Show Col Roosevelt's Silence Annoys the Insurgents rOLO COLONEL ROOSEVELT's failure to announce I categorically and finally that he lie will will not not accept accept accept ac ac- ac- ac the thc Republican nomination for President next year en if it should be tendered to him by the thc convention n is decidedly annoying to the insurgent Republicans who are arc staking their political futures on OIl the running abilities of or Senator Lafollette Lafollett They realize that such initial support as the former President Pres Pres- ident might get in time the convention prior to 10 the supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed stampede would come from Lafollette delegates delegates dele dele- gates or 01 delegates who nt at least are arc opposed to the tho administration and who might be expected to combine combine com corn bine their strength behind the most promising can candidate So long Jong as the Roosevelt elt talk is in tho the air ar Mr r. Lafollette and his cohorts can enn make no headway in their campaign for d delegates legates The Thc wing of the thc I party that is supposed to be committed to Mr Taft Taft- is is in a position to watch the progress of events c with a degree of amusement and interest only possible possible possible pos pos- sible to him who has nothing staked on the issue and stands neither to lose hose nor gain The Tho almost profane silence from Oyster bay is ruffling ruffling- the in insurgent insurgent insurgent in- in temper quite a n bit and Colonel Roosevelt was never so popular with some of the time in his own party as he lie is at nt the present time when he lie is worrying Lafollette and his sponsors sponsors' into futile rage They should remember that thai it is not within the province of or any Am American to refuse a presidential president nl nomination None Kone ever er has so far as is known General Sherman is said to In have done so o but an nn exa examination of political history shows he lie merely refused to be a candidate for the nomination when urged to CO compete for the prize by a n consi considerable body of his friends Colonel Roosevelt can scarcely say that lie he would refuse the tile honor if the time convention convention conven conven- ti tion n named him he lie has already said that he lie is not a i candidate for the place Mr 1 rr Taft can well afford to permit events to shape themselves without his assistance or ence Time The disposition of his party part is to him the time wise weather-wise observers of things timings political do 10 not believe o Mr 1 Roosevelt elt has hns any intention to interfere The Democratic party parly breaks beaks its own political neck over oer the time tariff at regular intervals and is just about due to its usual ut-ual go o through per per- The outlook could scarcely be better hetter for Republican success eol v |