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Show M I DO NOT WANT TAFT. H , j Tho weakness of President Taft, and his inability to hold the Hl ' ' Republican vote of Now York, even if nominated, is being made H cloaror each day by the New York Press (Republican) of New H ' "; York, which is conducting a poll of its roaders. In discussing the B v opinions of those polled, as expressed in letters received in yestcr- B day's mail, the Press says: B "And of all the answers received in that sairtc mail from the B , ;' Republican voters canvassed, only 21 1-3 per cent desired the nom- B J ination of Ifr. Taft. But, of much greater significance, of all the B answers received in that mail, 19 per cent declared that they would B I not vote for Mr. Taft if he were nominated. B ( j "As our oarnest wish is to be perfectly frank and fair in this B , whole discussion, simply seeking to the best of our ability to learn H what Republican nomineo could expect to poll his party vote, wc H state here that tho percentage of Republican voters declaring in H that one mail they would not vote for Mr. Taft if he were nom- i innted is somewhat larger than usual in tho canvass vrc are cpnduct- H ing. However, from the vcrj' beginning the percentage of prom- Hj ised defections has always beeu alarmingly heavy. H i "Now, Avhcn only a small proportion of the Republican voters H fr ask for tho nomination of Mr. Taft, and when a very heavy per- Hi I centage declares it will not vote for him if he is nominated, how El J could we, however much wo favor Mr. Taft, and how could am'body H 1 J "in reason declare that Mr. Taft ought to be nominated anyhow, no H I ! matter how the voters of the party feel and no matter what they H ' rouia'do at the polls'?" |