The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-21

to the fact that Roosevelt is beaten.
They said that as Taft was clearly
the winner. 1t is the duty OF the Taft
winners to win with Taft, and not
put up somebody else. Argument was
made that to name Taft is TO lose.
but there is a group of men who Will
have a lot to say In the further pro-
ceedings of this convention who ia
vor orderly procedure and regularity.
: 1t was pointed out by these men that
| in all we'll regulated drownings the
victim goes down three times, and
they were of the opinion that If they
were going to drown anyhow IL No
vember II would be well to drown In
the accepted manner. decently and in
! order.
! Moreover. 1t was pointed out that to
name half or three quarters radical
or progressive on the kind OF platform
this convention will probably adopt
was to go before the people with a
ticket that Will be laughed at These
sane men insisted that the present is
] the closed season for fooling the peo-
i pie. and that II Is far better to put
! up Taft. make his campaign take what
| Is coming, thus preserving the regu-
larlties. than to grab a hybrid tick ct
and take what is coming, which. in
either event, is felt will be amply
sufficient to suit tho most fastidious.
what can be done?" they asked,
after listening to the shouts OF Cum
| Minis and Borah and Hughes and Had
ley and L. Y. Sherman and sucA others
as had l'mped into the limclight. The
answer that was returned invariably
was. Not q burned thing"
Taft liz Despised.
Far be 1t from any person to assert
there Is any warm desire on the part
of the Taft men to nominate thcir.
idol. Taft. and subject him to tho
strain'of another campaign. The true
mark of an ardent Taft manager is
that he despises Taft but there is
the Grand Old Party. and the grand
old politicians of the Grand Old Party,
and the grand old personal interests
of the grand old politicians OF the
Grand Old Party and the organization,
and all that
Further. it would be hldeous to
repudiate Republican administration
in this way especially as. to their
gratified astonishment. the Taft lead
ers are in control. The Taft leaders
are not-'.hcinous. Nobody can say
that of them. They may be cold-footeG.
but they are not heinous. Hence, Mr..
Taft ruled firm to strong throughout
the day. AS to conferences, there were
2C7 4S3 conferences within the twenty
four hours, Including those held at the
various bars. The conclusion at tho
end OF each conference was that each
conference was inconclusive. So far
as the totals were concerned. the
Roosevelt conferences were in greatest
numbers. which is not remarkable, In
asmuch as the Roosevelt leaders had
most to talk about and. without doubt.
better talking facilities.
Still. the others conferred frequent
~ enough for all purposes, and so
many lines Of procedure were laid out
that no one was able to proceed. In
ha
time in giving limitations of the
gyroscope. which spins on its own
axis increasingly. emitting loud. buss-
ing. or purring noises, which in hotel
Hobbies and political headquarters in
this exciting time, passes for wisdom
and information.
Some OF the delegates to this
convention passed uncomfortable
shivery hours contemplating the pros