Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-26
POLITICAL WARWlCkS
LAYING THEIR PLANS
Taft pcinr Groomcd Tor n Political
Comeback" D., the Ola
Crowd
WEST IS NOT ENTHUSIASTIC
Soldiers ami rrogrr'~irr- Favor ihr
Choice ~ General
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nut forward uoth a.. g,igaesied
domination %, Mr Tnfo ana that of
General wood have come from
sources Of considcrahIe strength and
have caused every politician IN the
national capital To "sit up and take
notice"
rho movement favorlnE tho nom
inatlon of Mr.. Taft for a second term
orIsinatsd. /, 4. believed. at the ~.
cent meeting of tho republican
national committee In Chicago Some
~ tho committeeman at thn, time
discussed tho availability Of tho for
mer president and reached the de.
cision that Il would do no harm to
feel out" public sentimcnt In re-
gard 20 his proposed candidacy
through mention In tho editorial
columns OF various republican news
papers which were friendly 20 him.
Thsss editorial "fcelcrs" already
haye commenced 10 appear.
Supporters OF tho proposed can
didacy OF Mr.. Tafe are 10 "A large OK
tent mon who lent their efforts TO
reject him in 1919, and who still
think that his administration should
he endorsed az the polls They say
that hs was not tried on his merits
In the second race, that tho differ.
snoes thai developed between him
self and the, late former President
Theodore Roosevelt madc the cam
pAisn one OF personalities and that
In such a contest the record OF the
Tan remuneration wns necessarily
obscured, They also point with prido
to their claim that Mr. Taft at tho
conclusion OF the race whom he
carried only two smali states. proved
himssIf the best loser In American
politics BY accepting tho result with
no bitter word and retiring with par
feet com mposurs March 4, followinG.
Mr., raft's sspousai Of a league of
nations. they Aiso suRHest. would
nut him IN an excellent strategic
positIon In the event such q league
N adoptsd at tho peace conference
or Thereafter. The position or relA-
tionshiu on thls matter between
Prsaldsnt Wilson and former Presi-
dent Taft 10 q peculiar one. Although
Preodent Wilson has dfsavowed sym
psthy IN the movement for . league
te aafopcs peace, of which hr, TAFT
Was one Of the sponsors. tho latter
ts Otill q warm advocate OF the presi-
dents plan for q league ~ nations.
The announcement last sunday that
Mr.. TsSt will make \ "swlnEinG-
round .ths-circis' speechmaking tour
next month In support both OF his
plan for q league TO enforce peace
ana the uian of President Wilson for
= league OF nations, caused consid-
erabIs comment In Washington. Ths
former president will make his first
epeech At New York on February I.
ana n 4. A understood that his Itinerary
viii Include Boston, ChitaHo, Min
rssuoils. Portland, ore, san Fran
CISCO. 9at Lake city. st. Louis ana
Athnta The political slEnifioencs
n, ,hi. according TO close observers,
A. Indicative thai Mr.. Taft viii not
obisrl IN again trying his fortune In
shs s,e,d of national politics.
Ouostiou of "ptvotnr statrs
y,t. rotioeabls that the plgfe-tlon
NJ ths candidacy Of Mf Taft has not
hssr vecelved with any evidence of
nIca.ure nv representatives OF the
rrosresuive marty here or by re-
ruhi,c.n N senators and representa-
t,ves nth prosrersiys tsndencies II
,n.v he a. fsIv said that among these
ia,tsr repubi,cars In Warrington
,rors ,sr,im ant may he found at tho
n,..srt tlms fayorab,e To uenerai
wooa ,hsn to any othsr progressive
,.n,,n,ioa n Who has beep mentioned
80. nrs.laant,ai po,sibiilty. In splte
80 ,h. sac, tha, General Wood was
horn IN Nev mpshiro and that he
90. annointed 10 the army from
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