Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-09
WESTERN TRIP BY
TAFT TO LAUNCH
CAMPAIGN FOR
lPRES|OENCY
He Will Visit Stronghold Of
Insurgents in Kansas and
Make His Opening Speech at
Hutchinson in September.
LINES WILL HAVE
BEEN DRAWN BY THEN


Washington, May at is nov def
iu.tclS known that pr.siden, TAFT viii
launch his campaign for ronomins-
ton when he makes his western trip
in september All plans of the adj
ninistration forces are being made
to that .nd and cV.rywhcr. the pres
idrnt goes he will find that the mem
hers uf his party will be on hand ia
force IL show their loyalty.
Three months ago the president am
nouncod that he had accepted an In
Nitation to visit the Kansas state fair
az Hutchinson This seemed simple
enough In itself, but since then h.
has told AT least "a dozen representa-
tivcs and senators from states through
which his train will pass that It will
give him pleasure to he their guest
en- route
Littl. los little this itinerary has
been extended. Already the prcsl-
dent has made tentative engagements
To- speak at dozen places All this.
combined with pointed intimations
from the president himself. indicate
that the real battle against the insur-
gents for u denomination, AZ we'll AZ
the campaign for the second term.
viii begin when the western trip is
started
BY that time. II IL confidently ex-
p"ctcd and devoutly hoped by the re
publican leaders. that the ctxra SEES
sion Of congress will have adjourned.
The fate of the administration reel
prociy policy viii have been fixed
and perhaps the presidents tariff
nm IA no
acted upon.
\, any rate the line between the in
surgents and the regulars In the Ire
publican ranks viii have been drawn.
Time enough viii have passed FOR
Tart to have learned whether or not
| To expect opposition FOR the noinina-
tion in hts own party There ar" just
now plenty Of persons who know. or
say they do. that either LaFoilette or
cummins VIII take the field for the
presidency on purely progressive
platform.
There seems little hope even among
the most determined insurgents that
they can control the next Republican
convention. II is a question. there
fore. whether or not they expect To-
take their chances on third party
president aud his advisers that the
Insurgents viii have shown their hand
completely by september. and that
Mr Tat viii bc IN position to make
his appeal with or without their sup
port.
Then. too. the activity of the Demo-
cratic candidates for tn. nomination
Is given as one of the reasons why
the president has decided To take the
| field IN september. This applies espc-
| cially To- the growing sentiment
| throughout the country In favor or
the nomination or Woodrow Wilson.
| governor oi New Jersey
| There Is no question but that TAFT
looks upon Wilson as the strongest
| possible man whom the Democrats
| could nominate. II he should CON
| tiuur to grow IN public esteem AZ no
has since he drove through his re-
| form program In the New Jersey leg
| slaturc the Republicans expect 10
| iind him dangerously formidable
| II is common knowledge In Wash
| ington that the administration has
never regarded the Harmon boom
| seriously Tie. ncst 10 BRYAN, thoy
say is the weakest man the Demo
| crats could pat forward and they
| would ioyously welcome his nomina-
| tiou next year. Friends of Harmon
say On the other hand, that this very
| feeling on the part Of the Republi-
cans would result In Harmon elcc-
| ton
Another thing witch has actgat,d
| the president In planning his rc-clrc-
ton campaign Tor September is the
| fact that by then the Democrats
house Viii have made ~ record. THIS
/ viii then be subject 10 the widest
comment and some pf this comment
win come from the president as head
uf his own party
| soon after the recent election
| showed that the Democrats would
control an, present house the discus
sion of the Republican party's policy
ana Legislative program began AZ
| first 10 was thought that this program.
| cpuld not De acted upon until IN,
! regular session of congress next Ipc-
| ccmbvr However. the extra session
| yalnc on and tn. Democratic oppOr-
tunitN has come eight months earlier.
| Democratic tariff reform ideas.
| economy plans and campaign schemes
| VIII All have been spread before the
| country before the president starts
west on his coming trip tie vii! nat
urallN take some of the wind out of
| tue opposition party'S sails n there n
any point of attack onen Go him.
RN THIS western "Trip, therefore. the
presidential campaign VIII have come
| before IN" people more than siN
| months ahead Of time, /, viii begin
| NOR" than a year before the election
and more than eight months before
I the national conventions meet
The fact IL. presidential canpsigna