The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-02
FOR TAFT, 5S2 TO II,
IN COUNTY COMMITTEE
IIalpin and Tanner Object. but
Their Districts Don't
Back Them.
FEW CRIES OF ROOSEVELT
\rwcomb Says Taft Fills the Bill and
Gruhcr Quotes a Good
authority.

NO leaders VINO opposed the TeSOllIioi
indorsng the Taft Administration were
Frederick &. Tanner Of the Twenty fifth
district and william ilalpin Of the Seventh.
They pleaded for delay for the purpose
ot ascertaning II popular sentiment
IN their districts favored the renom,na
tIun of MI. TAFT. They were not able
to- carry all the members of their own dis
trIc' committees with them. Both PRO-
tested that they were not opposed to Taft,
but they objected to what they said was
an effort to coerce the committee in bind
ing itself To Taft NJ this time.
The meeting was quiet enough. There
had been "a fear that i, might turn out to
be boisteroiis affair. but most OF the
discussion turned upon the question OF
policy. The name Of Roosevelt or Of any
one else who might he expected to oppose
Taft was not brought up except in casual
cries from some of the committeeman
Will. the speakers Of the evening were
making their arguments from the plat
form. From the beginninR II was seen
thai the committee was almost entirely
with Taft. Every time his name was
mentioned tho cheers were long and loud
After a motion made by Mr.. Tanner To
: lav the Taft resolution on The table had
been voted down an effort was made to
! get il carried by unanimous vote, but
his failed because lIalpin and Tanner
: refused 10 vote. and in the Fifteenth.
! Twenty ninth and 1hirty-tit,h dist riots
| there were a few scattering votes against
Mr. Taft
! The resolution pledging ihs commit ee
10 Taft was pr.senred.bv B W Is Brown
Of the Iwent seventh dlsfrlCl
After the motion had been seconded
Mr. Tanner moved an amendment that
consideration be postponed until the next
. meeting of the committee two weeks
hence. Mr. Tanner explained thar his
| only purpose III making this motion was
~. haI hnn ari, ~,
III. committee to determine whether or
not the Republican party could win with
Mr. Ta'' Il hope that Taft i. the man.
, he said but ask Won To take enough
time To consider whether or not he ~ th.
strongest mani
senator Josiah + Newcomh was put
/ forward TO answer Mr. Tanner. and in
/ supporting tn. resolution of the com
: rniit-,' he SAID
Il believe that President Taft viii he
renominatcd aud that he will sweep tn"
7 country securing reelection bv an over
! whelminp plurHl,fv ! base ms cOnvic-
tlnn upon nv reading of the signs of the
times believe the President 10 he mo0'
representative" AT this moment oi ma
lority opinions on current social politl"al
and economic questions than any other
rnau conspiCuousiv before N. public
IN. twelve months before the convening
of the great national convention have
/ frequently been marked hv confusion and
hS-rcraS This vcs-. however. W" have
mad rather more Ct ~ than usla
T..ke III" las' two months. for instance
Excitement apparently has h"en ~ the
highest pitch over III. question wh"th
or not Nv Roo-"vei' would consent 10
he candidate \ >irRnger look ing
on would hay" heen justified in cNclud'ng
tha' Il Nj Roose, elt I'D v.- ti!a whole
thing world hr settled Rut seasoned
Americans know better. They under
stand tho American temper. They know
thai If Mr. Roose, cit said yes American
curiosity would he satisfied Then some
body would he >'W" Ia say: Well. what
. Of H."
common sense teiIs us that the Chicago
convention viii adopt platform con
demnlnG he recall of Judges and the sub
mission ot decisions and VIII favor I'M
prov"meut of judicial procedure in the
interest of n>tiCe And Oh this ssua is
II not certain that tho conclusions Of the
convention wli point directly 10 the re-
nomination ot President Taft. l. h" not
the foremost man IN conspicuous public
position who has had IN. fidelity and
courage 10 combat these temporarily
popular but wholly speClous ideas
Mr. NawComb said he was clad III. st""!
-ui' had been brought and he believed thai
the country would be with Taft rather
than with Roosevelt on tn. trusts. on
International peace and on tn" other
issuss of the b,mpaign
tbrdn nam tIrubtT also SllpppT1"u 'Nf'
Taft resolur ion and in doing so said thai
not two werks not eve, two mnites should
b" necessary for III" members of the
commute" TO m. t- up their minds
There could not h. found in all the
country" b- sad. "a man 50 well fitted
for tn" Presidency. ~" - absolutely
f.a less disintar.-trd and upright anC
has the widest acquaintance with the
nation +. need, and the broadest sympathy
with all III. citizens
, The audience ina gined that col Gruber
spoke for himself in saying this. and he
raised laughter thar CONT inucd for Hevera
4 moments when he remarked. "Al that
have just said have quoted from a
written statement made by Theodore
Roosevelt AZ the White House on June IS
4 1905
. Il always love to quote from Mr. Roose
vel, : speeches and writings. said th'
Colonel Then he quoted "CNder ne
circumstances will be a candidate fo
or accept another nomination, and said
p Mr.. Roosevelt cannot break his wore
:, pie will take care Of him on election day
n Then once again II will be proved tina
D Shakesneire was right when re sad
SO princes their renown II not respected
, Shaking his finger ss Nfr. Tanner. .ir
6 Gruber asked him in whose interest h
II fore Mr., Tanner could reply there wer
cries from several parts Of the room
X Roosevelt" while several voices ais
:, yelled Hughes"
- 1T isn't Hughes" said Mr.. CRUDE
because Mr.. Hughes is enshrouded an
enrobed in q long. black robe that
very becoming to him, SO that there ca
lie only one man whom Mr., Tanner ca
honestly be in favor of in opposition
Mr., Taft, unless of course il may be th
|, he has La Toilette in his mind
i Mr.. Tanner, jumping from his sci
l. and nterrupting Mr.. Gruber SAID tn
u, he had no candidate in mind.
# Well I will ask the gentleman, sa
IN Mr.. Gruber, "f he knows OF any strong
ri candidate that could be nominated
n, TIA" Republicans than Mr., Taft"
M. Tanner did not reply, whereupC
Mr.. Gruber amid laughter remarke
The gentleman does not answer"
IN Mr. Gruher CLOSED by saying that
had gone to the pains of having canvass
made among merchants. business me
R profess ional men and even in the ter
~. men 0 an that the great proportion
opinions was in favor of the renominati
W of Mr. Taft,
v, NJ Linn Bruce urged the commit
J, to vote unanimously To hesitate to
III 80. he said. would be To lose the mo
eS effect of the resolution. Should il
throughout the country. he said that I
greatest county in the United States "
or hesitating that would bp a refecti
" upon the Republican organization of I
county.
~ After william Halpin had spok
L.