Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-04
President Taft Taking Hand
In State Campaigns.
Will Take Active Part in Dit.
terent Sections Of Country.
Confers With Various State Lead.
ers...0utIook Is Improving Daily.

Right DIT the closing days of the SEES.
sion of Congress, when he saw his leg
islative tasks rounded out, Presiden
Taft betook himself actively to politi
cal powwOws. This is interpreted by
friends of the administration as a wis,
move. Before starting away to Bever
| ly he was in possession of knowledge
about conditions in many states where
the battle for Republican control is t.
be waged and gave the Republican
leaders in those localities assurance oil
his support and cooperation.
This attention to politics came at ar
suspicious time. The President has
won out so splendidly in his Legislative
program, that it has given him new
prestige. Washington is throbbing with
words of praise for him and for his in
Isistence in getting the things done that
he wanted done. He accomplished his
Legislative aims without violent meth
DDS and retained the personal friend
ship and esteem of the Senators and
Representatives.. upon whom he has
hat to rely. They are quite as glad as
the President that the differences have
been composed and things straightentd
out so that the party can enter upon
tHt campaign Will SOou ICNoIu III
doing what it was attempted should be
done.
And now the President is letting the
Senators and Representatives know
how much he is interested in the cam
raigns they. are entering upon, He
wants to see Maine and Vermont start
| off with a ringing endorsement in Sep
tcmber Maine and Vermont are the
only two states that will hold early
| elections this year. Oregon, where
| state and Congressional elections used
to bc he'd every other June. has adop-
ted the general plan of holding cleo
tions in November along with most
other states. Consequently Maine and
| Vermont will have the first voice this
year
Fut the New England conference
with the President are only examples
of what he is doing with lawmakers
clear across the northern tier of states
He set apart three or four days after
| the adjournment of Congress for this
| very thing and before starting away
for Beverly. where the summer capital
is to be established. all the political
leaders will have opportunity for full
'a'k with him.
Meanwhile the nominating conven-
lions in the West have been putting
candidates into the field with endorse
ments of the administration. all OF
which is very pleasing to the Presi-
dent AS a matter of fact he has been
quite as successful politically in the
West of late as he has been successful
| legisIatively in Congress. For all
through the so-called Insurgent states,
the President joined issue some weeks
ago and the conventions have been
putting the party loyalty to the Presl-
dent and his administration to test
| The great Insurgent states OF Mime
| sofa and Wisconsin, in their Conven-
| tions. have come out strongly for him
| Iowa did well for the Regulars and
also for the President. These states
| will have a decided influence upon the
| contest for control now waginS in oth-
| er Insurgent states between the Regu
lars and Insurgents. But the Presi'
| dents contention for regularity mas
| gained such impetus that he is in q
| fair way to win practically all along
| the line in the West and the men nom
| mated on the state and Congressional
| tickets are likely to be. in the main
| men attached to the regular faction OF
i
the party.
| Therefore it is that the President car
so appropriately take up political con-
| ferences at this time. He talked with
number of Ohioans before starting fol-
| Reverlv. There is more or less Repup'
lican confusion in that state. whlcf
| went over to the Democrats in 1908 anC
| where the Democrats are now trying
| ,;.rl onH main TO rpclpct NION
hudson Harmon and thus put him into
the running for the presidential contest
in 1912 President Taft is accepting the
lDemccratic challenge and in short time
his friends will be actively at work or
o. nizing the Buckeye state on basis
which they hope will ensure the defea
of Gov. Harmon ana also "i o'"c,
Democratic candidates. There is SAID
to be good opportunity Tor the frtS'
dent to accomplish this and if he sue
ceeds it will immensely strengthen
him before the people and incidentally
put crimp' in the Harmon DOOM
Fer 1t is recognized that before ions
the state fight in Ohio is likely 10 re-
isolve itself into a Taft-Harmoh con
test Ohio of course, is nort'ldHS
stronr Republican state ana II tI'
Presiden; can only bring the Repupl'
can factions together and make theh
work harrnoniouslv in the campaign
there is little doubt about the outcome
of the November voting.
| It begins to look as though the fTes
| ident woulu virtually be in charge
the campaign in Buckeyed. as wei d.
in some other states of the Mlddie afi'
far West He has also been taihiil'
things over with the Hoosier RePupll
cans in the hope of lettering conoi
tions there.
In Illinois. the President is able q
nut in some hard and effective WORK
The Republican leaders there are nov
ready to cooperate with him and ar
outlining the work of the strenuous
, campaien ahead. The scandals IN TN
LEGISLATURE are being probed. but as m
Governor of Illinois is elected Tor
four year term, the political contests
federal interest in Illinois. will cente
chiefly upon the election of Congress
men.
The President is having some impor
tant talks with New Workers. for ina
is another state which he is very anx
ious to hold in line this autumn H'
would rather keep that state Republl