The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-10
'H|LLES IS CHOSEN
IOLEAD CAMPAIGN
Will Be Formally Launched
at New York Today
HILLES is CONFIDENT
National Committee Adjourns to Meet
July 10 in New York--President
Taft and Hilles See
Committe, .nen
HILLES is CONFIDENT

Washington. July 9.--The campaign for
the reelection of President Taft will be
launched formally tomorrow in New ork.
James B. Reynolds OF Massachusetts, who
today was named as secretary of the re-
publican national committed will do the
launching and C. d. Hilles, President
Taft's secretary who was selected for
chairman of the national committee. will
Join him in New York Monday to help sail
the political ship. Mr. Reynolds will get
rooms for the New York headquarters
probably in the Metropolitan building. and
expects to have them ready for Mr.. Hilles
next week.
Mr.. Hilles Issued a statement tonight,
declaring the confidence of the republican
party in its cause and its candidates. 1t
follows
THE republican party approaches the
presidential campaign with confidence in
the solemnity OF its cause and in the in
tegrity and ability of the candidates who
represent that cause. Progress with or
der is good doctrine for the sepublican
party today as 1t has been since the day
of its birth
Real progress is not theory, but
an achievement. No American citizen
should be deceived into an exchange of his
birtllright for a vision. The progress of
the nation toward better things does not
come from defamation but from actual
results More has been accomplished in
the last three years under the administra-
tion of President Taft, than was ever be-
fore accomplished by an American Presi-
dent in the same period of time.
Contrasts Platforms
"A distinct line of demarcation be-
tween the republican party and the
democratic party Is revealed in the
platforms adopted at Chicago and Balti-
more. One is an earnest promise Of
future progress through a record of
achievement; the other is promise
containing a denial of the good that
has been done.
Upon the solid rock of the rights
of the individual as granted by the
constitution the republican party builds
it's structure of optimism. The demo-
cratic, on the other hand. in the opening
sentence of its address to the electorate,
betrays its recessional quality by de-
nying the right of Congress, a right
again and again confirmed by the su-
preme court, to establish protective
dustries. 1t declares as false the vital
issue of the constitutional liberties of
the Individual Such liberties are now
assailed by those who advocate the
overthrow of the independence of the
Judiciary. 1t would leave the individ-
ual defenseless in the protection Of
those rights declared inalienable under
the constitution"
The subcommittee announced the
- n
nolds today after a half hour session
with President Taft at the White House
and few minutes in conference in a
downtown hotel Both were chosen
unanimously President Taft was plain
lp pleased with the committees choice.
To Meet July 10
The committee adjourned until July 10
when 1t will meet in New York. AT
that meeting il is probable an advisory
committee of five men and probably an
executive committee Of eight or ten will
be announced. Mr.. Hlles and other
leaders were hopeful tonight that the
treasurer would be named at the next
meeting.
Although many members OF the sub
committee left Washington after the
craftsmanship was settled, several STAYED
long enough 10 have short conferences
with the President and his newly elected
campaign manager. They proceeded to
organize Mr.. Taft's campaign quite un-
disturbed by the report that a number of
progressive republicans We're going to
circulate petitions to ask him to with
draw from the ticket None Of the COM
mitteemen regarded that MO, ement seri-
ously as It was being proposed entirely
by men who had lost at Chicago. They
admitted the campaign would be fought
bitterly. but among them there were
many expressions Of confidence in the
reelection of Mr.. Taft The ease with