
ported optimistic news from various d.
rections.
Southern Delegates Angry.
George w. Allen and NJ. B. Mcfarland.
two of the Florida delegates to Chicago,
called on the President with Col. Brown
of that state. There is not single man
in the Florida delegation who is weaken
ing toward President Taft" said Mr..
Mcfarland and there is indignation
among Southern republican delegates
over insinuatons that there will be
traitors to the President from the south"
Former Representative Van Vech-
ten Olcott and Michael Dady. the for
mer a delegate to Oh cagO from New
York city, and the latter from Brook
Ign, called on the President, Col. Dady
to talk some politics but also to speak
about the Cuban situation. he having
large interests in Cuba. Col. Dady told
the President that when Gen. Wood
left Cuba he failed to hang some of the
scoundrels there. and IL he had done
this there would not now be trouble
on the island. But Col Dady believes
that the troubles will soon be settled
Both the New Workers said they were
for Taft. and did not believe any great
number of New York delegates would
vote for Col Roosevelt on any ballot
Among the Presidents visitors during
the day were Representatives Payne OF
New York Sell and Austin of Tennessee.
Campbell of Kansas. Curry of New Mex
leo, Kahn of California. Talcott of New
York, Utter of Connecticut Morse of
Wisconsin, Berger of Wisconsin and
Willis Of Ohio.