The Washington herald., 1912-07-25
TAFT ALMOST HEARS
HIMSELF DEFEATED
President Sits in Auto in Front Of
Woodward Building While Demo-
Gratis Deliver Speeches Upstairs.
WILL MAKE TRIP TO sEAGIRT

While Democratic enthusiasts at
meeting of the Wilson and Marshall
Democratic Association on the third
floor of the Southern Building, at FIJI
teenth and Fl Streets Northwest. were
and predicting his certain defeat at the
polls In November, the President. in
blissful ignorance of the seething politi-
cal pot abovestairs. sat in his automo-
bile at the Fifteenth Street entrance of
the building.
II the Democratic hosts had only been
in the western instead of the eastern
part of the Southern Building. President
Taft probably would have Unexpectedly
had the privilege of hearing expressed.
viva voce, Just exactly what 'the fellers
on the other side" think-or rather say
Of him. The President was out for an
evening ride. II was said at the White
House, and it seems had paused in front
Of the Southern Building to talk to some
friends.
What President Might Have Heard.
At any rate he was there when the
Democrats ended their meeting and start
ed home to dream OF the victory they
had been predicting For a good part Of
the meeting President Taft must have
been almost within earshot Of the Demo-
cratic spellbinding.
All the speeches that the President
nearly heard contained assertions that
he could not possibly win. Some Of the
things he narrowly missed hearing were
these campaign contributions:
BY Representative Russell OF Missouri.
who said Champ Clark and Missouri
would help Wilson win: President Taft
is in the hands Of a standpat Republican
leadership
BY Kyle B. Price, OF Alabama. who
said he expected to be elected to Con-
gress two years hence and give the vote
to the Democrats OF the D strict Of Co
lumbia: II concede four States to Taft.
and not a Congressional district TO
Roosevelt
By Claud NJ. Bennett. Of Washington.
who made the pilgrimage to Seagirt:
The spirit of conservation OF Woodrow
Wilson. as 20 a sacred cause, is in con-
trast with our genial friend. in whose
good intentions everybody believes. and
with Roosevelt. a seeming possibility.
Representative Connell of New York
said that Democracy would certainly be
triumphant in November. Representative
Hefin of Alabama made rousing
speech. which he prefaced with several
anecdotes that delighted his audience.
To Make Pilgrimage.
Charles A Douglas. president Of the
Wilson and Marshall Democratic Asso-
cIation. acted as chairman and DR.. Clar-
ence J. owens. secretary.
The association members are to make
the pilgrimage to Seagirt Thursday, Au-
gust /. according to plans announced last
night by Henry A Davis, chairman OF
the committee in charge of the proposed
journey special train viii carry the
pilgrims.
The programme provides for departure
from Washington at o'clock in the
morning and for arrival at Seagirt at
1:3G o'clock in the afternoon. when Gov
Wilson will receive the members of the
associs ton. They will leave Seagi at
or 6 o'clock
Robert T. Ballard. Of l07 Bates Street
Northwest. has composed a campaign
song for the association. He sang a sam
pie Of II last night. and those who heard
II liked II so well that they asked him
10 try ii on the executive committee.
which was given power to act.