New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-27
BIC Days Work Ahead.


reached close on 10 -. 30 o'clock. the Pres
ident impaired the same advice, and then
went 10 New York to the homo Of his
brother where he spent yesterdar
President Taft has a tour laid out Tor him
to-day which would test the mettlo Of any
candidate Leaving Jersey city A. o'clock,
he makes his first speech at Perth Amboy.
following II with a dash down tho Jersey
coast to Red Bank, Long Branch. Asbury
Park and Mana squan. Freehold. tho county
scat Of Monmouth. will he the next stop
ping place Of the President. and when he
ends his talk there nc viii hc taken by
automobile to Farmingdale. where the spe-
ciai train will be waiting to take him
through South Jersey.
Colonel Roosevelt. after his Elizabeth
speech on Saturday night. returned 10 Oys.
ter Bay. where he spent yesterday in rest
INK and preparing material for to-day's
tour Of New Jersey, which will wind up his
campaign in that state
The colOnels itinerary for to-day takes
him into three rock-ribbed Democratic
counties Sussex, Warren and IIunterdon-
and into Hudson. which, although normal
~ Democratic, gave President Taft a ma
jorlty four years ago. Tho colonel will also
speak in Morris County. which Is ~ strong
IS Republican as Sussex IL Democratic.
The succes5 Of President Taft's campaign
In New Jersey--thc enthusiasm and the
crowds which greeted him--has created
a feeling Of optimism among the supporters
Of the President Although giving out 10
figures for publication. the Taft managers
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twenty OF the twenty-elght delegates
Industrial Centres for Taft.
The TAFT managers assert that Colonel
Roosevelt has not been as explicit In stat
ing his views on the tariff TO his New Jer-
sey audiences as he might be. and this, they
say. is going to help the President. The
enthusiastic greeting to President Taft at
Paterson. Perth Amboy, New Brunswick
Passaic and Trenton. all large
supporters OF President Taft believe that
the workngmcn OF the state are with him.
Thus far the Taft managers believe that
Colonel Roosevelt will capture the delegates
from the 10th. 18th and ith districts. al
though they by no means concede these
districts to the colonel. In other words. the
Taft men. with their fighting spirit aroused,
are willing TO concede nothing TO the colonel
until all the votes are counted tomorrow
night.
Borden u. Whiting. the Roosevelt man
ager I'm New Jersey. went 30 far yesterday
AZ to assert that the colonel will capture
the entire delegation OF twenty-eght. lie
said that while he had felt sure Of a ma
jority OF the delegates he hadn't thought
the colonel would get them all. but after
going through the state with the colonel
he felt sure that Taft would not get so-
tary delegate.
one of the things that il perplexing both
the Taft and the Roosevelt managers, how
ever, Is the Geran election law. which WI,
have it's first try-out at Presidential pri-
ma RES this year. Under this act only those
persons who voted at the last general cleo
ton are eligible to vote at the coming pri-
lnaries, unless they were prevented from
casting their ballot last November Tor som,
good reason
Now II happens that AT the last genera
election In New Jersey 100000 fewer per
sons cast their votes than at the election
the year before when Dr. Wilson was elect
ed Governor OF this number the perccrt-
age that has been placed oil the poll list
by AFFIDAVIT is small. so that good many
voters will be disfranchised, so far IS
taking part In the primaries is concerned.
In Essex County, for instance. where me
regulars beat the Progressives by ma
iority OF 1000 at last years primaries, the
ilfrerence In the vote on Election Day. rs
,ornpered with the year before was 10000.
" this number only trine more than T.
100 have been placed on the rolls by an
ls,it. 80 that approximately 1900 EsscA