Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-02-25
TAFT 5 POSITION
GROWING BETTER
MEETING OF NATIONAL REPUB-
LICAN COMMITTEE BROUGHT
OUT HIS STRENGTH.
SATISFACTION EVERYWHERE
Sentiment Of Half-Dozen Men Makes
Roosevelt Look Big-Peoplc In
ycstlganiDg Achievements.

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. "a
Arising from the mlsts OF confusion.
calumny, Misrepresentation and hys-
terical attack, the campaign for the
republican presidential nomination has
pointed the way. There has been
much screaming from the housetops,
but the friends of President Taft have
proceeded without fear and without
dismay. Every delegate thus far chos-
on favors the presidents renomina-
ton and Is either instructed or pledg-
ed to that end. State, district. county
and city committees have come out
openly In his support. The national
committee has shown itself to be in
sympathy. The Taft campaign. 1t may
be said. has gone such distance, that
no threatened opposition can now Sc
riously disturb it.
The meeting Of the Republican Ma
tional committee at Washington on
December II first brought to the sur.
face the strength of the Taft senti-
ment. Perhaps one should go back a
little farther than that. For the first
important political developments grew
from the presidents tour of the coun-
try, beginning In September and end
ing in November, which clearly ex-
posed the futility of the attempts that
heretofore had been made to make
the so-called "insurgent" states ap-
pear to be in a state Of insurrection
against him The west and the coast,
which had been pictured as hotbeds OF
atni-Taft sentiment. We'd with each
other to give him a cordial welcome
and to dissipate the Illusion that his
political enemies had control of the
situation. The candidacy Of Senator
LaFollette was discussed with the
leading republicans of more than
thirty states. and It became obvious
that the most liberal estimates could
not allot him even a hundred dele
gates i'm a convention of 1.07O.
Little Short Of National Calamity.
Realizing the weakness of the La
Follette's candidacy the meaning
here of the Republican National com
mittee in December was made the ve-
hcle of a subterranean Roosevelt
movement, entirely without the knowl-
edge and consent Of the former pres
ident, who had gone on record In a
letter to Editor Moore, Of Plttsburg
to the effect that he would consider
his own nomination for the presiden-
cy as nothing short of a national ca
lamity." For twenty-four hours the
Hobbies of the Washington hotels
buzzed with Roosevelt sentiment" d"
traceable to gathering composed OF
not more than half dozen men.
Then the national committee took up
calm consideration of the questions
devolvine upon It. There was no at
tempt at secrecy. Every question was
discussed and dispensed of in public,
without timidty or attempt at eva
sion. And every question was decided
in a manner so positive and nuafraid
as TO leave not the slightest doubt
Of the attitude OF the committee and
It's construction of the public senti-
ment which dictated It's actions. The
fictitious Roosevelt boom collapsed
and for n time nothing more was
heard of II. The campaign was on
and after n series OF preliminary con-
ferences. an organization was effected.
which, in capable. deliberate and unos-
tentatious manner took hold Of things
and got in touch with the men In
every state Of the union who had al
ready begun to handle the work nat
urally and logically attendant upon so
huge an undertaking as the nomina-
tion Of presidential candidate.
From that time forward. without in-