Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-09
BOB KIRK IS
 hLL FUR TAFT
Former Bisbeeite Can See Nothing in Canvass but Shadow of
 President
GIVES HIS OPINION

Taft man. He has opened up Taft headquarters in Phoenix in the hope of sending an instructed delegation and his advocacy Of the present in. cumbent for reelection is shown by the following from the Arizona Demo crat:
 Robert A. Kirk. former assistant secretary of Arizona the man who had the honor of presenting to President Taft the oftcisl returns of the first Arizona state election and of being the official representative of Arizona at the ceremonies attendant to the signing of the statehood proclamation by President Taft returned to Fhoe nix last evening after months visit in the east.
 According 10 Mir Kirk, the big ques- ton in the east st this time as well as in this state. is concerning matters political
 Tn the east among republicans everything is Taft Roosevelts name is mentioned but little and when 1t is very few people take it seriously. Roosevelt said so often and with so much emphasis that he would not be a third-term candidate that the rank and file of the party are disgusted with him said MT Kirk.
 Tn my opinion from careful ober | vation of eastern conditions" said MT | Kirk. unless there is q great change ] Roosevelt's name will not be present | ed Co the national convention snd Mir | Taft will be chosen as the repubh- can candidate on the first ballot Many conservative republicans say ! thev will vote for any democrat. be he | progressive or reactionaTy, before they Tin support Roosevelt. while oven the progressive members of the party are ilsgusted with his Columbus speech.
 A great deal of talk is heard back aast about certain western states sup porting Roosevelt, but even if they do one should take into consideration the fact that it is states like New York. Pennsylvania. ohio, Indiana, and H.
 inois that nominate and elect presi- dents not states like California, Ida 10 and a few of the others. They may be enthusiastic for Roosevelt-that ] do not know-but we all know that II is votes and not enthusiasm that places men in office and Taft has the votes.
 
 democratic politics in the east and states that the name sof Champ Clark Underwood and Wilson are heard more than any of the others.
 "It is surrrising." said he, the man ner in which Underwood has gained ID strength. It is believed in Washing .on that he viii have practically all the solid southern delegation. At one time Wilson was the strongest man Tn the south but his desertion or Colonel Harvey and the Watterson incident lost him many Of tho friends he had here. The southern people will not stand for a man who deserts or ne- trays a friend, and they now look upon Wilson as being in that class In New York and Pennsylvania Judson liar non apparently is in the lead, but here does not seem to he any enthu- siaFm connected with the campaign
 n Washington Champ Clark is gener- ally regarded as now teing in the leaI for the nomination.
 keverting to the Taft-Rc9SeVeN matter Mir. Kirk stated that Roosevelt and his managers are engaging m rampaigp of personalities while ! President Taft is eschewing every thing that smacks or becoming per sonal matter.
 The fact that Roosevelt so often l lenied that he would become a canar date. only to turn coat when there seemed a slight demand for him. la | he greatest obstacle the former presl | dent has to overcome.
 Mir. Kirk called attention to the TOT l ,-.s..,. rc+to.. ,,-rifan bv Roosevelt on | August 8. 1911, to A. M Moore, pup fisher of the PitsburE Laader' lu l which the colonel says:
 l Dear Mir Moore. l greatly oppTe- -iate vour kind and friendly feeiinss' but l am sure you will understand me
 when I say ] must ask not oniy you ! hut every friend l have, to see 10 u | -bat no movement whatever IS maae
 to bring me forward for the n2mina ! ion in 1912. .I feel that ] have right to expect | aU friends. if necessary, acuNely tO l york to prevent any such movement ! should esteem it a genuine calamity l any such movement were undeF | taken. .. | Again thanking you for what you | nave said and moreover. thanking iou n advance for following my wishes m | his matter. a. | know you VIII uo. | am sincerely,
 THEODORE ROOSEVELT
 This letter. according 10 kiik, has | 1een given extensive circulation Dy