Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-28
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Roosevelt Target for Senator
BradIey's Shafts.
MAKES PLEA FOR LOYALTY
Addresses League Of Republican
State Clubs on Outing.
PREDICTS VICTORY FOR TAFT

PREDICTS VICTORY FOR TAFT
William E. Andrews, Auditor of
Treasury, Gives Figures to Back
His Assertion.
Theodore Roosevelt was finally read
out of the republican party last night by
Senator Bradley of Kentucky, addressing
the members of the League of Republican
State Clubs at the annual outing at
Marshall Hall.
Champ Clark had a majority OF the
vote in the democratic convention. ballot
after ballot" said Senator Bradley. He
feated In many conventions without think
ing OF starting a third party.
"A man may follow his leader to the
verge of the precipice-but no farther
AS republicans we owe our greatest duty
to party"
Senator Bradley predicted that the pres
ent crisis in the history of the republican
party would be weathered. He pointed to
the crisis of 1872. when Horace Greeley
won votes from the fold. and to the time
when free silver was q call that made
many republicans vote for Bryan. The
party, he said, had forced these crises and
had been equal to the occasion, and
would be in the present instance.
He announced himself as an old-fash-
toned republican, who knew nothing
about new cr.mps in party policy. He
knew that he was republican and that
he had no desire to be anything else in
politics.
Predicts Taft Strength.
He predicted that sentiment would grow
stronger for Taft every day that the
campaign for the presidency continued.
He gave his assurance that the vote in
November would find the republican voter
under the old flag and for the republican
nominee.
Business interests of the country. he
said, cannot survive under democratic
rule. I'VE want no more soup houses"
he said.
Discussing the high cost Of living. Sem
ator Bradley said that no matter what
problem this might present under repub-
lican administration. the people had the
der democratic rule, he said. things might
be cheap. but there would be no cash in
the household for any purpose.
The republican party. he said. was
Roosevelt or other man. Men are crea-
lures of the hour. he continued, but
the principles Of the republican party
are the eternal principles upon which
the country has built it's progress.
Worlds Happiest Nation.
Under republican rule, he said, the
United States has become the happiest
nation in the world. the nation whose
obi
country whose people have known the
the best home life. Under republican
rule. he asserted. even the women
have become prettier in their content
ment.
The democratic party, said Senator
Bradley. is like a horse in the tread
mill, believing he is working all the time.
and he is; but when the day is done he
has gotten nowhere. The democratic
party. he said. is hungry and thirsty for
power. 1t has been long away from the
public, though.
Senator Bradley expressed his contempt
for civil service. saying that he believed
that good moral character and competence
We're requisites for public service. He did
to know where is kamschatka- Civil
service, he commented. had been run into
the ground and made ridiculous.
Defines Bull Moose
William E. Andrews, auditor Of the
Treasury Department. was the other
speaker Of the occasion. Mr.. Andrews
defined the bull moose
The bull moose" said he, ''is the
wounded here Of the battle or Arranged
don. who took to the woods TO fight for
himself.
Wilson may retain the Bryan popular
vote Of 1908 and Roosevelt may poll
more votes in November by half mil
lion than he did in the primaries and
Taft could still retain the Electoral vote
of the states that he carried in 1908 and
the electoral college," Mr.. Andrews con-
tinued ION this basis Wilson would be
obliged to win 100 electoral votes from
Taft in republican territory in order to
carry the election
For every vote that Roosevelt might
poll from Wilson in the Pivotal states
Taft can still lose an additional vote
to Roosevelt in those states and still
win. to the point Of an almost equal
division of popular votes between Taft
and Roosevelt in each state.
"On this basis he could lose heavily
in the popular vote to Roosevelt as
follows:
California, $1,000: Connecticut, 1900;
COO; Kansas, 5000: Maine $1,000: Mas
sachusetts. 10000. Michigan. 10000;
Minnesota, $1,000. New Hampshire, 49,
0o0; New Jersey. 5000; New York Dr.
coo; North Dakota. 24,O00; Ohio, 10000
Oregon, 2iOOO; Pennsylvania, 49, 600;
Rhode Island, 1900: South Dakota, o.
600; Utah, $4,000: Vermont, $4,000; Wash
ington. 1900: West Virginia, 5000:
Wisconsin. $1,000. and Wyoming, 5000.
John G. Capers Presides.
John G. Capers. president of the
League of Republican State Clubs. pre-
sided at the open-air meeting in the
grove at Marshall Hail, and introduced
the speakers. He read letters from
President Taft and from John Hays
Hammond, president of the National
Repu hlican League. regretsing absence
on the occasion and expressing good
will
Senator Borah of Idaho who was to
have spoken, was detained In Wash
ington. at the Capitol, by the discus
sion of the sugar tariff bill, in which
he is interested.
The afternoon was given over to ath-
letics There We're all sorts Of races
The 1OO-yard dash for boys under eight
cen years of age was won by Perrie
Dowrick. with f. +. McDonough, sec
ond. In the three-legged race. 100 yards.
open to all, Adelbert Hungerford and
Archie Hatton led all the rest. Then
came Daniel Hatton and Earl B.umer.
Rosa Friedburg was first In the fifty
yard dash for girls under eighteen years
Gladys Empey was second. A. L. Cloth
Ter was first, and W. G. O'Connel, second,
in the fftyyard dash for fat men. weigh