Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-05-16
TAFT MUST WIN
IN HIS OWN STATE
Regular Republican Senator Saw,
He Cannot Hope to Be Nomi.
mated Otherwise.

readers at tho capital Yesterday Tho &C.,
sertion was made by one Of tho ra,,,,i,-
can regulars in the Senate that r. prosi.,
cent raft falls to carry Ohio over c',lo,e,i
roosevelt, certain Of the party loado.,.
would seek TO impress upon the presid.,-
the ACCESSIBILITY Of his retiring from .ha
contest 10 permit the substitution of ~,
other name on which the varring rac,l,, u
may unite with some hope Of victory
lf President Taft fails to carry h,.
own state said this senator 'i. ouyb.
10 ne plain to him that he canno, hn,e,
10 be nominated. At the same time h.
can pave the way for the defeat OF colonai
Roosevelt. There arc delegates Arcade
chosen and yet to be chosen to tho Ont.
cago convention that are not instructed
whose votes can be delivered to a com.
promise candidate which. taken with
President Taft's following in tho con.en-
ton, would give a majority aralr..
Colonel Roosevelt. We have made ca-a.
ful computation and we find this 10 q
true.
Senator La Follctte's 2s votes in WIS
eohSih may be counted for a compromise
.ahnldate' but the ten elected for him in
No''h Dakota will go to Roosevelt. and
delegates
VIII also be for Roosevelt"
what name has been sueeested a,
possible compromise at the Chicarn
corveh'ionF' this senator was asked
mere mas been talk principally OF
associate Justice Hughes and former
Vice-Presdent Fairbanks. Tho ustio.
mas said that he would not be a CAN'T
date and some Of the New York lead.r,
OF the old guard declare they will not
sun" ior hughes Mr.. Fairhank j
strength appears TO be principally in the
East. especially among the conserya.l,..
financial interests and among business
men Leaders Of the old guard Of the
republican party in New York have said
theE would prefer Fairbanks 10 Hughes.
IN mo middle West and West Justice
Hughes is much stronger tnan Mr. FN,r-
banks.
There has been talk Of Senator Roo.
ana senator Lodge among the conser-ya-
tive republicans and OF Senator Cuurnins
senator Borah and Senator Clamp a-nona,
the progressives. If Senator Clam coul1
command the vote Of his own State. p,
would prove an acceptable CONFRONT
so far as the progressives are concerned
inc weakness of Senator Culnnins :
candidacy is the fact that he has not the
solid delegate from his own State r.
President Taft withdrew, however. 10
might be able to command the en.ir,
delegation. although this is doubtful be-.
cause the men chosen as delegates-at
large from Iowa have long been among
Senator Cummings most bitter political
enemies.
MI Fairbanks also suffers from dis.
abilities like those Of Senator C1,mr,ns
he liz at the head Of delegation thar
Is contested and represents one of tho
FACTIONS In that State. and even his
friends here admit that he proba bIv
could not command more than % Of tina
a delegates from his State and possib,v
not more than half. and that IL nomipated
he would probably lose the state in v,eu
of the fractional differences that now ex,s.
In the Republican party In Indiana.
mere has been some talk OF Wee.
President sherman as COMPROMISE
among the conservatives In N.
party"
When Senator Crane OF Massachusetts
was asked about the revival Of the tall,
OF third candidate he replied that there
was nothing In It He said the drbt
would go on between President Taft and
colonel Roosevelt up 10 the time the
convention met. A. 70 what might hap
pen In the convention he was nor
to say buy minated that he
thought one or the other would bs
nominated and that the fight was 50
close that If either Withdrew a sufficient
number of votes from his following would
20 70 the other candidate to insure hi,
Another senator declared that II Presi.
dent Taft withdrew before the convention
met there would be a stampede of south
ern delegates 10 Colonel Roosevelt. which
would insure his nomination on the first
ballot when added to the strength he now
has or is certain To secure between now
and convention day
Senator Cullom OF Illinois Is one OF the
most experienced and sagacious observe
ers OF politics. He promptly discredited
the talk of third candidate He said
there was no man in sight who could hope
to fall heir TO the strength of either the
President or Colonel Roosevelt and that
the moment either withdrew the other
would secure a sufficient number to nomi-
nate him
"ln my opinion. Roosevelt is going to
be nominated" said senator Cullom. Il
have not been a Roosevelt man, hut il
does not require very wise man to sec
the drift of things. The republicans are
with Roosevelt this wear and | expect to
see him have things all his own way
from now until convention day. ! wond
not ne surprised # the Republican party
received a good druhhing at the election
this fall and It might not he bad thing