The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-20
TAFT READY TO GARRY ON WAR
 AGAINST TEDDY
Presidents Friends Now Know That the Opposi- tion Is We'll Organized and Act Accordingly.

teracting the Roosevelt movement Two developments yesterday appar- ently impressed the Presidents sup porters as significant These were the declaration of Gov. William E.. Glasscock of West Virginia, in which he announced that Roosevelt is the choice of the West Virginia Republf- cans, and the statement in despatch es from St. Louis that the city Re publican committee had met and de- clared for Roosevelt by vote or 10 to 10. It is recalled that the St Louis city committee four years ago took the initiative for President Taft In Just such a resolution as that adopted in favor of Roosevelt yesterday, but the significant thing to the Presidents s friends is that the Roosevelt move ment is not one of those sporadic af- fairs without organization or pur-
 They now realize that the Co1oners tn that they are planting their politica explosives here and there throughout the country, with time fuses attach ed to go off at the most opportune The t'spontaneouS' character of these endorsementst of Col. Roosevelt ap- bearing periodically is gravely sus- advisers. The St. Louis incident has been referred to Secretary of Com msrce and Labor Nagel, who halls
 AS to Gov. Glasscock's interview. heroic measures were resorted to by the Presidents supporters. Inter views with leading West Virginia Re publicans were given out last night which indicate that Gov GlaSscock in speak for all of the leading West Vir- ginia Republicans For example, ex- Senator Nathan Bay Scott, one time a national figure in Republican politics, T have not been in West Virginia for several weeks, but on the occasion of my last visit I found very strong Taft sentiment there faVof1ng the Presidents renomination. was greatly surprised when the Governors interview appeared, and especially at that hs s1EGn Wsaf f ViSrinia nj e is R Roosevelt @ M State. The people of West Virginia have a strong admiration for Roose- the Presidentiai nomination thai would. bring up the question as to his strength. But there exists a strong sentiment against a third term, as to which the great majority of our citizens would regard a candidacy on the part of MT Roosevelt Although he IS greatly admired and has warm friendshfp~- vet his candidacy for a third term would prevent his getting the delegation of which Mr. Taft is assured"
 him to be more composed politically than he was two weeks ago Mr. Scott met two friends on the street
 
 disturbed over West Virginia poli- tics. As the conversation was recall ed today, MT. Scott then said:
 Two months ago President Taft had no opposition Apparently in West Virginia. We all expected that our delegates would be instructed for President at that time that he was assured of the West Virginia dele gates, but a month ago learned of some Roosevelt sentiment developing IT To hot he Naaf the President can expect from West Virginia is an uninstructed delega;
 President raft's friends are pleas ed over the reassuring tones of Sem ator Scott's latest advices from West Virginia Confirmation of Senator Scott's diagnosis was had from other distinguished West Virginia sources Congressman James Hughes said:
 Gov. Glasscock's interview gave me a great surprise There must be I don't see how 1t can be authentic The situation certainly does not a bear Taft. The people feel very kindly to- ward the President, and MT. Roose- welt is not even a candidate. I don't attributed to Gov GIasscoc1x should
 State Chairman v L. Highland sent the following reassuring message from his home at Clarksburg, W. Va, to the Presidents friends in Washing ton:
 strongly as you like that the West VireinIa delegation will be for MT. Taft The Republicans of the State generally favor his renominatfon and inc sentiment of the deieEates will be responsive to that feeling. Col Roose- welt has many admirers in West Vir- ginia, but he is not regarded as a candidate and as consequence MT Taft Is assured of unanimous support at the Chicago convention
 The promptness with which Presi- dent Taft's friends got busy to coun- teract the effect of Gov. Glasscock's statement shows awakening by the Taft political advisers to the real ser ious menace of the Roosevelt move ment. From this time forward as these Roosevelt movements develop in various parts of the country they will is manifest that the Presidents poll tical managers do not intend to be swept off their feet by the action of local committees here and there or an interview appearing from time to time as the result of a well organized plan to stampede the country to Col. ment makes progress 1t will be over the resistance that will be offered by the Presidents friends at every point along it's course from this time until the convention meets. The spurst of Roosevelt sentiment will not be ac- cepted by the Presidents friends as unworthy of attention. nor will they be allowed to appear before the coun- try as reflecting any considerable popular sentiment in the community where they may appear
 Next to the Roosevelt explosions in West Virginia and Missouri and the echo in Washfneton the most interest inR political development yesterday was the progress of the Cummins Presidential boom. The Iowa deIega- ton in Congress will probably have a meeting today al which the Sena- tors candidacy will be subjected to the acid test. It. is likely his an- nouncer-ent will follow this confer ence. There is no longer any doubt among Iowa men that Senator Cum nnins will permit his name to go be- lore the Chicago convention.
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 Morton L. FTilI, of Lebanon, Ind, aava- sSAKv wife I1ad Tuf5arnato-J