The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1912-07-11

RsDorted That he May be
petjtioned to Withdraw
From Race

From Race
T., That Event the Party Would Try
o.. Name a Candidate Satisfactory
Roth observation-disclosures Said
70 Have Emanated from Certain
Congressmen Who Fear Their Re
election.
Washington, D. C., July S.-A ma
..,n-u,ide movement to petition Pres
.s.,, Taft TO withdraw as the Repub-
It,.r presidential candidate Is being
tsrked by large number OF Repub-
r,c,r ofice-holders. who feel that
,,av face defeat in November unless
.fe breach in the party can be heal
al These men include members OF
congress, members of State Legisla-
.rres which will elect Senators;
state and county office-holders and
marty candidates. II the movement
- neritiOn Mr. Taft to withdraw sue
Goods in gaining any volume, 1t Is
said these same men in the interest
OF party harmony may ask Colonel
Roosevelt also to withdraw as a pros
nacfive candidate for an independent
domination and permit a compro-
mise selection of some man agreeable
n both factions of the party.
Gives Every Voter Chance.
The circulation of petitions, it was
declared to-day, would start within a
week. 1t was stated the movement
would begin spontaneously in every
state The organizers are now cir
culating blank forms of petitions and
approaching supervisors who in turn
will engage canvassers to solicit the
signatures of Republican voters. The
authors of the plan expect to offer to
practically every Republican voter in
the United States a chance to express
his opinion of Mr.. Taft's candidacy
either by signing the petition or re-
jecting it.
The movement is in the hands of
several we'll known members of Con-
gress, they are being aided by many
of the extreme Roosevelt Republi-
cans. The organizers of the Nation
al Progressive Party have been
sought and it was stated to-day that
Senator Dixon was willing to coop
crate.
Information that the petitions were
to be put before the voters leaked
out to-day. No particular person is
authority for the statement and mem
bers of Congress concerned were I'M
willing to stand sponsors for it until
the movement was under way.
The sponsors of the plans say one
OF it's first resolutions will be to let
Mr. Taft know, if there are any can
dtdates of the Republicans who can
win, they believe that he should step
aside in the interest of harmony.
Petition Not Yet Put in Circulation.
Washington, July 9-The scheme
of Republican Progressives in the
House of Representatives to launch
a fresh campaign against President
Taft by means of a petition asking
him to withdraw as the Republican
nominee proved to be flash in the
pan" today.
When pinned down to it, the mem
bers who had participated in the con-
ferences which developed the Idea,
hastily joined the Don't mention my
name" club. Those who started the
movement abandoned their efforts to
show the participation of the regular
Republicans in it and it was clearly
apparent that there was little support
forthcoming from that direction.
only one of the participants in the in
formal conferences, Representative
Rollin R. Rees, of Kansas, publicly
admitted his share in the proceed
ings
Not one of the parties to the con-
terence had any direct word from
Senator Dixon, Mr.. Roosevelt's cam
palgn manger, as to his attitude. In
the absence of word from him. the in
surgents were divided on the best
method to pursue. Some believed in
cOnciliatory petition and others IA
Vored bludgeon.
All decided to await deyelOpmentS