Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-07
CONSULTS PARTY LEADERS
Hears Reports Regarding the Doubt.
full States.
CONFIDENT OF TAFT'S SUCCESS
Chief Executive Does Not Think That
the Situation Requires Him to
Appear on the Hastings.

Senator Hemenway after a conference
| with the President today made the posi-
tive statement that President Roosevelt
will not go upon the stump. He evidently
talked by the card.
did you ask the President to make a
speech in Indiana?''
mo, because the President will not
take the stump. He does not consider 1t
necessary and will make no campaign
speeches.
The definite decision reached by the
President that he will make no campaign
speeches will be of deep political interest.
He has been somewhat wavering for sew
| eral weeks as to what he should do,
| although always inclined to remain In
washington. 1t was not denied at the
| White House today that the President had
| written several of his friends. among
them Bishop Cranston, that he will not
| take the stump.
It is plainly evident that his decision
Is based upon a conviction that his serv-
ices will not be needed by his party and
that the election of Taft is settled as
much as anything Of that kind can be
settled this far in advance. Had there
been doubt in the mind of the President
as to the result, he would not have de-
clared himself OFF the hustings nearly
four weeks ahead of the election.
How It Looks to the President.
President Roosevelt believes he now
has the entire political field within his
view and that he is able. to put his
finger on the sore spots. which it is ad-
mitted still exist in New York. Indiana,
West Virginia and several other states.
In the two weeks the President has been
in Washington from Oyster Bay he has
made a rapid but comprehensive survey
Of the political situation.
He has already personally consulted
three members of the advisory and one
member of the executive committee OF
the republican national committee, three
prominent labor leaders, various senator's.
representatives, state leaders. special en-
voys and others. besides receiving hum
dreds Of letters from state leaders and
personal friends. According to present
advices he will continue these conferences
at the White House. particularly with
members of the republican national COM
mittee. and it is now expected that Chair
man Hitchcock will reach here within
the next four or five days.
Although the New York situation is pro-
nounced safe. no concealment Is made OF
the fact that it might be better. The
machine opposition to Hughes is said to
be still strong, but is gradually lessen
ing under the pressure and the exfgencies
of politics. The probable heavy socialist
vote In New York is not without compen-
sating features for the republicans. The
republicans believe that the increased
vote for the socialists will be drawn from
discontented labor ranks and that this
vote would have gone to Bryan. There
fore they are not worrying about the
matter.
Calls Indiana Safe.
President Roosevelt heard directly from
Indiana today Senator Hemenway in
forming him as to what may be looked
for election day. The Indiana senator
is always conservative and cautious, and
what he told the President possibly did
not differ materially from what he told
representative of The Star, although talk
ing for publication and giving informa-
ton for private consumption are vastly
different things. At any rate he was op-
timistic as to his home outlook. declaring
that he could see no reason why Indiana
was looked upon as doubtful.
why. Indiana is certain for Taft by
approximately 5000 majority"
LAS to the state ticket?''
1T is hard to guess as to the majority
the state ticket will get. but l see little
reason why it should be any less than
that for Taft. The most serious of our
troubles on the state ticket were removed
by the action of the legislature in passing
question out of the fight. cleared things up
for the republicans and left the demo-
Gratis without the local issue they had
been expecting to win on. It is conceded
as the senate will stay republican. no
matter how the house goes The question
is settled for this election. at least"
Hemenway and Ward Talk.
AS Senator Hemenway left the White
House he met w. L. Ward, republican
national committeeman Of New York.
President last night. Mr.. Ward and the
Indiana senator returned to the Presi-
dents Offices, and there was another long
conference. I'VE have just been telling
each other how nice things look in our
respective states" said Mr.. Hemenway.
Mr.. Ward said that Secretary Root would
close the New York campaign with q
speech in Carnegie Hall October 81. Judge
Taft will make his last speech of the cam
paign at Youngstown. Ohio. ON the same
date.
Kansas All Right, Too.
David Mulvane. national committeeman
Of Kansas. and Charles e. Gault Of the
same state. handed in to the President a
glorious picture OF republican triumph In
Kansas. 1T is funny to hear talk in the
east of Kansas being In doubt" said Mr..
Mulvane 1.-The state is for Taft and will
give him a rousing majority election day.
II Mr.. Bryan Is .basing his hopes on
states like Kansas he will be badly disap-
pointed the day after the election
The Situation in New York.
The New York political situation was
the subject of a long conference at the
White House last night participated in
by William L. Ward. national committee
man of that state also connected with re-
publican national committee headquar-
tiers; Secretary Root. Secretary Cortel-
you, Assistant Secretary Bacon. Postmas-
ter General Meyer and Secretary Loeb
Mr.. Ward arrived from New York at $50
last night, and went at once to the White
House The conference continued until
midnight. Although the New. York situa-
ton was primarily the leading phase of
the discussion. the situation at large was
gone over Mr.. Ward strenuously op-
posed the nomination of Hughes until the
last minute and has, until recently. felt
that Hughes stood no chance of election.
] At the close Of the conference 1t was an