The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1912-01-09
TAFT THE LOGICAL CANDIDATE

In odCurday 8 OlIVer state appeared
an editorial headed "Taft in the Race
to Stay in which it was predicted
that the only opposition that the
president would have in. the conven-
ton would be from Senator LaFollete,
of Wisconsin. In discussing this ques-
ton the Salt Lake Herald Republican,
in its Sunday issue has the following
to say:
That William Howard Taft will be
r~enominated and that he Will succeed
himself as president of the United
States has been the belief of the great
mass Of the American people for many
months and that confidence in his sue
cess has not been shaken by the occur
rences Of the past few weeks-despite
the uncertainty as to what Colonel
Roosevelt will do. President Taft has
conducted q successful administration
in the interest of the people; one of
the strongest points Of evidence in
that regard can be found in the atti-
tude Of big business, which will do
what it can to defeat him. His activi-
ty in enforcing the Sherman act has
made him many enemies among those
who profit by disobedience to the
statutes and who see no hope of con-
tinuing this policy SO long as Mr..
Taft is in the White house.
Unless Colonel Roosevelt should
ultimately decide to become a candi-
date, and this is not considered prob
able, Senator LaFollette will be Mr..
Taft's chief rival in the convention,
although the best that the Wisconsin
man can hope to do will be to reach
Chicago with less than one-fourth the
total number OF delegates to his credit.
The full insurgent strength might
guarantee him more than that ii it
were not for the entirely human desire
Of each individual to be with the win
ner and the certainty that Mr.. LaF'ol-
lette cannot by any chance get enough
strength to make him at all formid.
able.
~ 49, bOot OCAlCfC
that Senator LatolIette is not making
the campaign with the hope OF sue
css this time but is looking forward to
victory in 1916, when the lists will be
open and there will be no asprant in
the field with the power of the federal
government behind him as is the case
with President TAFT this time. Latol-
lette is young enough to wait with a
REASONABLE daDraa of pnnanlmIru and hla
strength in Wisconsin is sunicient to
insure his being q senator OF the Unit
ed States at that time it he lives.
Even the most sanguine OF the La
Toilette supporters is not brazen
enough to predict his hopes upon
hgures; all know that the debataDle
ground in this pre-convention contest
- necessarily limited and that the
strength which naturally graviates to
the nan in power is for Mr.. Taft with
out . contest. 1t is OF such pretensions
that it gives the president a lead, diff
ticult to overcome and powerful OF ar
gument in winning over those with
whom the glitter of success is more
potent than anything else. Even with
out Mi. Taft 3 splendid record to use
a. . basis OF argument, he would be
able to compel sufficient support to
nominate him.
The logic of the situation and the
signs Of the times are all with MI.
Taft. Those who keep themselves well
informed are losing no confidence in
his ultimate success; he is the sort of
president the people wish and there is
no doubt OF their placing the stamp of
approval upon his administration when
they get the opportunity to do so.