The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-29

/ Is said, beginning to take another
view. They believe the Colonel's tao
tics promise to defeat them along with
himself. They ore looking for the
chance to ask him to recognize the
inevitable and yield gracefully.
! Reports from the West are that the
! cowboys, Rough Riders an" free lanoes
generally are getting tired of their
former idol. and are joining quietly,
! if not openly, in the great wave of
sentiment SO rapidly turning Repub-
licans to Taft.
! Reports received here by insurgent
Western Senators and Representatives.
are bringing In the nrst alarms and
Roosevelt is paving the way for many
new tombstones in the political grave
yards
| Believe Fight Over
| 1t is positively predicted that the
Colonel while In the West but more
especially after he gets back East
and has time to give to come of the
radical Senator's and Representatives,
VIII get his fret taste of plain talk
| in, ended to show him that he is not
only running himself. but Is putting
out of business many faithful friends
who have stood by him up to this
time, not to mention numerous selfish
politicians who had hoped to ride into
or continue in power b. support OF
him.
| Added to the daily detection from
Roosevelt of thousands OF Lorimer ad :
rnirers and close friends, the rank and
! file of Republicans in the West have
| begun TO feel, It is asserted. that the
! fight IS over. and that 1t behooves Re-
puhlicans everywhere to start the line
UP for the big fight in November.
Dynamite Ed Perry, the Roosevelt
leader in Oklahoma. few days ago
expressed that view at the White
House. He declared that while he was
for Roosevelt, the Republicans of Ok
lahoma were believers IN their party
and would support with all their
strength the nominee OF the conven-
ton. They had no grievance against
Mr. Taft as man. but were simply
for Teddy"
Depend Upon rnft.
| Taft is being looked TO as the mar
who must pull through his party and
its nominees in all parts Of the country
! ii there is to be any good pulling. That
the Coloncl's pulling powers are wan
! ing. and that he is now positively
hurting friends and party is the senti-
ment that is reported 10 be spreading
| in all directions.
Tho change In sentiment in Iowa i.
illustrative OF other Western States. il
| was to-day declared BY Taft leader:
| who called at the White House. A
! the beginning of this week the Tai
| people had elected SOS delegates to the
Iowa state Convention, the Cumming
people 3ol and Roosevelt thirty-one
Taft had won in forty counties. Cum
minis IN eighteen and Roosevelt in two
Taft needed, at the beginning OF the
week but l36 more delegates to con
troll the State. Ten OF the twenty-five
| congressional district delegates have
T; been elected for Taft.
| Receives No Callers.
| The President did not to-day SCI
! any OF the many callers who went Il
the White House. After attending al
early meeting OF the Lincoln Memorial
| commission at the National Museum
the President returned to his private
| library in the White House, and be
| gan to dispose of delayed business. II,
| will try to geN time during the da,
TO dictate one of the three speeches hi
| will make In Philadelphia Saturda!
| night. The President will leave tht
| city about o'clock Saturday after
noon for Philadelphia, and is sched
uIed to appear before che Philadelphia
| Chamber of Commerce, the Ohio So
ciety OF that city and the American
| Academy OF Political Sciences.
|