Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-01
TAF 7 IN FIGHT To
STAY, ASSERTS
H|LLES
There'II Be No Bolt of the Pres.
iden's Forces if He Loses,
Secretary Declares.

WASHINGTON. June President
Taft will neither consider. listen to
nor accept the suggestion of compro-
mise candidate.
Neither will there be a bolt by the
Taft forees-rumors to the contrary
Notwithstanding. If he is defeated,
President Taft will take his future with
good grace and will not attempt to
start another party to secure the nomi-
nation for the presidency on any other
pretext."
This was the comment made by Sec
rotary Hilles today when approached
on the question of possible dark horse
capturing the presidential nomination
when the Republican national conven-
ton meets on June IS.
Compromise Talk Rifles.
Indignantly repudiating the assertion
that a compromise had been preached
to the president, or that he would con-
slider it should it be made, Secretary
Hilles continued:
This is a fight between President
Taft and Colonel Roosevelt. The nom
nation, so far as we can see, lies be-
tween one of these men. We are con-
sidering no dark horses. The president
will go into the convention with enough
votes to nominate him If the unex-
pected happens and he fails in his pur-
pose, the man who wins will do so be-
cause of his own strength, not from any
votes which will be swung to him by
the president.
This is strictly a two man fight.
with the odds, in our opinion. in favor
of the president. We are making every
effort to hold our own in Ohio, and
see no reason why we should not do So
THE president is not considering
visiting Chicago at the time of the
convention. Whether Colonel Roose-
welt is on hand at this time or not will
make no difference. The president will
remain here to attend to business and
will leave the attention to the details in
Chicago in the hands of Director Nc
Kinley and myself.
To Receive News BY Wire.
'On June II President Taft will pre-
side at the graduation exercises at
Hamilton college, Clinton, n. Y. He
will return here on June Is and Will re-
ceive the news of the convention by
telegraph and long distance telephone
All presidents would be shattered
should the president of the United
States attend the convention in which
he is personally interested, and Presi-
dent Taft is not considering such a
radical move.
Besides, we see no necessity for it.
We have strength enough already. Our
delegates, we are sure. can take care
of themselves and there is no fear of
an organized bolt to the opposition
THE craftsmanship Of the national
committee is Il subject which has re-
ceiVed little attention as yet. Senator
Root will doubtless be the temporary
chairman, but the selection of a per-
manent chairman probably will not be
taken UP until after the close of the
convention, as was done in 1908"
While Secretary Hilles would not
positively assert who would nominate
President Taft at the Chicago conven-
ton, he admitted that both Senator
Burton and Warren G. Harding, of
Ohio were being considered for this
honor The fact that Harding. who
was defeated by Harmon during the
last gubernatorial campaign, had a
long conference with the president yes
terday. supposedly concerning the Ohio
situation, has apparently thrown the
balance in his favor, the more so since
Senator Burton failed signally to carry
out his promises that the president
would at least make a good showing in
his home state"