Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-20
Taft Ready to Quit
Is in Favor of Hughes
Governor HadIey Looms as
Dark Horse, with Senator
Cummins Also Showing in
Background as Contender.
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE.

CHICAGO, June 20. Theodore
Roosevelt has been eliminated as the
Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency, but a second grim chapter of
tragedy of the Republican hopes is
being written tonight. II the plans
of the older statesmen, which thus
far have been carried out relentless
ly and with success do not fail, the
aspirations of william H. Taft for a
second nomination will be snuffed out
like a candle within the next twenty
four hours.
Having proved to their own salts
faction that Roosevelt is past resusci-
tation. the men in command now in
tend to purge the party of its other
disturbing factor. They hated Roose-
welt with In ~unsleeping hatred. and
at him was directed the first attack.
Now that they feel hat they are
rid Of him, they have planned to
brush Taft out of their way as
worthy of only their contempt. and
to unite upon a third man, free from
the stigma of the lamentable squabble
that has involved the party. and who
will have a possible chance of cleo
ton.
This astonishing action in a con-
vention of surprises has been taken
not only by the enemies of the Presi-
dent, but by men he has entrusted
with his candidacy. whose purpose, as
Is now shown above all, was to put
the colonel completely out of the
running.
When 1t is known hal on the vote
taken yesterday IL 1t had been neces-
sary the delegates from Wisconsin
and North Dakota would have de-
clared in favor of the Watson resolu-
ton which gave Roosevelt his knock
out blow 1t will be understood that
the controlling influence is all pow
erful.
At the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the pop
ular demonstration in favor of Gov
ernor Hadley, of Missouri, the DOM
inant faction of the party is eagerly
~dissecting his public record, with a
view vi vi Po6oiDAiiiy Vi DC5LOWiAAb
upon him the prize that has been
snatched from Roosevelt and Taft.
At the same time those men In
control who are influenced by the
atmosphere of Washington are quiet
ly advocating the nomination of Sen
ator Albert B. Cummins. of Iowa. 1t
is not intended hat President Taft
shall be abandoned without an APP
parent struggle to bring about his
nomination.
The program Is to force a ballot
late today, II possible, that to be
without result. The Taft vote on the
first ballot, II present predictions hold
good, will place him about ten or
fifteen votes below the necessary $40.
Thus It will be demonstrated to the
friends of the President hat all the
rne efforts of his political gem
erals to win success have failed.
Then, with gladstone hearts, they will
turn to the man who by hat time
will have been selected as their new
candidate,
All this they hope to accomplish to-
day, but the rules of procedure may
delay the concluding ballot until Fri
day.
Never for a moment have the So
called Taft men really wanted Taft
nominated. However, 1t has been vi
tally necessary for them to keep him
at the front on their lines and to
maintain their contentious that he
was their candidate and that he had
their loyal support.
When 1t is remembered that the
very men who up to now supposedly
been supporting the President
are the very men who -four years ago
we're opposing him it may be seen
that the President himself has been
his candidacy upon broken