New-York tribune., 1912-02-09
ACTIVE TAFT CAMPAIGN
Continued from first rngc.

Lincoln. the President doubtless VIII
dcc,arc lucouiyocally that he stands on
his record. and that record is Such ~
10 Justify Il continued Republican ad-
ministration The President prohanly
will insist that the party Is progressive
that il has improved conditions by r'a-
sonable methods and that it is progress
sivc I'm the sense that II has mad" prog
rcss all the time
According to the predictions ot those
close to the President, his Lincoln Day
spccch will he the actual keynote OF
the approaching campaign.
Tho President is growing impatient
with Insurgency. Convinced that IN"
time for aggressive action has com" ana
that the period has arrived whom IN"
Republican party must stand on It's
achievements and make ready L" face a
common enemy next November, it is bc-
licvcd that he will make Of III" New
York speech direct aud straiSh'i"r-
ward uttcrancc.
Supporters Of the President NOR" con-
fdcnt Of party success to-day than th"v
have been for months past. arc predict
ing that tho Presidents Lincoln Day
speech will add greatly 10 his strength.
ON the eve Of tho opening Of cam
paieu headquarters complct" optimism
prevails i'm administration circle. Mon
close to the President expressed tho CON
viction to-day that ho would defeat ans
candidate the Democrats may nam" ynd
that his rcnomirotior IS mo-" practically
assured. Representative Mckinley as
sumrd charge Of tho Taft headquarters
with tho same spirit Of optimism and
the loutcnauts who viii h" named TO aid
him iu promoting th" candidacy of tn
President VIII enter "u tn" TASK iu IN"
confident bcli.f of ultimate success.
While the President will coutiuu" viz
orously 10 defend hra policies whenever
tho occasion requires. ~" Tart campaign
headquarters viii bc actively i'm charge
of Mr. NcEinlcv and other loval R"puh-
leans. who expect 10 bring about am
overwhelming and we'll deserved Tan
victory at tho polls n"Nt Noyomh'r
Congressional Committee Organizes.
At meeting of tho Republican 'ou-
Gressional Campaign CommiItc" held
before it was determined to place Mr..
Mckinley also At Tho head oi tho TAFT
campaign headquarters the following
"flcors Of the committee wcr" named.
Rcprescutativc William r. Mckinley.
chairman, Representative" charles II.
Burke. Of South Dakota. co-chairInau.
Representative J. Hampton Moore, NJ
Pcunsvlvania. secretary, succeeding th"
lntc II. g Loudenslager of New jersey.
REPRESENTATIVE George ". Fairchild. 81
Ncw YORK. treasurer. Representative w.
J. Browning. Of New Jersey, auditor:
Henry Casson. oC Wisconsin, assistant
secretary: John &. Eycrm@n, OF Illinois
sssistant treasurer and Francis curtis
Of Massachusetts. director of the literary
bureau
The following members Wcr" appoint
,d 80 The executive committee; Repre-
scntativ, Charles II. Burke. of South
Dakota: George II. utter, Of Rhode ISL
and: Frank =. Woods of Iowa; James
II. Davidson, Of Wisconsin. j. Hampton
Moore Of Pennsylvania; John W. Weeks,
of Massachusetts: II. +. Hclgcsc". of
North Dakota Richard Bartholdt. "f
Missouri: Gcorg" w. Fairchild, OF Now
York. and j. &. N"edham, of California.
Resolutions Of regret over the death Of
Representative Henry &. LOudcnslagcr,
former secretary Of the committee, were
unanimously adopted.
Mr. Mckinley expressed the belief to-
night that the next House viii be Re
publican by forty majority.