Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1912 — TAFT WILL NOT QUIT [ARTICLE]

TAFT WILL NOT QUIT

JENDB WORD FROM WHITE HOUSE OF “NO COMPROMISE." Declares He Will Not Withdraw Name From Consideration at Chicago. Washington, June 21.—Taft will not withdraw from the race for any can-' iidate. “No compromise” was the oficial word from the White House in 'esponse to Inquiries if the president would withdraw his name from consideration by the Chicago convention and throw his support to a compromise :andidate. Senators and representatives telephoned and called personally to assure the president of their support and convince him the time had passed for a compromise. Senator McCumber urged the president to fight to the end and to insist that his managers carry out the program as outlined. Former Representative Wood of Ohio called to express like sentlnjents. Secretary of State Knox and Attorney General Wickersham were with the president for an hour, conferring on departmental matters and the political situation at Chicago. "His nerve is superb,” said the attorney general. "He has not allowed the convention or the bolting of Roosevelt or anything else to disturb his equilibrium." Secretary Knox declared he had not heard the president. ever considered withdrawing. He declared the president would stand firm.