Milford chronicle., 1912-10-11
TAFT CONFIDENT
OF REELECTION
Convincing Indications That the
Republican Party is
Still Dominant

When President Taft was visiting
his brother in New York few days
ago the newspaper reporters called
upon him After a pleasant chat the
President made formal statement Of
his views on the political situation:
when l declared, a few weeks ago,
that felt reasonably sure of my own
reelection in November, and the sue
cess of the Republican Party, l was
regarded by some, as entirely over
sanguine, and unaware of the situa-
ton. Today, however, after a number
of indications that the Republican
Party is still the dominant party, and
that the expected growth of Democra
tic strength has failed to materialize,
my early declaration is shown to be
entitled to respect. The Republi-
cans necessarily will have a reduced
majority over 1908 because of the
presence Of three tickets in the field.
but the Democratic party will suffer,
also. The combined strength of the
Third Term party will not be enough
to change the ultimate result.
Give or six weeks ago it was as
serted generally that the Republican |
Party would secure the vote of tha /
Solid East, including all of the. New |
England States, with the exception of
Maine and Vermont that the DemOcra !
tic Party would maintain its hold on
the Solid South, and that the Third |
Term party would secure the Solid |
West, leaving only the Middle West as
debatable ground. Today, with the
still one month away, the Re
publican Party finds itself with a
hold on the Solid East,
having routed the Third Term party
in Vermont, and the Democratic Par
ty in Maine. The Third Term leaders
recently conceded that we would pick
the State of Utah out of the Solid
West, and, after comforting with Chair
man Hilles and others recently in the
West, there is every reason to believe
that the Republican Party will carry
Michigan, Washington, Idaho and
Moreover, if the proper
kind of a campaign is waged, we will
carry Oregon, Kansas and Minnesota,
where the Third Term strength has
rapidly waned since the recent tour
through that section by the partys
candidate.
Il am not familiar with the develop
nents in other Western States, al
.hough many good reports have come
o me at Beverly concerning them,
1ut even with the States already men.
ioned it can be seen that there is no
onger a Solid West back Of the new
,arty, but, more nearly, a Solid West
eunited in support Of the Republican
icket. This strengt 4, added to the in.
isputable hold on the Eastern States,
in itself, a sufficient
treRgth to give success to the party.
ut is scarcely necessary for me to
oint to the necessity Of re-establish.
lg a Republican majority in the
louise Of Representatives. If this is
one, I feel confident that l will be
BILE to have placed on the statute
ooks the workmen's compensation
wv which urged upon the last ses-
on, but which was sent to oblivion
y the Democratic House. If the
,untry will give the Republican Party
complete victory in its congression-
p, as well as its Presidential, ticket a
'oper tariff revision win be speedily
fected, with knowledge Of the facts
by a tariff commission,
hich will harm no one and remove
: present defects"