The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-15

Roosevelt IL hss5souGht 70 destroy the Re-
| publicans who favor his candidacy and
! has cast its lot with the morihund rsaC-
| tionary leaders OF the Republican party
! a. the risk OF losing the supper, Of the great
mass OF progressive voters throughout
he country.
' Not content with viCiouslv attacking
! III. progrcssivcs in one speech in another
| il has sough, to divide tho Republican
opposition 10 the President hy confusing
| facts with reference To senator tumm,ns,
Senator IH Toilette and Col Roosevelt
II - not Creditshle that ihe secretary OF the
Treasury could have iNnde Ms Lansing
sper, II IL IT. had not been nlis.nfOrmrd a. %
facts
rhe country will not be confused by the
Presidents Characterization OF Coz. koo~e-
volts supporters as political ncur"t!'-. II
has nutl'rd that the elements which on
poSsd rr"siden, Taft : nomination in lvnS
! are ha'> of the muvemrut for hi, nofuluh
ton under th" leadership of Ih" .I'rtn"
| eHGtionaries in the House and Senu'"
These Republicans who really ss,uOd h
no animation and ele"i ON, arr nuw opposed
TO his denomination A. 'r~t they were
merely disappointed hv tine hdmini-trf-
tons Vacllilation and hoprG thIt IA" Au
nliu - ration eventually would adopt con-
si-t-nt and progressive course, hat what
/ AZ first they tool; for Temporary weakness
| they nave nov discovered tu ur political
paranu,a
This statement L. lhc signal tor or
! gaulAed activity O; the Roosevelt boomers
! Word came to Washington tu-dat tia.
! Col! Roosevelt j. surely candida and
ina, the couirfy will soon hr made awar.
10! lhat fact. From tins time forward
! there will be u systematic quest lur dele
/ sat - directed from II central hradquar-
,ers i'll Washington instead ui ti,"rvidrnc"-
OF spontaneity which The newspapers have
been recording from dav,'o'Iar.
: good many az Ip- ntorr | emperLte
! Roosevelt supporIcr> "Sples>ed alarm
: tu-l.ign' over the character OF The 81 ite-
sent w!rh which Ma MrtMmi"k had
| launched the Roosevelt movement. "
about rhidn ght another statement four
or ti\ Z typewriter pages long, WIS fired
from tle Roosevelt h.au,,uIiteis This
: stateinent SAYS fifteen normally Rcpubll-
can States, having an a aySregdte electoral
! vote of lGi. will hc doubtful tie moment
| President Taft il declared the nominee
AZ the Chicago convention. These fifteen
States include the cigh, whose Governors
have declared for Roosevelt and Cali
fornia, Illinois. Iowa, Minnesota, New
Mexico, Washington and Wisconsin, The
statement declared that Roosevelt Will
not only carry oil Of these States but all
OF the twentythree States which now
have Republican administrations. The
! conclusion Of course is that Taft il nom-
! mated will he Overwhelmingly defeated
! a nd Roosevelt if selected will be gloriouslv
victorious.
| In the midst OF all this exuberanCe
among the progressives there was only
one painful fact in evidence. and that was
the utter failure 70 eNtinGuish Senator
u" ON, '"u'i"arN nat''e po,''
| ~ ~, III t,,I;o ~ t, w. "'i mn
! ing TO The latest reports, and booking for
: sympathy in the direction of the White
! House. That he has no intention of get
+ ing out of the fight was evidenced 10
night by the following letter given out
: from his headquarters
| The letter is addressed 10 the courier
Ners of Fargo, y u. IN replv 10 a tele-
gram from The editor.