The National tribune., 1910-09-15
The State Campaigns.

After the nominations are made the
State campaign in New York promises
to be of almost as much interest as the
Congressional campaign. There will be
fast and furious work all during the
month of October. The loss of the EN-
pire State would be a serious blow to
the Republicans and also to Col. Roose-
velt The party will not yield without
the most determined struggle. Its lead
ers thruout the country would rather
see any other State go Democratic than
New York for Democratic New York
has always given the Democrats great
hope of carrying the ensuing Presiden-
tial election.
Furthermore, New York State will
have a large influence this year in de-
termining whether the next House or
Representatives is to be Republican.
There are a dozen Republican districts
in that State which might slough OH TO
the Democracy. A big Democratic wave
in New York always is felt in Connecti-
cut and New Jersey, which two States
might send half dozen Democrats TO
Congress in the place of Republicans.
And vet all the evidences tend to
show that Ohio Indiana and Illinois, in
the Middle West, will be a mighty bat
tleground of the Congressional CAM
paign. Only Ohio elects a Governor
but all three States are in more or less
Republican turmoil. which Will make
the election of Republican Congressman
and Legislatures unusually difhcult.
Col. Roosevelt has just been into ONO
and down to Cincinnati, where he made
a public appearance in behat OF ms
son-in-law, Representative Mick
Longworth. who is having some trouble
TO win a reelection. The Colonel hob
nobbed there with Boss Cox, of Clncln-
natl, altho the previous day he refused
to attend a dinner of the Hamilton CLUB
at Chicago till an invitation to Senator
Lorimcr. one of the clubs members,
soon going to Cincinnati to sojourn for
Il few days in the hope of stirring up
little political enthusiasm.
The politics Of all three of these Mid
die Western States is already at boiling
point. and will not be permitted to cool
off till the votes are counted in Novem-
Der. Senator Beveridge is opening his
campaign at Indianapolis with the as
sistance of Col Roosevelt, but will have
great difficulty in being reelected The
uphill fight, however, has not discour-
aged him..
Some Side Trips for the President.
Before he goes to Ohio the President
will probably make two or three side
trips His dates have not been defin-
itely settled yet. Before he goes to
Ohio he will make a stop at New Ha-
ven. and he is already contemplating a
visit to the National Encampment of
the Grand Army at Atlantic City. He
had an invitation to Atlantic City a
long time ago, and declined it along
with numerous other invitations, but of
late has been disposed to reconsider.
These visits, if made, will necessitate
the President leaving Beverly late this
week, probably Saturday, and he will
not return, according to present plans,
till the very 1st of October
One of the ymest interesting trips the
President has taken lately was to the
aviation meet the other day at Boston.
Just after he returned from st. Paul
he decided upon a motor trip to Squan-
tum, which is a part of Boston, and in
the late afternoon spent an hour seeing
the flying machines in operation. Mrs.
Taft and Miss Helen accompanied him,
and both were keenly Interested. The
aviators We're profuse with invitations
to take extra passengers up that day.
The President declined to go up him
self, but Mayor Fitzgerald, of Boston,
had a flight with Graham White, the
Englishman, who has been carrying Oft
all the honors.
Charlie Taft, the Presidents young
son, who has been one of the most per-
sistcnt spectators at the meet, was in
vited to have a sky ride, but the Presi-
dent shook his head disapprovingly. The
Presidents Army Aid, Capt. Archie w.
Butt. was very anxious to have ride,
end asked the President for permission,
but il was refused.