New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-12
TAFT'S DEFINITION
ACCEPTED IN OREGON
Progressive League Starts Fight
to Give Delegation and EIeC-
tOral Vote to President.
is CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
Mr.. Taft Strengthened by His
Tariff Vetoes Portland
Gives Him a Rousing
Welcome.

Tariff Vetoes Portland
Gives Him a Rousing
Welcome.
From a star Correspondent of The Tribune
Portland. ore. oct. IA Progress
sive Republican is one who recognizes
existing and concrete evils and is in
favor Of practica and definite steps to
eradicate ther,."-William Howard Taft
This is the motto of the Lincoln Day
Taft Progressive League Of oregon, and
on this line will be made the fight to
secure the Oregon delegation and cleo
toral vote for President Taft. The men
who are leading this fight are Repre-
sentative Hawley, Colonel David NJ
Dunno. Charles ". Nottingham, presi-
dent Of the league, and Messrs. Piper
and Morgan. editors Of The Portland
Oregorian." and they are making the
fight not only with enthusiasm and de-
termination but with confidence Of vic
tory.
These are the facts which President
Taft learned when be entered this state
this evening. Portland gave him an en-
thusiastic welcome this evening. and he
spoke with more than ordinary force and
eloQuence at the Armory, as he usually
does when he receives so cordial a wei
come.
There is no question whatever Of the
progressiveness Of oregon. as there is no
question that the old guard the
ancient Republican organization, has
been rejected. In fact. all organization
was practically rendered obsolete by the
adoption Of the direct primary law, al
though some Of the vagaries Of that law
may make it necessary 70 form a new
organization more complete and more
effective than ever before.
Vagares of Primary Law.
For instance, no elector is permitted
90 vote for more than one delegate TO
the national convention. The ten dele
gates receiving the highest number Of
votes will he declared elected. It is easy
, ,r. 49,
20 sec "o" 'i''S '"" ''-'7'-, - -
the chief exponent Of the La Toilette
booulet. There are normally Ga 900 Re-
uublicsn voters in this state. II. simply
for example 10000 Of these voters de-
sireu lie i''ii-i.'--''' w. - -.
ALL confident Oh Bourne 10y 'i'' ~ Ia
Toilette snouio Fole IoI i'o''i ~ ,-'7
next nine aH l"I' ueies ''''9 l-.-
ing between IheiH oH-' 1''''
would he eleCleu'
Senator Bourne il oy 10 '''e'iiS ~ p''r-
ular IN ms own s'd'e as IaN De7i'
posed. He Is popular III 'ndI nc s'a''rs
for the radical policies "hich 'He peo''e
favor, but he lacks strong PERSONA
following and many OF the voters WHO
have stood with the senator Ior state
policies VIII vote Tor IaIt Oe'a Use '.le'
'eleVe nun ''.e ss,-. .,.oss .,.ah,ost obarca
-.-,,-t.,,, ,,a ,or,,inatior
- ~, ,ra ,vorlinp for a Taft
-, 80 oil Progressive RepubH-
,-.a .bo.o is hardly q cor
-. -a of par,,blicane Of anv
Po' -. -. go PIT +bey ar.
- 80 T,.,a-ossi,,as rather than Insur-
- - 80 +or-, is understood in the
=. r,is is sboUn bv the fact that
,7..aiso,,+ Taft strengthened himself by
.a-,As ,...oes
=. T.. ,orna,s a little early 10 make
,"si-a e. 100 bu+ tbera is eyerv
" e,''' -. ea...a- po,r,o has =
nun o'''.'' ,,ez.,,. ...t,n.,, 90 rorfor,, -
la -, aolooatior than has
se''''9 - - tho Eas+ and thar
Oeeii '-i''.l.- - ord ,,rrrot,,diced ,,dgo.
man -. g. tho egbt for the delaga-
80 .hs odds are at least slightly In
: -raf, The most conservative
B" va =. .,o doleeatior will ba di-
.,.,, o MATURITY, for Taft perhans
'''.-' .-.;o, ~ 6to4
III ,.,-, o--,L.
The streets OF forIlahu were crowded
all along the line OF iharch 'Ils evening
and the President was Aep' eohS'dh'Iy
b0wing his acknowledgment oI the ap-
plause and cheers ne ai"i'ry "nere
canacitv. and his speech was enthu-