The Washington times., 1910-10-24
Colonels Belated IndorSe-
ment of Taft Believed to
Have Hurt Party.
BRYAN TO AWAKE
HOOSIER STATE
Tariff and High Cost of Living Will
Be Chief Subjects for His
Stamping Trips.

AS Colonel Roosevelt started on a
weeks stumpirg tour Of New York
State today. this question was upper
most in the minds of New York poll
ticians. as well as those throughout the
East generally;
Has the coloners beIated Endorsement
of President Taft ieopardized the
ticket?
Many fear it has Colonel Roosevelt
remained silent about Taft and his Ad-
ministratiCn during his triumphal tour
OF the West, and did not indorse his
successor until the week of the Sara
tosa convention.
There is an undsrcuTrent Of feeling
that this tardy tribute may work harm
as vel as good. when such desperate
efforts are being made to solidify a
badly disorganized party body.
Colonel Roosevelt will speak at Bling
hampton this evening. and his swing
around the State will mean speeches at
a dozen or more cities before his return
10 Oyster Ray Saturday. TIE colonel
seems pleased with the results of his
Jaunt through New England last week.
Request of Free Voters.
Coincident with the arrival Of Col
onel Roosevelt in Ithaca today, the
Free Voters Republican League made
public the contents of a letter written
TO the colonel October ). in which Mr..
Roosevelt was asked not TO aid in the
reelection Of Representative John
Dwight. The Free Voters are after
Mr.. Dwights political scalp. but prior
TO his arrival at Ithaca the colonel had
not promised his aid to the league He
was met by Mr.. Dwight.
The Foraker speech denOuncing the
colonel and his new natiOnalism'' ana
the reported tongue-lashing Mr.. Roose-
welt is said to have brought TO play
just after being introduced to Judge
Anderson, at Indianapolis, furnished
material for much over-Sunday COS
sip. Mr.. Roosevelt, however, declined
TO discuss either the Foraker attack or
the Observation-Disclosures incident. saying
that he would be responsible for things
said only over his signature Or in pub
lie and not those which come second
and third hand.
Harry S. New. former Republican ma
tiOnal chairman, who Is alleged to have
heard the colonel refer TO Judge Ander-
son as "a crook and q Jackass," is also
silent on the subject and Judge An
derson declared that he would have TO
comment 70 make It is understood
That Judge Anderson asked Mr. New
10 repeat the coloneIs words exactly as
they were uttered, giving heed also to
the manner Of utterance.
Ruled Against Roosevelt.
Judge Anderson ruled against the Gov
eminent in the suit ordered by Mr.
Roosevelt. when President, against the
indianapolis News because of the PAN
anna libel case. The Judge refused 70
permit the publishers Of the News 10
De carried 20 Washington for trial II
IS reported today, however. that the
S2s.O000OO fine issue in the Standard oil
matter. may have had something to do
with Mr. ROOSeVelt's bitterness toward
the JuTist, II the colonel has been cor
recty quoted After the new trial was
granted the case practically went out of
son
The Democrats are having some
H1upIeS OF their own over in Indiana.
william J. Bryan will speak in favor
o. John W Kern, Democratic nominee
Tor the Senate At the same time
Bryans bolt Of the State ticket beCause
OF the liquor question will make the tour
OF Ihe peerless one" rather embar-
RAISING. although Governor Marshall
says that liquor is not a issue as he
tween the Democrats and Republicans
llie ldNltI HdNlnC ignored the county on
uon question in their platform. The
Bryan campaign is not exactly welcome
70 the Democratic State committee how
ever
Tariff to Be Subject.
Mr.. Bryan. il is understood, will talk
Of tariff and the high cost Of living I'm
his Statewide tour, rather than Of
county option. What effects the SMELL
binding tours of Roosevelt and BRYAN
VIII nave on the voters remains to be
The indianapolis News continues to
lombard Roosevelt Delavan Smith an
parentlv has not forgotten the Panama
noel case suit instituted by the then
President Roosevelt.
woodrow Wilson appears to be gain
ing strength in New Jersey, and TODAY
ne Is sanguine of election. 1t is the gen
eral belief that Prof. Wilson has made
votes at every point where he has
spoken The Wilson audiences seem to
De attentive TO every word said, while
some OF the audiences addressed by Mr.
Lewis, the Rcpu olican nominee have a
tendency 10 WhOcp things up upon the
slightest opportunity.
The Democrats believe that Mr.. VIII
sons election will be brought about by
popular upheaval, Of which there are
many signs in New Jersey.
one Of the Wilson party today made
the prediction, after noting the strength
OF every city and county, that the VII
son majority in tn State will he con