Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-05
BIG CHANGE IN Sentiment
Senator Oliver Says Western Penn.
sylvania Is Getting Into Line.
SECRETARY NAGEL TO SPEAK
Announced Today That He Will
Make Two Speeches in Indiana.
Cabinet Meeting Cancelled.

kilograms Of much announcement OF
political nature arrived at the White
House today. From California came
telegram signed by c. Miffiin Ham
mond, a brother-in-law of Col. Roosevelt,
reporting upon the organization of big
Taft club in San Francisco and wom-
ans auxiliary to work with it. Mr.. Ham
mond wound up the report with this:
every thing indicates that California Is
for Taft
From Charles E. Hughes, a son OF
Associate Justice Hughes of the Su-
preme Court, came a telegram dated at
Cambridge saying that Taft club has
been organized at Harvard
Dr. F. w. Browning wired from Hey
ward Cal. that "Four-Leaf Glover
League" has been organized in Callfor-
MIA to advance the denomination OF the
President.
The four-leaf clover is the emblem
under which many Taft men are work
ing The President has received four
leaf clovers from many admirers
Great Reversal of Sentiment.
Senator Oliver. calling at the White
House today, but, failing to see the Presi-
dent, reported what he called an al
most miraculous change of sentiment
in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania.
FL hove just come from Pittsburgh,
said the Senator, land l have never, IN
all my recollection of politics, seen such
a complete reversal of sentiment in a
short time. 1t is sweeping in all direc-
tons. From the cities and towns the
change is sweeping toward the country
districts. where the farmers, because OF
the reciprocity bill. have been disposed
to oppose the President.
I'm Pittsburgh President Taft is receiv-
ing support that has heretofore been put
down to Roosevelt, and ii begins to look
as If Mr.. Roosevelt will find prac-
tically solid delegation against him from
Pennsylvania instead of third Of the
delegates. as his managers have claimed.
Pittsburgh is no longer to be put down as
promising much for the colonel.
1t became known today that Secretary
Nagel is going into Indiana to make two
speeches. One of these is to be delivered
at Evansville and another at Indianapolis.
Mr.. Nagel is about the best politician in
the cabinet and wherever he has gone
good has been accomplished for the Pres
ident.
For Benefit Of Farmers.
Howard H. Gross of Chicago, president
Of the National Soil Fertility League.
called at the White House to confer with
the President, who is member of the
advisory committee of the league, upon
pending legislation providing for the CO.
operation of the federal government and
the states in endowing agricultural col
leges for the purpSse 0f enabling them to
undertake In D. large way farm demon
stration in showing the most approved
methods of farming.
Telling the farmers how to adapt and
apply scientific agriculture to their fields.
The President has taken. a deep interest
in conserving the soil and building up a
permanent and more profitable agrlcul-
ture. He expressed the opinion that the
bill was one of the most important con-
structiye measures Congress has dealt
with in many years.
Among other members of the leagues
officers and board members are Speaker
Clark, Secretary MacVeagh, James j.
Hill, J. S. V. Thompson of Atlanta and a
score of other men prominent in the af-
fairs of the nation and interested In this
general welfare movement
1t is expected that the House committee
win unanimously report the bill out next
week. Mr.. Gross appeared before the
Senate committee today urging the meas
ure there
He was followed by Dr. W. o. Thomp-
son, president of of the University OF Ohio
and chairman OF the executive committee
of the agricultural colleges.
President Not in His Office.
President Taft was not in the execu-
tive offices today. He Cancelled the reg
ular cabinet meeting which. should have
been held at II O'Clock.
With a stenographer he repaired to his
private library and dictated until
luncheon. Some of this dictation was in
answer to letters and kilograms. Part
Of it was of one of the speeches he will
make on his western trip the last Of this
week.