The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-04-19
In Pennsylvania.


The following from the New York
Press on Saturday will be interesting
to those watching the Republican Pres
idential race 1t gives some facts con-
corning MIR. Tafts race, and ends by
saying that "if Col. Roosevelt gets
away with a majority of the Pennsylvan
delegates, right then and Their will b
ia delegates, right then and there will
he the lastt expiring gasp of the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Taft"
1t might be added that Col. Roosevelt
made a complete sweep of Pennsylvania,
Saturday In the Presidential primary.
The editorial from the Press follows:
If all Republican States were like
Pennsylvania, which holds its pri-
maries to-day, the party throughout
the land would not need to feel the
great concern which Expresses It over
the rival candidates. of Mr.. Taft and
Colonel Roosevelt. Pennsylvania Is
50 overwhelmingly Republican that 1t
is always counted upon TO go for
Republican candidate, good or bad.
The Taft steam roller might do the
most murderous things to the Roose-
welt followers in Pennsylvania, and
yet, II the President were renomi-
mated, no one would expect him 70
lose the Keystone State. Or the
Colonel might literally use the Big
Stick at the primaries to club TAFT
men away from the polls and in con-
vention to crack the skulls of Taft
delegates, and yet. IL Mr.. Roosevelt
were nominated, there would be little
fear of Pennsylvania going Demo-
cratic.
Pennsylvania is the one State in
the Union that seems absolutely sure
to give its Electoral College vote to
the Republican candidate, under any
circumstances whatsoever. We be-
lieve that even Nicholas Murray But
Ter, as the Republican candidate for
though it is certain that he could not
carry a single other State in the
Union.
But, in the whole United States.
there is only one Pennsylvania. SO
far as concerns the effect upon that
State itself-the effect at the polls
next November-the primaries of tc-
day will mean little or nothing.
Nevertheless, they will mean much TO
Mr. Taft. Never yet in his canvas
for the nomination has Mr.. Taft been
able to stand primary test, for
there was, in truth, no primary vote
in New York. So far every time that
he has submitted his appeal for dele
gates to the voters of his party in
Republican or doubtful States his
candidacy has suffered utter and dunn
founding collapse.
Slaughter In Oklahoma, slaughter
In North Dakota, slaughter In Wiscon-
sin, slaughter in Illinois. slaughter in
Maine-wherever the Republican vot-
ers have been permitted to take the
primary field. slaughter. annicila-
ton. Mr.. Taft's delegates thus far
have come tot the machine. and. for
the most part. from the Federal Ma
chine Of the Solid South Black Belt,
where there is never a solitary Elec-
toral College vote for any Presiden-
tiai nominee of the Republican party.
With the powerful Penrose ma
chine working desperately for Mr..
Taft in State which has always been
submissive to the Boss halter in the
stall and harness on the road, the
President should take everything
That would be little enough as a par
tial, very partial. offset to the shock
ing record of complete defeat which
he has met in other Republican States
having direct primaries. II Colonel
Roosevelt gets away with anything at
all In Pennsylvania 1t will be further
damage to the weak and weakening
candidacy of Mr.. Taft. If Colonel
Roosevelt gets away with half or
even a quarter of 1.-THE Pennsylvania
delegates, under all the circumstances |
II will be a stunning blow to the
candidacy of MIR. Taft. IT, by any |
chance, Colonel Roosevelt gets away |
with a majority Of the Pennsylvania |
delegates. right then and there will
be the last expiring gasp Of the can