New-York tribune., 1912-03-16
TAFT CONTINUES TO GAIN
Club to Support Him Formed at
Dartmouth College.
MANY GAINS IN WEST
Washington Headquarters Quote
Roosevelt's Commendation OF
Presidents Attitude on Tariff.

Washington. March 15.-There is no dim
mutton OF the encouraging reports whicn
are reaching the Taft headquarters from al
sections OF the country Among those re-
ceived, the following are the more interest
| ing:
From G. f. Krencke. secretary of the
Taft Club Of Pueblo, Col;
| Pueblo. the Pittsburgh OF the West. re-
Gently vibrant with opposition. Senunient
after three weeks campaign declared IN
to-day's primaries more than two to org
| in favor OF President Taft our People
quickly analyze and master any situation
Earle c. Gordon. secretary of the Dart
mouth Taft Club, telegraphs from Hanover,
n. H.:
| enthusiastic meeting Of $50 undergraduates
Resolutions adopted indorsing President
! Taft as a Progressive and advocating tne
| denomination and election OF the greatest
! living Yale graduate.
c. w. Fleming wires from Los Angeles;
Sentiment is changing here rapidly, and
our organization Is gaining recruits every
| hour.
Wilbur r. Smith telegraphs from Lax
ington, KY:
Republican committee 18th Congress dis
trict Of Kentucky. assembled mere Inu.s
dav' fndorsed Taft. Only dissenting vote
proxy cast by Walker secretary OF hoose-
velts state organization. and Was coun.er
acted by majority Of the Fayet'e Souh'S
committee announcing for Iat1'
f. l.. Morse telegraphs from St LOUIS:
Have carried the following counties IN
14th District: New Madrid, Pemiscot, SAPs
Girardeau, Butler. oregon. p,,ra Mpiey,, del.
egates out of total membership OF AS,
| Roosevelt Hadley crowd bolted In New na
drid and Christian counties. ConsIeeei.v,ns.
committee. that makes ron or cohsrr,v a,r,,, . =
equally divided, We controlling cnsirInan
and secretary, which will enable us 70 elect
two Taft delegates on March B Ihls
the home district of Tollerton. Roose'e'
| manager.
The Taft managers continus to fnd mucn
satisfaction in speeches made or editorials
written by Colonel Roosevelt For In.
STANCE. II is pointed out that the colonel
has not been silent on the tariff, az Wit
ness the following from his pen In "Ins
Outlook:
think that the present tariff Payns
law) Is better than the last tDihsiey h~,
and considerably better than the one oe.
fore the last mckinley law, put o.
Certainly failed to give general saustso'
ton.
! pretty clear Endorsement OF the PreH-
dents advocacy of the Tariff Board 10
found, too, in the speech Colonel Roose'
welt delivered at Sioux City. Iowa, on sep
tember 8, 1910, when he raid:
| was particularly pleased with what tins
President said in his letter on the sup)ec,
of the Tariff Commission. A number oi
| Senators and Congressman have Tor sonls
years advocated this as the proper Hetuou
| OF dealing with the tariff. and l. am giao
that the country seems no" 10 nave usn
nitely awakened 10 the idea that tarll'
commission insures the absence OF JoppSsns JS,
The President from the peginnihs au'o
Gated this commission.
There is another feature OF the tsrlit ia"
that points our course IN the tight et uIre.
tlon-the maximum and minimum proNi,
sion: and here again | wish TO point ou'
that the value OF the provision has de'
pended largely upon the exceilent Worh
done BY the administration In the negotla
tions with the Dominion OF Canaca, WniCn
were the most difficult OF all, and yet' III
nv ewes. the most important. because
esteem Il OF vital consequence that We
should always be on relations OF the h1gh,
est friendship and goodwill with out grea'
and growing neighbor in the North.
lanes n. Boyd, chairman of the Employ
ers' Liability Commission Of Ohio, hefor'
the House Judiciary Committee to-day
criticised Mr.. Roosevelts position on the
EMPLOYERS liability act Of New York.
MI. Roosevelts position Is entirely
wrong" Mr.. Boyd said. His criticism
NJ the state court which declared the act
unconstitutional is an injury TO the work
men. The court was right in turning dowr
that act, because under IL employees wer'
no better off than without IT. Now th'
road Is clear for sound Vorkmens IN
surance law