The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-11

louowcd 10 the letter in many States
There will be carly State conventions
in all directions, and by tho end oe'
April or early in May the nomination
OF Mr.. TAFT will be pra ctlcally cinche..
ny instructed or certain delegates. rhn
lait lineup may possibly tell the talo
even before that time.
Mr.. illles and the Taft leaders aro
no longer worried over the possibility
mat eN-Pres!dent Roosevelt will GET
INTO the game in opposition to the
president. They are absolutely conf
dent, from information they have from
sources considered authentic, thut Col.
onel Roosevelt is not to permit his
name TO be used IN that connection now
or at any other time. nor before the
chicago convention. IT ia considered
prudent, however. that the Preside en- 4
shall have his denomination assured as
long before the convention as this can
safely be done Two important reasons
FOR this are that Il Will set the HIS
turbing Roosevelt talk At rest, ana
mat II VOL conduce toward the lining
UP Of all classes Of Republicans for
the November election.
The prompt "cinchng'' OF the re-
nomination for the President Is not so
much the object OF the move as
that OF settling the matter early, so
Justcd by the master minds OF the
party. The Taft leaders are growing
more and more confident each day that
their man Will have a splendid chance
| at the polls in November and they
want all the time they can get TO lay
plans for getting the elements to-
gether. The insurSent Republicans of
| the West will support Taft in prefer
enee TO any Democrat who is named.
IL is held. but time and conciliatory
| methods will be necessary to do this.
fresident Tart has beon emphatic in
! his orders that there shall be no lam
/ basting OF the iasurgcnt leaders or Of
their followers. He gave the same
orders as 10 President Roosevelt,
whrn there was warm talk that Col
Roosevelt would oppose him The
President therefore, is said to he in a
tactiul position for the future with
regard TO the Republicans who are
now hShting his denomination. II they
oppose him in November IL viii not be
tof the reason that he has hurt their
aseiihss or their vanity by attacks
! upon them.
The Florida Republican State Con.
Vention for the election of deleEatc,
10 chicago Will be the first one 10 be
heid' the date having been fixed TO,
feoruary =. There is no opposItio.
to the President In Florida, and n,
WIZ nave the solid delegation.
Maryland Republican leaders nov
! nave under adviscment the holdinG o
inc convention in that State in Marcel
ana an carly date IS almost sure !,
be selected. Secretary Hilics has talE
ed with Collector Stone. Interna
i'"vcnuc Collector Hanna. also Star,
l Chairman and Naval Officer Puscy. an,
they understand that the adminis,-n
ton wants an early convention. OI.Ia
: lioma. Tennessee and other Jnf, s,c,o
are arranging for early convention,
| Representative Mcguire of Oklahomn
having announced that tho state con
vcnuon there viii probably DO held Il
March.
Paving Way for Uarmouy.
Alvah Martin. Republican, nat,ona
| committeeman OF Virginia. I'd Uenre
sentative Bascornb slemp Stat. chair
man, were In conference today vii
| Secretary Hlles. who has alen telp
ed with the leaders Of the oppositto
faction in that State. He is smoo,,
ing out all differences between IN
factions and paving a way for an aar
~ and harmonious convention. Bo,
factions are for TAFT The yirgini
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE.
LAXATIVE EHOAD 3uin!ne, tho world v,d
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