The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-23
LOCAL TAFT men
BEGIN TO ADMIT
ALL HOPE is GONE
Seems To Be Overwhelming
Sentiment For Roosevelt"
Says Assessor Plass
COLONIES VICTORY IN
OHIO THE LAST STRAW
Guy Miller Puts Up Brave Front,
Saying Result Is Far
From Settled"

There seems 10 be an overwhelm-
ing tidal wave OF popular sentiment
In favor Of Col. Roosevelt, and be-
lieve he will be nominated and elect
ed: don't think anything can stop
him after his remarkable showing In
Ohic."
This was the statement, Wednes-
day, of Assessor Henry Plass, an
out.and-out Taft man. 1t was typical
OF admissions heard, Wednesday. on
every side, from the Taft men that
Roosevelt is going TO be the nominee
OF his party. Roosevelt workers
We're jubilant, TO put 1t mildly,
II favored Taft for the presidency,
because thought he was entitled TO
another term" said Mr.. Plass. Il
think he has made a good president.
But [ don't think any candidate or
president Is stronger than the people
and II the bugbear OF the third term
stands In the way OF another term
for Roosevelt the bugbear Is going TO
be rwept aside, that's all
They say that il Roosevelt is sent
TO the white house again he will re-
main there until he dies. There Is
rotking to that ! think this country
is too big for apv nan to remain In
the ONCE of president unless the peo-
pie want him to remain there. IL
they want him 10 remain, IL Is suf-
ficient reason that he remain there,
regardless of precedent and the third
term bugbear. There Is no doubt In
my mind now that Roosevelt is go
ms to be the next president. II the
Democratic party had a second Cleve-
laBd they might stem the tide"
There was great JOY in the city
clerks Office. Charles A. Nichols,
chairman OF the Michigan Roosevelt
committee, had not expected better
than an even break in Ohio. In fact,
he recently visited the Roosevelt
headquarters In Chicago, and the
Roosevelt managers there did not ex'
pect more than half the delegates.
The result shows how much the
Roosevelt leaders were shrpriseds .....-
"One would think that Taft c0ulG
have made a. better showing in his
home state said Mr.. Nichols. Why,
II was like repudiating q SON. ~%s.
II believe the result in Ohio as
sures the nomination in the Repub-i
lican nationhI convention OF Col.
Roosevelt. The northern. Republican.
states havekgiven an -nnmistakabie-
expfession or favor FOR Roosevelt
The southern Democratic states, con-
trolied so far as delegates to the ma
tional convention are concerned BY
patronage, Are the backbone OF the
Taft strength today, RooseYelt.s NOM
ination was made possible by the
states that adopted a primary system
Of eleeting delegates believe that
the national convention will adopt a
platform which viii be in harmony
entirely with the principles Roosevelt |
has been nghttng for
The Republican party Is progress
ing with the times and will continue
to be the party of the people. When |
the nominations have been made I |!
believe the Republican party as a J
party will graciously accept the VIII
of the great majority of the party.
II believe that the Republican city |
and county ticket this fall will be
elected from one end to the other,
with Roosevelt at the head, by the
greatest majority ever given a ticket
I'm this locality"
Commenting on the Roosevelt VIC
tory in Ohio, and the presidential sit.
uation In general, Senator Guy A. Mil
Ter said, Wednesday, that the fact
that the presidential primaries make
the nomination of Roosevelt possible.
shows that the primaries mean the
disruption OF parties and the impos-
sibility of any settled line of govern
ment policy.
IF Roosevelt Is nominated" said
the senator, che will probably be elect
ed. Then he will speedily forget the
demagogic things he has said in his
campaign and go on as he did in his
previous administrations. He will
dodge the tariff and keep up a con.
tinual series OF fiashy stories in the
press. | do not believe this country
Is ready for purely personal gov
eminent which is what Roosevelt is
after. However, the nomination is
still far from settled"