The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-28
TAFT FOLLOWERS
ARE SCARED N
MASSACHUSETTS
If Roosevelt Wins in Bay
State 1t Means Certain
Defeat for President
in Convention
CANDIDATES WILL
CHASE EACH OTHER
AROUND THIS WEEK
Senator Lodge Goes in Hid
ing, Waiting to Climb
Upon Bandwagon After
Presidential Primary
tuesday

A''|N ~, nBfi ~t.~-sAIlET "a Stumps{
ing tour Of tho Cane" milling region
81 Iassachusetts Colonel Roosevelt
reached here tonight To speak at the
arena where two nights ago President
Taft so soundly flayed him.
That the sx- President stirred up the
Fay State with his counter attack Y
upon Mr.. Taft AT Worcester last night
was evidenced in tho outpouring OF
crowds during the DAYS run. When
Roosevelt went through Masssa thu
sets on his way TO New Hampshire
two weeks ago slight heed was given
him. The rock-ribbed Ray state ac-
peared then to be hopelessly lost to
him.
To-Day il was vastly different Here
was a lighting candidate who had
plunged into seething campaigns
with the fury of a man determined
To win. The throngs yeiled at the
colonel. Although drizz's- rain fell
all day. they patiently waited for him
and urged him on - his battle.
Taft Forces Scarce.
The Taft forces do not conceal their
apprehension over next Tuesdays
preferential primaries. So worried
are they over the effect Of the rough
riders invasion that they have In
dnced President Taft to return here
on Monday. and make final effort to .
stem what they fear may be Rocsc-
Welt tide.
President Taft and hts militant adj
versary will both be In Massachusetts,
! on Monday. the Colonel to stump the
/ towns where Taft went last Thursday,
or some or them: the President 10
traverse ground that Roosevelt COW
cred today.
40 such Campaign Ever.
campaign has ever been known in this
State. The old machine, led by sem
ators Lodge and Crane. is shaking.
Senator Crane is on the ground, d.
recting the last hours Of the light.
but Lodge lie nowhere in sight. Since
his aggressive son-tn-law. Congress-
man "Gussie' Gardner. projected
himself into the limelight with hts
Harvester Trust accusation against
the colonel. Lodge seems to have
| dropped into a cyclone cellar The
senior Senator has not forgotten how
Roosevelt came here two years ago
to save him from what threatened To
/ he overwhelming defeat for re-elcc-
ton. He will remain sequestered un-
I'll after the primaries have decided
whether Massachusetts, wants Taft or
Roosevelt. Then Lodge will climb
aboard the bandwagon. whoever hap
pens to be the driver. They have IL
Inquired out here--the wise politicians
| that II Taft loses Massachusetts,
With its thirty-six delegates on Tues
DAY. coming on the heels of the string
OF recent defeats. he may consider
| himself out OF the race. If Roosevelt
wins they agree that he can fairly
We'll count upon the nomination.
aakes Twelve Speeches
| In his trip today upon which he
1 q ~ EA vvrnr
| this city, Roosevelt made twelya
I, speeches. In all OF them he talked a.
! rectly to the mill workers. urging them
/ that he stands for the eight-hour law
| workmen's compensation. and other
| things to make toilers' life tolerahf4.
The colonel avoided personal ate
| lacks upon the President In his days
| tour. excepting in the briefest ana
| n,iidest allusion. To crowd In the
arraory at Fall river the ex-Presidene
remarked with ironicai tone:
u Did H."
My opponents have accused me az
| overriding the constitution. am call~
| ed a demagogue. Now l never did
anything that law forbade when 49,
Precedent. hut II, I found anything IL
| Law did not forbid. and there WMm
| something that needed to be done. 4
l went AuCAu anu Qf0 49, Nv - -
cised the courts for wrong decisions
/ have never been afraid to attack thenI
when they went WRONG. even. "a
times, have attacked Presidents. 81
served the colonel. with high-pRel
voice. The crowd howled at this ais0
Roosevelt smiled contentsdly.
"And IN Keep On
TIN going to keep on attacking 60
courts when they are wrong. hu0
ve,t went on, "When the judges ~
wrong I'll try 10 get them on g.
l,ench. Any other attitude would -
a servile attitude"
The colonel saw during q ere
country automobile run from Bro1
! ton to New bedford huge sill hNax9
that blazed out an accusation fna3 '
had opposed the elEht-hour ~ s
government employees when PreMal
/ rakine this ND, Roosevelt declatel1x
.Our opponents have been red
"a misrepresentation and deilee4
falsiflcation. put into e6ece
| eieht.hour law which had lain
mant." ....I 81
Although Massachusetts VIII
tremendous manufacturing
vitality concerned over Roo3gxelk
titude on the tariff. the. ex.4
contentsd himself with mee4ax
= favor = protective
want 70 80 the waGe M0g~N K
i beueflt 81 Il. don't waut
the proylts Of producticn seee
Il ffactorr once. Il Aught NJ III
Some * 4. ~ the
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