New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-22
COUNTRYWIDE SWING
TOWARD THE PRESIDENT
Constantly Increasing TAFT
Sentiment Shown in Reports
That Reach Beverly.
ILLINOIS OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Voters in Other States, East
and West, Turning Away
from Third Term Candi-
date and His Policies.

fu,.o,, , SIAN correspondent Of The Trloune.)
Beverly. Sept A.-President Tart speh,
n busv dny. despite the fact that nc nhu
comparatively few callers. Ihe Brea'''
mart Of his time was devoted To dic'a'liIe
letters and 20 clearing up ODDS ana ehu'
preparatory TO his trip next week w
Washington. Altoona and New YORK.
The Governor General OF the Philip
pines. w. Cameron Forbes. called at far-
ramatta this afternoon. Governor FORBES
has been III and has been recuperauhe
at his summer home at Buzzards BAY
where he owns the island of Naushoh.
He discussed with the President seVeraI
Philippine affairs some OF when mao
been brought to the attention oil 'he TN
ecutive by Commissioner Elliot Ie"
days ago. The Governor Is much I'M
proved in health and hopes TO he aoie
soon TO return to his post
President Taft entertained at luncneoh
Fred w. Carpenter. formerly his secre-
tary. ex-Minister TO Morocco and recently
appolnted Minister TO Siam. He came
merely 10 pay his respects. Another
luncheon guest was J. G. Schmdiap' OF
Cincinnati. an old friend and neighbor
Of the President
Roy O. West. national committeeman
from Illinois. has written to the Presi-
deht that there is no warrant for the pre-
diction OF Mcdill Mccormick that the
third termers will carry that state. MI
West said Mr.. Mccormick should not De
taken seriously, and added
Conditions have greatly improved our
ing my absence They are getting irtter
very fast now. Inc GONefhoI JouiIso'
meetings IN Illinois were far from sue
cess.
From other sources in Illinois come re-
ports that the Lorimer incident mas serI-
ously hurt the third term candidate. Inc
latter and his political managers LED ue
Illinois voters to believe that President
Taft had favored the retention OF MT.
Lorimer I'm the Senate. Since the iacta
have become known the voters realize
that an attempt to deceive them was
made. and many Of them have Ios' al
faith m the third term candidate.
Governor Goldsborough. writing from
Maryland. declares there has boon an I'M
mense Increase OF Taft sentiment IN tnat
state. and he congratuiates the President
on the generally encouraging prospects
in all sections Of the country.
Wisconsin. according 10 reports when
have reached Mr. TAFT from that state
is being literally papered with postal
cards bearing the single line: Everybody
lies but Teddy
The demand for Taft buttons AT tho
executive office has been SO large that
the supply has been exhausted, ana u
was necessary to-day 10 telegraph Tor
new supply. The original consignment
was made with the idea tina, II would be
sufficient to last as long as ihe President
remained I'm this part OF the country.
An old sea captain, writing from Brook
/ line. tells the President Of his experience
with three painters. two OF whom have
| always voted the Democratic ticket, but
| all three OF whom declare their Intention
/ to vote for Taft this year. The captain
/ concludes his letter with the following
reference to Mr.. Roosevelt:
: To me. friendship is the surprising
thing in lifcs enJoyments. How he has
| trampled upon and abused n. notably the
} friendship which meant something 10 you
but nothing 10 him, when he found he
/ could not run YOU ! believe that a
decade hence the third term candidat"
will bc principally remembered for nav
! ing put the "OoZe" I'm Bull Moose.