Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
NEWS Of THE CAMPAIGN
CHEERS PRESIDENT TAFT
Reports Indicate United Re-
publican Party in the Fight
for Congress.

dent Taft yesterday from Representative
Mckinley, chairman of the republican
congressional campaign committee. Mr.
Mckinley assured the President that the
latter's efforts toward reuniting the re-
publican party were bearing fruit, and
that the tide in the congressional CAM
paign had turned from the democrats.
Mr.. Taft also received yesterday other
reports which encourage him to take
an optimistic view of the approaching
elections. He believes Ohio will return
substantial plurality for Harding, the
republican nominee for governor, and he
is not without hope that New York viii
be found safely in the republican col
umn.
Text of McKinley's Letter.
Chairman McKinley's letter, which
probably was the most welcome in the
presidential mail, was as follows:
Dear Mr.. President: It gives me great
pleasure to inform you that every sign
points to republican control of the House
of Representatives in the SiXty-second
upon what l believe to be reliable reports
from practically every one Of the So
called doubtful districts. We have made
and are making substantial gains in dis
years ago by a narrow margin.
Three months ago pessimistic republl
cans and optimistic democrats expressed
he belief that this was democratic
year. This prediction was not shared by
yourself or others charged with responss
bility for carrying forward the republican
campaign.
Il am pleased to advise you that there
has been a decided change In sentiment
in the last few weeks. Democratic hopes
are fading and republicans generally are
now enthusiastic in their belief that
while this may have been a democratic
year in July, it is republican year in
November.
Country Should Choose.
"In your letter to me of August 90, 1910,
you state that the question was not what
complexion Of republicanism one prefers,
but whether it is better for the country
to have a republican party control the
legislation for the next two years and
further redeem it's promises, or to enable
democratic majority in the House
either to interpose veto to republican
measures or to formulate and pass bills
to carry out democratic principles. Your
clear and just analysis OF republican prin-
ciples and your brief outline OF the great
work to which your administration is
committed was adopted by the republican
congressional committee as the slogan of
this campaign.
1.-The differences within the party which
were manifested in the two sessions OF
the present Congress have been composed
on the basis of your letter. and a militant
and united party is approaching the bien-
NAL election with confidence of deserved
victory. AS you well predicted. the party
as a whole is showing itself practical and
patriotic in subordinating individual opin-
ion in order to secure real progress.
Difference Emphasized.
Following your suggestion. it has been
the aim of this committee to emphasize
the difference in the governmental eff
cheney and capacity of the republican
and democratic parties. We have sought
to make this q campaign of education,
and, while in some districts the real is
sues are obscured by local questions and
personal animosities, ami convinced that
our literature and our speakers have
brought home to the voters as a whole
a realization of the fact that democratic
success in the congressional elections
this year would be a staggering blow to
national prosperity, would impede, II not
prevent, the enactment of all useful and
progressive legislation, and would make
legitimate business the plaything Of poll
tics for two years.
II take this opportunity to thank you
for your genuine and valuable cO-Opera-
ton with the committee in this cam
paign. We have made a clean, straight
forward fight for the great principles Of
the republican party, and l am looking
with the greatest possible confidence to
the result