The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-02-05
LOOK TO ROOSEVELT
TO DECLARE HIMSELF
With La Toilette Losing and Taft
Gaining in the
Fight.
CTMMINS'S HACKERS HOPE
The Fight for the Republican Nomina-
ton Has Vow Reached
Crisis.
CrMMINS'S BACKERS HOP


situation in national Republican politics !
One of the results expected to follow from /
this situation is the smoking ont Of Cot. !
Roosevelt
|; was admitted by Roosevelt- friends |
tonight that he can no longer remain in /
a doubtful attitude Iio must let II be
known that he i- willing To lead the on
position to President Taft's renomiuation
or stand aside and lct some other man
lead
IT Col Roosevelt does put aside IN"
leadership Of tho anti-Taft movement "
is expected that senator tummln~ will
take II ny. The Iowa Senator il already
in the field with the prospect of securing
All or nearly all Of the Iowa delegation
canvass of The prorressives in Con-
gross to-day showed that many Of the
supporters Of La Toilette. realizing that
the Ia Toilette boom has collapsed are
now turning To Cummn-. Many OF them
would I've glad to step in behind Roosevelt
ii they felt certain he would make the
fight and conrinu" in II until the con-
vention meets
Senator La Toilette. IT was learned to-
day, il not in as serious condition as
some of his friends feared las night when
they gathered AZ progressive headquarters
and issued a statement The Senator.
with other members Of hi. family spent
most Of the dav at Providence Hospital
at the bedside of MS thirteen year old
/ daughter, Mary. who u recovering from
an operation performed Yesterday
] The fact was emphasized. however
that Senator Ir, Toilette is thoroughly
worn ont physically and IN no condition
70 continue rho political ACTIVITY h" has
been engaged IN for several weeks His
physicians have assured the family that
his recovery viii come with few weeks
rest. and the senator has consented to
accept the doctors adri'" and take the
rest
The Progressive Republicans IN WASH
ington were very mach depressed to-day
Nearly all of ihcm were supporters Of a
Follette and most of them professcd 30
prefer him a. their leader TO Roosevelt
or any other m al.
There - scarcely on. of them though,
who does not now COnCede that senator
La follatte H. out of all cons Iteration for
the leadership of their movement tins
wear and that il ia up To them to decide
what their ne>t step Will be They We're
turning to-day IN tn" direction Cf Oyster
Rav for a suggestion They conCeCi" that
If the denomination Of President Taft i.
, 70 be prevented something must be don,
at once and a national organization formed
with authority centralized IN Washing
ton or in SON" other political centre with
national chairman and hi- stan VI
, steps have been taken vet tu form such a.
organization. hu' - l. likely that lhl'
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