Show TAfT BY ACCLAMATiON IS S THAT THE PLAN fOR OR I Poll of the Bie Eastern stern I States me Results S Recent nv ss of the West Only One State Against IS WILLIAM H. H TAFT TATT TO BE NOMINATED FOR FOE PRESIDENT BY ACCLAMATION THE CHICAGO TRIBUNES TRIBUNE'S POLL OF WESTERN VESTERN STATES PRINTED A AFEW AFEW FEW V DAYS AGO SHOWED AN OVERWHELMING SENTIMENT FOR FORTHE FORTHE FORTHE THE PRESENT SECRETARY OF V WAR AR AS SUCCESSOR TO MR ROOSE ROOSE- VELT AN ARTICLE BY RAYMOND RAYMOND RAYMOND RAY RAY- MOND ONE OF THE TRIBUNES TRIBUNE'S CORRESPONDENTS IN WASHINGTON WASHING WASHING- TON SHOWS VS A LIKE FEELING IN INTHE INTHE INTHE THE EAST Tho article is as follows The The full benefit of the Roosevelt I policies to the tho country will depend on having ba a man Ulan as his successor who will continue continuo them not to tho point of d de destruction destruction de- de but rather to reconstruct false falso business methods Hughes Huhes and Taft are arc tho the only men now in the tho public pub lie lic mind that really measure up to the requirements of toda today and we wo arc not I sure suro but that Roosevelt ought to be his bis I own successor This expression of opinion received in response to on one one- of f fOr r opinion sent opinion sont to to town of Nex J Jersey rs j t the e apparent consensus of opinion among the Republicans of the great reat states of Pennsylvania l. l New Jersey Maryland West Virginia and Dela Dela- ware Taft leads s in all tho the states slates except Pennsylvania where Knox is a local favorite but Hu Hughes runs with Taft although at the usual distance behind I him J It t t is si significant of the conditions I that Taft Tiit can go 0 into New Jersey I which is a nei neighboring state to New York and md got get ot more moro ballots on such a vote than Hughes while even in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Penn Penn- sylvania ania Taft has more than half as man many votes otes for first choice as Senator Knox who ho has haa been formally indorsed b by the Republicans of the stateS state Practically speaking Pennsylvania is ison ison ison on a par with Ohio New York Illinois and Wisconsin It has bas a candidate for forthe forthe forthe the presidency and local state pride has been aroused to a sufficient extent to cause most active e Republicans to shout for Knox just as Ion long as he be is in the field although every everyone one knows there is not tho the remotest chance of his nomina nomina- tion f The edit editor r of a a Republican paper in Pennsylvania writes There is is absolutely no Knox enthusiasm enthusiasm enthusiasm in this section of our state Taft raft is indorsed because Taft indorses Roosevelt Roose velt eIt and seems fearless et yet conservative conservative conserva conserva- tive in his bis indorsement According to the fi figures out of ballots received from reco recognized Republica Re Republicans publicans s of Pennsylvania Penns Maryland West Virginia Delaware and New ew Jersey Jer Jer- sey Taft has 10 or more than 46 40 per percent cent Hughes had only 46 a remarkably remarkably remark remark- ably small smal proportion until one ono understands understands under under- stands the situation in Pennsylvania There Senator Knox who is if not at all of the Roose Roosevelt lt type and who was one of ot the most vigorous opponents of the president on the railroad bill is a a. local local local lo lo- lo- lo cal candidate He Hc has been indorsed by the Republican state machine but no one in the world expects that ho bo will ill receive the nomination or in fact that he be will b be a candidate at all except for trading purposes Nevertheless the Republicans of the state are for him hinl at least for the present Thus it comes conies about that Senator Knox receives ballots for first choice as compared to 74 4 for Taft and only onh 10 for Hughes in Pennsyl Pennsyl- vania But the real situation is shown by y the fact that in the same state stale Taft Tatt had 84 54 indications for second choice and 2 27 for third while Hu Hughes was mentioned for second choice on 44 14 ballots and for third choice on 61 |