Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-28
POLITICS DAY BY DAY

Roosevelt has q vastly larger following
In California, and therefore. In loyalty to
the cause Of greater equality Of oppor-
tunity, shall gladly use what influence
! may have toward furthering his candi-
dacy will be q candidate for delegate
II that seems desirable"
Mr.. Kent has up to this time been one
of the active leaders Of the La Toilette
movement, and his action is significant in
that 1t foretells the impossibility Of any
split in the ranks Of the California pro-
gressiyes In their campaign for Roosevelt
The following polls were received by
wire at the Roosevelt headquarters yes
terday: :.
Farmers Weekly. Dispatch Of st. Paul,
Minn.-Roosevelt. $50: La Toilette, OLA;
Taft, S51: Debs, LA; Bryan, 1898; Will
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 4,72s; Taft.
1.66s; La Toilette, 1856; Cummins. 81;
Hughes, 14O; Bryan, 1873: Clark. So: Har-
mon, 100; Underwood. IS; Wilson, 1851.
Col. Roosevelt, who spent yesterday at
Boston. issued supplementary state
ment on his position as follows:
I could not more definitely state my
than I stated it in my Columbus speech
and again yesterday before the Massa-
chusetts legislature. In addition to direct
ing attention to what there said on the
subject Of popular government / also
direct particular attention to what said
at Columbus on the business situation and
the proper attitude Of the government
toward business as to assure conditions
that win make for the prosperity Of the
rs, osS sns q az dTs xtR
phasis upon the two great subjects OF I'm
mediate moment to our people. the need
OF having real and not merely nominal
popular rule, and the need Of securing
tvAY,< 1Av h. hYreA
wage Garner and the farmer alike. As 1
then said, I most emphatically believe
| that it Is necessary to have an equi-
table division of prosperity, but that 1t
behooves us to keep in mind that we can
not divide the prosperity unless the pros
perity Is there to divide, and that to Sc
| cure the wellbeing Of the business world
| Is emphatically in tho interest Of every
| citizen Of the United States"
S. r. Buxton Of Newport News will
contest with Representative w. A. Jones
the nomination to Congress In the first
congressional district In Virginia. The
nomination will be made at q primary.
The republicans Of the first Virginia
district yesterday Instructed its delegates
to vote for Taft.
George r. Mould Of Newport News and
C. q. Smithers Of Cape Charles were
elected delegates to the Chicago conven-
ton, with H. III. Kimberly of Hampton
and Clarence F. Hicks Of Caroline county
as alternates. George N. Wise was chosen
elector for the first congressional district
and III. III. Kimberly was elected exec
utive committeeman.
Roosevelt headquarters were opened in
st. Paul yesterday In the effort to carry
Minnesota for him. In Knoxville, Tenn,
w. J. Oliver started an organization to
boom Roosevelts candidacy. In Lincoln,
Neb., the Roosevelt men put the name Of
former Senator Beverage Of Indiana on
the preferential primary ballot.
1.-THE Roosevelt League is the official
designation OF the New York organization
which is starting IN to work Tor him. 1t
has adopted for its emblem q square,
symbolic of Mr.. Roosevelt's constant de-
mand for the square deal.
! Taft delegates were elected yesterday in
the eleventh Georgia district and the Sec
ond Alabama district and were bound
with Instructions. -.