The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-13
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TAFT CAMP AICN
Senator Smith to Sound Keynote
at Hastings Banquet
Friday Night
ROOSEVELT SUPPORTERS BUSY
Oklahoma Likely to Instruct Del
egation For Teddy
Nasel Stumpins New England TO of
set Effect Of Ex-President's Re.
cent Visit.

Detroit, Mich. March l3.-The Taft
campaign In Michigan will be started
down the ways at Hastings next Fri
day night, when a big Republican ban
Guet will be given with Senator VIII
liam Alden Smith as the chief speaker.
The affair viii mark the beginning of
hard fight that will be made 10 keen
the Wolverine State in line for the
Presidents denomination. A division of
sentiment that Is almost without pre-
cedent is admitted to exist among the
! Republicans of Michigan at the present
time. Both the United States senators
and all the Republican representatives
from the state are placed among the
Taft supporters. but the President is
being fought by Governor Osborn and
his followers. The Governor has been
boosting hard for Roosevelt, but the
Taft people claim they do not fear the
results. and that now that they are
getting down To the real work Of the
campaign things will begin TO move
their way.
Townsend Discusses Situation.
Washington, March 13.---'I have no
doubt that the sentiment of the people
of Michigan is changing so far as con-
Germs the people | saw" said Senator
Charles f. Townsend on his return
this morning from Michigan. where
he went last week to attend the flu
neral Of Mrs. Townsends mother
The junior Michigan senator made
no attempt TO canvass the situation
while home. In fact. his only oppor-
tunity for discussing the attitude OF
Republicans was at the station and on
! the train, but he returns TO Washing
| ton impressed with the conviction that
while there may now be Roosevelt
| strength i'm certain localities of Mich
| igan. the Taft sentiment is growing
tremendously.
"On the train coming back to Wash
ington," the senator says. "the general
/ trend of all the conversation was that
President Taft is entitled to another
! term, that he does pretty welr and
troll any caucus without the slightest
it is hardly fair for Roosevelt to come
in. All this leads me to think the con-
dition is changing.
Il have been impressed many times
that it is hardly a good argument OF
the Roosevelt people that the consti-
| tuition is overridden in the primary
matter. For, If the Roosevelt strength
| is eight to one or 10 to one, as they
! claim, the Roosevelt people can con-
troll any caucus without the slightest
difficulty.
rThe county conventions have
heard of i'm Michigan have not shown
any such sentiment. but rather the re-
verse.
IF the Republicans Of Michigan are
| for Roosevelt they ought TO be given
an opportunity 10 express IL, but they
have that now, and while / would pre-
fer a primary | cannot see why that
overwhelming Roosevelt sentiment-if
/ 1t is rs overwhelming as IL claims to
be-Ts not already potent to express
itself"
Michigan Taft Delegates.
Grand Rapids. Mich, March 13.-The
St Clair county Republican conyen-
ton yesterday afternoon tabled a. resc-
luton endorsing Theodore Roosevelt
for president. A solid TAFT delegation
was named 10 attend the district con
vention and twenty-five Taft men
we're put on the delegation OF twenty
nine to the state convention.
! The Montcalm county convention at
stanton endorsed tho administration
of President Taft and the Taft forces
got a majority of the delegates to the
district and state convention. Mont
calm. which is n rural county, had
been claimed by the Roosevelt forces.
Taft 10 Get Novel Present.
Boston. Mass, March 13.--President
Taft soon will own a big stick While
I'm Boston next Monday he will be pre-
| sented with a shillalah, which. accord
ing to an insertion. was taken from a
tree that grew beside Napoleon's tomb
| at st. Helena. In cavity in the bot
| tom of the cane Is sand taken from
the battlefield Of Lexington, kept In
place by a plug Of wood, from the
! Washington elm. The plug in the ham
die is made of wood from the Paul Re
we're Belfry. and another feature rs an
imbedded Lincoln penny.
Naeel Stumpine New England.
Boston, Mass. March 13.-Presum-
ably to Offset the effect OF the recent
visit of Colonel Roosevelt TO Boston
Secretary of Commerce and Labor Ma
gel came to New England today tc
deliver several addresses for President
Taft. Mr.. Nagel is booked to speak
In Springfield tonight and in ProNi'
dence tomorrow night. Early mex
week this section is to receive a visi
I from President Taft himself. The
President will be in Boston Monday
for the Evacuation Day celebration ant