Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-15
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Reports Indicate Business Bank Messengers Badly Beat
Men Desire His Reelection. en- by Three Highwaymen.
POLICIES REGARDED AFElESCAPE IN WAITING AUTO
Theft Committed Heart of New
Republican Congressman. York Financial District
ROOSEVELT MAY MENACE EPIDEMIC OF CRIME IN CITY
Armed
Would Mean Splitting of Fail in Attempt to Bob
Party Jewery
Reports Indicate Business
Men Desire His Reelection.
POLICIES REGARDED SAFE
Nationwide Movement Is Felt by
Republican Congressman.
ROOSEVELT MAY BE MENACE
Believed His Capture of Nomination
Would Mean Splitting of
Party at Polls.

Reports coming to the Capitol to repub-
lican senators and representatives from
widely separated sections of the country
agree in the statement that there is a
pronounced movement in favor of the re-
nomination of Taft among business and
property interests.
This does not refer to "big business so
called, but relates to the great mass of
substantial. careful men of property.
watchful of their own interests and guar
dian for those of others. 1t is said to be
noticeable among the small merchants,
professional men, home owners and the
''solld men" of the community generally
The reports say these people seem to
have sized up the political situation in
its present state as being precarious, full
of unknown quantities, some of them
ominous, and that gradually but surely
they are turning to Taft as a safe propo-
sitiOn.
Want Taft Reelected.
Not only does this feeling apply, it is
declared, to the question of his renOmina-
ton. but goes further and extends to the
question of his reelection. Where the
sentiment exists among the independent
voters. those who in recent years have
not been bound by strict party ties, it is
realized TO be very significant of possible
results at the polls in November.
Analysed by the statesmen who are re-
ceivins such reports. it all means. accord
ing to their version. that the infiuent al
and substantial business and property in
terests are making up their minds to re-
tain Taft and the republican party in
power another four years.
The large number of democratic candi-
dates in the field, the uncertainty as to
nnIf foin yad
tendency toward radicalsm on the part
of some of the leaders, is having the
enect, 1T Is reported, of attracting re-
newed attention to Taft and his tried and
known policies, making them more ap-
preciated by contrast
The politicians deduce very favorable
prospects to Taft from these reports,
knowing by experience what q tremen-
silent moral influence of the business and
property interests.
1t Is the cold judgment Of some of the
most observant republicans in Congress
that Col. Roosevelt has let the crucial
moment pass when he might become a
serious menace to Taft's denomination.
They declare the colonel could only get
ths nomination now under conditions
which would imperil republican victory
at the polls and almost invite defeat.
Might Split Party at Polls.
where the colonel, they say, could obtain
the nomination only after a struggle
which would cause such disruption in the
party as to allow an easy breach for the
democrats. The time has gone by when
he could have the nomination come to
him seemingly as a compromise or to
break a deadlock between the progress
sives and the old guard.
If he should go into the convention and
take the nomination from Taft allowing
such a thing to be probabl they insist
he would split the republican party wide
open at the polls.
Many of them think the colonel realizes
this fact. and thereby they account for
his refusal to allow his friends to declare
him candidate.
Qualification at White House.
Taft spirits were at high tide among
White House callers today The renomi-
nation of the President was predicted
with the most confident air noticeable
so far, and republicans generally de-
elared that the President would not only
be renominated. but would be reelected.
The steady progress being made in all
parts OF the country since the Taft men
began to get into the game with real
spirit is observable everywhere in the
the passage of resolutions of indorse-
ment by republican organizations and
conventions.
President Taft's managers are delighted
with the interest being shown by bus-
ness men in the south and elsewheresin
the denomination of the President Let
ters received show that it is not the fed
eral office holder who is doing the bulk
of the work for the President in south
ern states.
Many letters received here show that
democratic business men and bankers
in the south. who extend credits and
keep business alive. have passed word
to the republican leaders that Taft must
have the delegations of their states.
The democrats are gratified. too, that
IT is not big business or shady business
that is lending helping hand 1t is
the substantial business man of all
shades and sorts. So far as Wall street
goes, the information from there is
that the majority of the bulls and bears
still favor Roosevelt. believing that he
would be more satisfactory to them
than Taft or anybody else. A close
friend of ex-President Roosevelt who
reached Washington two or three days
ago. asserted he found most of Wall
street for Roosevelt He had an idea