Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-15
are | ALL FOR Taft
Coon Tho Only "aalI0Ba|' One, Con.
GlasIon Of Walter V|sIIman.
PEOPLE ARE WITH The PRESIDENT
Flnes Tina. Continuation On Roosevelt
9oilelea lie Desired. With Judge
Tafs to Carry Them on--rhe stntes
That Are solid for Him.

.S.ahiSASc, I'LL, Feb. 14.--Walter
Mellman. who has made q trip over
the Middle West for the Chicago Rec
ord Herald, which is strongly sup
porting the presidential ambitions OF
Secretary Taft, makes this report.
! Visiting the Central West and
making extensive Inquiries as to the
state OF public sentiment in this re-
zion, ono is forced to these conclu-
sions:y--
"The people OF the West, by an
overwhelming majority OF both polltl-
cal parties. uphold the policies of
President Roosevelt and demand their
continuance
BY almost though not quito as
great q preponderance OF opinion the
Republicans favor tho nomination of
Judge Taft to carry on tho Roosevelt
work. These are the dominating fsrts
rs to the public opinion In all Ibis
part OF the country. 1t Is n public
opinion which is finding expression In
political action almost everywhere.
with exceptions to be hereinafter con-
siderad. Delegates are to DO sent to
the national convention chosen ex-
preshly or Instructed to give living
force TO this popular demand.
Ignoring New England for the mo-
nent the real TAFT movement, geog-
rhphichlly considered may he said Ia
start on the Atlantic coast. In Mary
land, which will send delegation
aolidly for him. 1t then runs into
West Virginia, where the same thing
Ia true. His own state of Ohio ia
completely for him, barring the an
nj m M t.nauttlN, oil
alxer contestants for seats in the con-
vention. Michigan Ia for Taft. Min
Iiesotp and tho two Dakotns are large
~ for him. though La Toilette has
many admlrers among the Republl-
j Gang OF those states.
Iowa liz for Taft. Nebraska and
4 KansaH are both In line. Missouri
which should no longer be classified
SSs a Southern state, Is also for Taft.
Going further West, nearly all OF
the atates of the mountain aij, coast
region--Wyoming, Colorado, Utah
California, Oregon and Washington
show strong Taft tendencies and very
little favor for other aspirants, The
territories, both continental and insu-
lar, almost without exception Join the
procession.
49,. ~ nus We iiuu tHat III VI DTOuu lSWc''N
of the country from ono ocean to the
other the Taft movementis to be seer
almost everywhere The only blank
! ss3aces OF noticeable size or import
aiieo arc found In tho Ave great statas
which have favorito soma. candidates
put forward through local pride and
home admiration for admirable mon
New York for HugheE. Pennsylvania
Tor Knox, Indiana Cor Fairbanks. IL
iino,s for Cannon Wisconsin for L
toilette. have together ESQ votes In
Z the national convention or about one
tiiiarter OF the whole number and
about one-third of the North md
West, leaving out the dstinctl,
Southern states. Outside OF the statei
presenting their favorite sons little Il
any sentiment In favor OF those can
didotes Is discoverable.
.It.is a matter OF fact, not of opln
ion. that public sentiment ID MS strong
ia these states for Roosevelt and the
Roosevelt policies as In the neight'or
ing states. 1t Is also n fact. whicA
no one probably would question, thai
bit for the favorite sons all three Of
these states would be for Taft. as are