New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-25
Republican Party Still DOmi-
nant. He Says, Though Third
Party viii Reduce Its Ma
jority: Democrats Hurt.
WHY He PREDICTS SUCCESS
Solid West Reuniting with
Party-Urges Need of Con-
troll in the House-Con-
fers with Leaders Here,
Then Visits Theatre.

President Taf, came to town yes
tcrlay afternoon TO get reports from
Chairman HiucS and - number Of ma
,iousl committeeman on the progress Of
his campaign. Tho conference was hcld
2, the nome Of Henry w. Taft the
Presidents brother, No Sc West 4Sth
street. and lasted nearly two hours. At
the close the President gave out the
following statement:
When ! declared "a Few weeks ago
that felt reasonably are of my own
reelection in November and the sue
cess OF the Republican party was
REGARDED by some as entirely over
s9rrujne and unawara of the situation.
To-day. however. after q number Of in
0ications that the Republican party -
sill the dominant party and that tnc
.xpected growth ul D'nocras;c Strcn-' 70
las failed 70 matcrializo my carly dec
Iaration is shown 10 DC entitled 10 re-
spect
The Republicans necessarily VIII nave
p reduced Majority over 1908 because
al the presence of three tickets IN 'ut
field. but the Democratic party VII
FyCfcr also. The combined strength a.
the .hlrd term party viii not be enough
u change the ultimate result.
Five or six weeks aEO II was asserted
generally that the Republican party
would secure the vote OF the solid East.
Including an of the New England
states. with the exception of Maine
end Vermont: that the Democratic
party would maintain it's hold on the
solid South. and that the third term
pafty would secure the solid West.
leaving only the Middle West as de-
batablc ground.
To-day. with the election still one
month away. the Republican party mas
itself with a strengthened hold on the
solid East. having routed the third term
party I'm Vermont and the Democratic
party in Maine.
The third term leaders recently con-
ceded that we would pick the STATE ot
I-tah out Of the solid West, and. after
conferring with Chairman Hilies ana
others recently in the West, there Is
every reason TO believe that the Re
nublicau party VIII carry Michigan,
Washington. Idaho and Wyoming.
Strength Wanes After T. r. Tour.
Moreover. if the proper kind OF
campaign is Waged. We will carry ore
gon Kansas and Minnesota, where the
third term strength has rapidly waned
since the recent tour through that sec
ton by the partY's candidate.
l am not familiar with the develop
ments i'm other Western states. al
though many good reports have come
10 me at Beverly concerning them but
even with the states already mentioned
il can be seen that there Is no longer
6 soliG West back Of the new party. but
more nearly a solid West reunited IN
support Of the Republican ticket.
This strength. added 10 the lndls-
pUtabe Republican hold on the Eastern
States, constitutes in itself suifcient
strength 10 give success TO the party.
II is scarcely necessary for me 10
point 70 the necessity OF re-cstaDllSh-
ing Republican majority in the House
of Representatives. If this is done ]
feel confident that ! will be able 10
have placed on the statute books the
workmen's compensation law Whicn L
urged upon the last session. but "hlch
was sent 10 oblivion by the Democratic
House.
If the country will give the Repub-
hcan party a complete victory III us
Congress as well as its Presidentlai
ticket. a proper tariff revision VIII De
speedily effected. with knowledge. OF
The facts ascertained by a tariff COM
mission. which will harm no one ana
remove its present defects.
At the Presidential Conference.
Those who talked with President Taft
Included five national committeeman;
Thomas X. Neidringhaus, Of Missouri;
Thomas Eytabrook. Jf New Hampshire;