The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-22

/ 49, A'Sssssss&s nts ss0s osets btsS UAut
for the Republican nomination.
IN that lsc advocates tho poll.
cics OF the Insurgents ~ opposed
to tl1oee Of President Taft.
by JAMES J. MONTAGUE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3f.-Not only
00cS President TAFT regard tho Roose.
scat speech at Columbus ~ = dccIa-
ration Of WAT, hat he ~is fully alive
70 tlsc fact that the colonel. coinci.
dent with the declaration. has fred
tho first gun.
The administration. placed on the
defensive. r. for the time being para
1yxrd into inaction. For m hour or
F twO Today therr was talk by senator
Crane q trying to read Roosevelt
0ut ~ tho party. on the ground that
his speech Is mot Republican doc.
trtnc.
Hut when almost every inSmrgrnt.
IN rnhhc Interview ar private con-
sevsatlOn. announced hts delight with
t6E CUsuuc1'E SIScSTh. and his ngltET
Tint Roosevelt Inns made himself the
leader az prOxrc~sivcs. this talk died
nut Ut the party might be possible.
bat II would involve the reading out
u the narty nj eight eoycrnors Of
states. mine senators. twenty or thtr-
" Representatives and scOrcs at I'M
Ancntfal party leaders. such . road
in8 ~ that would Quickly arrive 1t
tbr end OF the Repubitcan book FOR
1919.
GIoosn AIicd tho White Housr
tlar0,s&l, the AFTERNOON. The Prs~i.
dwnt was xlnouay. Secretary Hnle~
was glO0Euy. even tlse stxnnasnpenees
n slr <xccwstSe oancem Wwne .snsarls
and htttcriy 20 their wurk. News from
Crane. Ssno0t and renrpsc. who WIRE
~ watch NJ tho Capitol. did mt cheer
iIhinxx mn any.
Thc hest they lad To rcpnr1 Mas
inst SENATOR'S Clamp. Brist0W. Poius
0cxter and Dixon w~rr MI he4nc
Borah, Bournc and Cnnsnsin&. IN pri-
vatc conversation. expressed tltrsn.
e<1vcA ~ believing that tlse progress
niyc cmuse has found . new leader.
Declaration 81 Candidact.
No one thought II necessary 10 wait
for the expected declaration by Roose-
Welt that he Is a candidate for the
presidency.
The speech itself was considered the
hottest Kind Of declaration he can
make. 1t was agreed that no private
citizen unless he was in prehenssle
mood toward a great offIce would
leave his home. cross two Statesc. and
deliver a forty thousand word speech
nnfltning complete political plat
form.
There Is geenral agreement that
fOfnc hitting back must be done. and
1 done right away.
Mr. Tafts political cxpedisnts in the
last few days have proved BOOM
erAngs. The withdrawal OF the ten
nominees for Jobs In Tennessee hurt
him more than II helped. So did Nc
Kiniey's offer to subsidixe papers by
giving them free McKinleyixed YER
sions Of the Roosevelt speech at Co.
luMbus.
Crane, Smoot. Penrose and lille.
are racking their BRAINS to find a way
for Taft to stem the tide to Roosevelt,
weich all admit VIII be flowing strong
IN few days. Al a late hour tonight
that had not been successful.
COLUMBUS. O.. Feb. ai.--Ex- Pres.
u flGnta Theodore RaosANpls. raped fasssx.s
Is iiftenf Taft and advocated apTacticxi1,.
every progressive measure advanced
during tho last few years. In his ad.
dress before the Ohio Constitutional
Convention here today.
Using the phrase. we progressives !"
Colonel Roosevelt came out with the
most complete declaration Of his IDEAS
that he has given In many inontns
and Defined the Views that will prob
ably form the basis Of his platform
IN case he Is nominated for the presi-
Ennr. ~ ~ NV u. .s ..-s (.
Among the progressive measures
urged by the ex-President were:
Government supervision Of cokpora-
tionS. s4
Direct election OF Senators.
The short ballot.
Direct nominations by the nccns~