New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-11
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, April 10
THE RESULT IN ILLINOIS.

Tho result Of Yesterdays primaries In IL
illinois was An occasion OF surprise TO Pres
jdent Taft'z political managers only IN the
extent OF the Roosevelt vote II may Ne
recalled that as recently AS last sunday
I predicted in this column that MI 'oose
Welt would obtain thirty out OF the MY
delegates from Illinois and the elght AT
Ilarso In anaIvzine this result those famil-
lar with the conditions ma 'hree H"Poi
liant factors The first in order OF inn
portance constitutes some rehecuoh OF INC
ssgacity of the Taft managers nut IL ~
fact nevertheless. They did not expect OF
Iprepare for popular primaries whereas t'o
Roosevelt managers did The probability
that tho Governor would call tho Legs
lature in special session seemed so small
that the Taft managers in Illinois devoted
their attention to the convention sysicul'
and those In Washington were for a tlmc
lulled into fancied security by the assur-
ances Of their Illinois lieutenants that II
vould no impossible to secure primaries ana
That the old-fa shoned machinery must nv
rolled unon consequently no adequate et-
fort was made to educate the Individual
voters. and when the primary law Wa
finally passed and the primaries set TOT 50
early a date insufficient time TO repair '"e
lbunder remained. OF course. TINS 'NpIa""-
ton is not intended for Roosevelt en'l"S'-
asts This is their day FOR rejoicing anu ""
one will care to roo them OF their oII"'
itunltv. The explanation Is made theI'F
for the benefit Of loyal friends OF the lreS-
Iident who might otherwise he disturheu ny
the results Of the Illinois primaries. IN '"e
second place. Colonel Roosevelt very crew
.r,v succeeded i'm creating the impression
that President Taft was friendly 10 Send-
,or 7 crirer. and was i'm some way respoh-
sib,o for hN retention in the Senate. on
conree those who know the facts know
,bat ,otbinr could he further from them
tbau this impression II was President
Taft who enlisted the interest Of Senator
Root i'm the case. and it was the interest oil
sora,or Root which gave first impetus 10
Tho antl-Iorimer fight in tho Senate. fut
those facts were not known I'm Illinois. Inc
President does not advertise his acts OF
Virtue. and It was not difficult to create an
erroneous impression. And, finally, 'oIohoi
Rooscvelts wolfe face on Canadian f"c-
,rocit,, executed too late in the campaign
in permit OF its being met by any extensive
circulation OF his own statements, made
when tho agreement was pending Is re-
carried az having won for him thousands
of votes In the rural districts, where that
policy OF President Taft has always been
lsingularly unpopular. The President had
been told by his political advisers that
there was little or no probability that ne
would get the delegation from Illinois ana
he was. accordingly, not disappointed lie
lis OF the opinion, moreover. that 'olohe'
Roosevelt by his speeches is making Iait
votes for next November. and he il certain
that tEe Illinois result will spur his sup
porteus on 10 increased efforts In other sec
tions. so the Illinois verdict is not regarded
az an unmiXed evil.