Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-21
All But Two States for Taft,
Says Senator Dixon.
CALLER AT WHITE HOUSE
Spends an Hour With President
Going Over Situation.
NEW YORK NEWS IS CHEERING
Labor Vote of State Declared Safe
for National Ticket-Hughes
Gaining.

EV long odds the most SdnSuhle ltPuo-
lican OF prominence who has struck the
White House this campaign is Senator
DIXON of Montana. head of the speakers
bureau Of the republican national COM
n.ittee AT Chicago.
Its all over hut the christening. ana
The baby's name will not be Bryan
said Senator Dixon. i'll a breezy western
manner Il am not personally we'll &C
Guaintcd With the situation in the east
a. with that in the west but l am told
tl.4t The east is certain for Taft. AS TO
the northwest. it will be easier than any
other part at the country. Democrats
TIL me that Bryan himself is hopeful as
t.. both Wisconsin and Iowa, but Well In
formed democrats laugh at that claim
talked with Senator La Toilette a few
HlSjlt> ago. and he looks Tor large Taft
majority. our estimate is $1,000 TO
lVt.'F" in Wisconsin. and as to Iowa. 1t
VII give big Taft majority. All the
factions in Iowa are for TAFT.
Tile Pacific coast will SO overwheln-
in&ly for the republican nominee. and
there are only two states in the great
far vest about which there can be said
fo ne even the smallest doubt These
are Colorado and Nevada Democratic
claims as To Idaho. Wyoming and Mon
tand are preposterous. Will leave mere
tonight for Montana. with which have
kept IN constant touch because IL Is my
home state. We will carry the state by
Il safe majority
There has been d foolish scare about
Ohio and Indiana. but l don't think eau
tiouS democrats are going 10 Keep up
their claims as to those states
Railroad Men for Taft.
What about the railroad vote, which is
said TO be for Bryan
Il can fairly and honestly make the
claim that the drift of the railroad vote
is decidedly toward Taft. / saw poll
made by railroad men of the Lake Shore
rodd in Indiana not long ago. This poll
shoWed'l. $40 votes for Taft. ;:5S for Bryan.
90 for Debs. about the same number for
Chaplin and something like 80 doubtful.
In some sections of the country the rail-
road men have been rather favorably dis
posed to Bryan, and l was told of some
prominent republican speakers being
sidetracked at various points. much to
their inconveniencc- Senator Beverage
ard failed TO reach his appointment until
midnight. The crowd waited for him.
though and he talked from midnight I'M
Ill . o'clock in the morning
''As native North Caroliuan, feel
ing a deep interest in the south, l am
glad Mr.. Taft went through that sec
ton. 1t is not moonshine to say that
thousands of progressive business and
heart for Taft and the republican party.
but until this time no recognition has
been shown them. y prominent democrat
from Tennessee told me a day or ago
that he firmly believed the three great
cities Of Tennessee, Memphis, Nashville
AMI Chattanooga. would give majorities
for Taft
Senator Dixon spent nearly an hour
with the President. going into minute de-
tails TO the situation. Senator Dixon
gives the solid south to Bryan except
Maryland. which he thinks will be for
Taft. He gives every other state in the
country to Taft except Colorado and Ne
vada, which he says arc doubtful, with
republican leanings
"Tafts majority in the electoral college
will at least equal that of Roosevelt four
years ago said Senator Dixon. Il do
rot mean to say that his popular ma
jority will be as large. but 1t will be big
at that
Now Certain of Hughes.
James Il. Reynolds, who is at work IN
New York state upon the labor vote and
who reported to the President TO-DAY that
this vote is in satisfactory shape for the
republicans. said he would accompany Mr..
Taft through New York. advising him as
much as possible on local conditions at
different points
Mr.. Taft will carry New York by
very large majority. said Mr.. Reynolds
Two weeks ago ! had some doubts about
Coy. Hughes, but do not now have
Particle of doubt. His prompt answers to
the questions asked by Mr.. Chanler, the
democratic nominee. and the latterS
evasiOnS of the questions put to him by
Gov Hughes. have greatly strengthened
the republican nominee. and look to see
him win by comfortable majority"
New Way to North Pole.
f. Il. Baldwin. the arctic explorer, has
new plan 10 get 10 the north pole. He
saw the President today with John Fow-
Ter, the american consul atChefee China
but he said that the visit of the two
men was not in connection with his lat
est scheme Of getting to the frozen top
Joint Of III" world.
Mr. Baldwin wants 10 start with the
great Ice foes in Boring sea and drift to
The pole on these. His idea is to take
about twenty or twenty-five mon i'm a
stout ship up to Boring waters and there
transfer the outfit TO Il huskyIookine ice
foe. four or five miles long and thick
enough not TO leak through the bottom
IL war demonstrated by the wreckage
of the Inflated Jeanette and by experi-
mentS with strong casks and other things
placed in Boring sea waters that these
pass the north pole aud in about three
years come out near Greenland" said
Mr. baldwin. The ice foes travel slow
~. always toward the pole They do
not break up and endanger lives and
supplies am convinced that this is the
solution or the problem of reaching the
pole
NJ. Baldwin said that Admiral Mel
vile. Who commanded the Jeanette: Sir
Iurdon Clark. director OF the Metropoli-
proposition