The Washington herald., 1911-10-29
TAFT MUST BUILD
POLITICAL FENCES
Necessary to. Organize for
Campaign Next Year.
WARNED BY oFFICEHoLDER
Col. Smith Points Out that Illinois
Is Being Invaded by Ia Toilette
ManaEers-RiEht to Vote For
feited-WiII Go to New York to
Review Fleet This Week.

Chicago, Oct. 8-President Taft dis
cussed the political situation in Illinois
to-day with Col Frank L. Smith, OF
Dwight, collector of internal revenue.
In a talk after leaving the President,
Col. Smith declared frankly: Some one
has got to organize the Taft forces for
the 1912 campaign and do 1t in a hurry.
II Mr.. Taft expects. to carry Illinois
his supporters must do some hard work
fol him. am hoping that. by the time
the Presidents day in Chicago is over,
some definite line OF activity will be de-
cided upon
Col Smith conferred with Secretary
Hilles after leaving the President. The
colonel reminded Mr.. HiIles that Sena-
tor La Follettes campaign managers are
to open headquarters in Chicago on Mon
day, and that, as vet no move has been
made for the President
Roy o. West. chairman of the Republi-
can State Committee, was another politi-
cal caller upon the President.
VIII DO Active Work.
Mr.. Taft will stay in Chicago long
enough to find out all he needs to know
Of the State situation. After he gets
through 1t is expected that an active
campaign will be started, to shape up
the situation for 1912.
President Taft felt keen disappointment
to-day when he learned that he has for
feited the right to vote in the November
election. The President, while travelling
through the West, sent a registration
blank. Word came to the President here
to-day that the paper was day too late.
Mr.. Taft decided to-day to cut down his
stay at Hot Springs at the end of this
ri 10
war fleet in New York. The President
will go TO MOrGantown, w. Va, on No
vember l from Pittsburg. and instead Of
going direct To the Springs to rest up.
will hurry off to New York, spending the
day with the fleet.
Meets Members of Cabinet.
Mr.. Taft put in an active day here.
Political conferences occupied his time
in the morning up to the moment it was
necessary to leave for Orchestra Hall
to I'LL the first speaking engagement be
fore the American Mining Congress. He
had scarcely risen from the Breakfast
table before he received Walter l.. Fisher.
Secretary OF the Interior. Following
close upon Mr. Fishers heels came
George Won L. Meyer, Secretary of the
Navy. Jacob NJ. Dickinson came in at ?
o'clock and was ClOseted with the PreSi-
dent for half an hour. talking over the
suit which the government has insti-
tuted against the steel corporation. the
bill of complaint for which was drafted
by Mr.. Dickinson.
At noon Mr.. Taft was the guest of the
Chicago Bar Association. before whom
ne defended his veto of the Arizona
Statehood bill. because or its recall of
judges. The President adverted to crtti-
cism of him for that veto. and remarked
that he had been accused of the black
est act of tyranny" He stnutly insisted
that there is not enough respect for the
Judges, and that he was proud that he
vetoed hill that would attack the
BENCH
In the afternoon the President went
to the new S3.o0OnDO naval station at
Lake BlVn. and after speech Of dedica-
tiOn returned to Chicago.
AS the guest of the Chicago Associa- |
ton of Commerce tonight he talked OF |
peace and the Panama Canal.