Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-08
An EASTERN PAPER
DECLARES THAT
La TOILETTE IS
OUT OF It
Breakdown Following Too
strenuous Campaigning
Has Resulted in Making
His Nomination Impossible
RECOGNIZED ORGAN
SAYS HE Is ALL IN

Washington. Feb. s.--That Senator
LaFolletie has been eliminated from
the presidential race is admitted by
the Philadelphia North American in
this mornings issue. The North
American Is recognized as the LaFol-
lette organ Ia the east. statements
from that paper regarding LaFOllette
are looked upon as official In it's
dispatch from It's Washington cOTre-
sponGsnt. Angus McSween, the North
Amerioan says this morning:
mo statement emanatod today
from the political managers OF Sena-
tor LaFOliette respecting his future
actlVlty az a presidential candidate,
but following the announcement Of
his breakdown no one doubts that the
Immediate effect must be a great
strengthening VI the demand for the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt.
Senator LaFollette spent most OF
the day at the bedside OF his little
daughter, who was operated upon
recently. The child IL recovering
rapidly and the senator 10 greatly re-
lleyed on that score. He had nothing
whatever 20 say about political candi-
dates or his own plans except that ne
will take a rest for two weeks, he
lieving that he can regain his health
Ia that time
Necessarily the senator's condition
makes an things uncertain with re-
spect TO his candidacy and his cOntin-
uation OF the fight at this time for
progressive principles. The campaign
for control of the Republican national
convention is advancing every hour
and II IL impossible that man. whose
leadership OF strong, aggressive
movement has heretofore been almost
undisputed, can expect that move
ment TO wait until such changes In
his physical condition have been
wrought To- make certain that he can
resume his leadership.
Under the circumstances there Is
no doubt that without deserving either
LaFollettc or his policies the pro-
grcsslycs are certain 10 turn TO RoOsc-
welt az the one progressive candidate
now whose nomination and election
appear 20 be az last certain Of ac-
compllshment
"Regurdless OF anything that may
be said 20 the contrary senator La
Follette's breakdown has utterly
changed the situation politically His
friends cannot say that even In two
weeks he will have sufficiently re-
gained his strength 90 re-enter the
contest That necessarily increases
tho demand for the candidacy OF The
odorc Roosevelt and means almost TO
a certainty that IN the event OF sem
ator LaFollcttc's enforced withdrawal
the progressive strength will all go 20
Roosevelt.
How sick a man senator LaFollette
IN 40 one can tell. Some OF his closest
friends are frankly cf the opinion
that were Senator LaFollette To con-
tinue as candidate for the nomlna-
ton II would renult IN his complete
breakdown. They do not believe thar
two weeks rest viii make up for the
rayages of twenty years OF almost IN
cessant labor. They agree that the
senator would not have 10 abandon
an work for more than two weeks
but that when he resumes his labor
he must resume Il with fun consider
alton that his health and possibly his
life demand that the labors shall be
no heavier than his senatorial duties
require"