Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-02-02
PREDICTION Is BASED ON FACTS
Lines Are Being Drawn Closer and
Situation is Clearing.
Every Member of New State Com.
mittee is Taft Man.
OHIO AND NEW YORK SAFE
Substantial RePuoatcans I'm Every
District I'm Presideat.s Home State
Are for Him and He VIII
Get Delegation.

WASHINGTON. Feb. lin the first
authorized statement he has issued il
connection with the Taft campaign
Charles d. HiIles, secretary To the presi"
dent. predicted today President Taft
would be Nominated and elected.
President Taft's nomination In June
is as certain as anything could be-" said
Mr.. Hilles in his statement. Il am con
f,dent there will be comparatively little
opposition to him in the national con-
vention, and when the nomination Is
made the republicans OF the country Will
rally TO the party standard and win
great victory in November.
Il would not make this prediction did
] not feel that my information from all
parts Of the country warrant me in doing
so. 1t Is easy TO make big claims and
to try to deceive people, and think
that a man who does so without facts
and figures TO justify is guilty OF de-
ception.
A month ago, before / had gotten into
touch with republicans in all the states,
i NOuu nut lhNb hdAA NhAz Ah 49,
month have seen the lines drawn closer
and closer. In the last week the sltua-
tlon has cleared wonderfully with repub-
Hcans IN all directions falling into line
for the president and manifesting de-
termination 10 bring about his nomina-
tion.
New York, ohio aad Indiana.
1T is useless to speak in general terms
or to undertake at short notice TO 80 into
conditions in each state, but developments
in three Of the big states within few
days ought to point conclusively to the
present trend"
Mr.. Hilles goes on to review conditions
in New York, Ohio and Indiana, claim
ing that President Taft has received en-
dorsements in those states which indi-
cate they viii give their delegates TO
him IN the convention.
There has been lots of neiso in ohio.n
said Mr.. IIilles. hut the substantial
republicans in every congressional district
are determined the president shall have
the delegates and he Will get them, too.
Il have telegram from Indianapolis,
saying that every single mensber OF the
republican state committee elected In
the thirteen congressional districts yes
terdsy Is for MIR, Taft. That is a big
change from n committee whose chair
man. Mr.. Lee. went around Washington
in December proclaiming that Indiana
was hostile to the president.
Enthusiasm in New York.
In regard to New York state Mr.. Hnles
said:
The presidents speeches In New York
No enthused the republicans there that the
executive committee of the county com
mittee Of New York county passed by a
unanimous vote resolutions endorsing the
president and declaring for his renomina-
ton in the strongest terms.
This was followed by a meeting Of the
general republican committee OF Kings
county, Brooklyn. By unanimous vote
Mr.. TRft's reconciliation was urged. l
was told today by two of the leaders of
Brooklyn that It had not been the inten-
tion Of the leaders to bring about an en-
dorsement at that meeting. but the action
was spontaneous after a member had in
troduced the resolution. The information
from the leaders in New York was uni
formly that the president will have the
delegation of the state.
In Ohio the presidents speeches have
awakened republicans to a degree that
was not expected. have not a doubt
that every delegate from the state will be
for him.