Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
Women Give Taft Majority.

Today telegram received from San
Francisco stated that straw vote
city among woman voters In that
city showed Taft three to one in the
lead over Col. Roosevelt and all Others
The vote is considered significant be-
cause California women have the right
to vote in all elections. and exercise
that right with deep interest.
Another straw vote from among bust
ness men in a Michigan town showed 20
for Taft, 30 for Roosevelt and for La
Toilette
President Taft is so far behind with his
correspondence, which has been increas-
ing at an enormous pace for weeks Ow-
ing to political activities through the
country, that he Cancelled all his Office
engagements today and repaired to the
private precincts of the White House In
an effort to dispose Of a big stack of
overdue work.
by the John Ericsson Association of Seat
tie to attend the fiftieth anniversary
celebration in that city of the battle be-
tween the Monitor and the Merrimac.
President Taft. among other things. says:
The Presidents belief as to his re-eiec-
ton is founded largely upon his expecta-
ton that the business men of the coun-
try, those desiring a continuation of pros
Terity for legitimate business interests,
will be for him almost solidly as against
President is not looking to the support
of the big interests. some of which are
still sore over the legal drubbings they
have gotten through the Department OF
Justice, but he is told from all directions
that the substantial mfddle-class bust
ness man is overwhelmingly for him.
This includes the manufacturer, the
banker, the corner grocer, the big and
little dealers of all kinds intent upon
seeing business settled and allowed to
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disturbance from the White House and
elsewhere. The President Is sure. also,
that the American farmer and labOrer
will take about the same view as the
business man. each being dependent upon
the other to q large extent, and all ris
times.
'The harshness and bitterness of the
feeling of that day have been mellowed
by the passage of the years, and today.
can all unite in honoring alike the men,
cries of the heroes of both sides in that
great conflict. and in rejoicing In the
common prosperity that has been ours
since the republic was born anew
Delegates to Chemistry Congress.
President Taft today appointed the fol-
lowing representatives from the govern
ment departments to the eighth inter-
national congress of applied chemistry, to
be held in this city: Dr.. II. w. Wiley.
DIR. c. T.. Longworthy, Prof. W. w. Cook.
Dr. William L. Hall. DIR. Frank X. Cam
eron, Prof. w J. Humphreys, DR.. r. H.
True. DR.. Marion Duckett, all of the De-
partment of Agriculture; DR.. George
Steiger, geological survey; DR.. George E.
Ely, patent office; Prof. Nathaniel w.
Lord, bureau of mines; DR.. Reed Hunt,
marine hospital service; DR.. A. B. Adams,
internal revenue bureau
President Taft is not the only White
House official deluged with correspond
ence. Secretary Hi'les is about the bus
lest man in three states. What is worry
ing him is that this extra correspondence
is not confined to political matters. Men
and women everywhere with overloaded
systems are appealing to him for help. a
Michigan man has just written that
'loose bulls are running loose in the
public roads here. making much trouble
for people to pass down the streets and
roads, He wants Mr.. Hilles to take the
bull question by the horn at once and
apply suitable remedies. If Mr.. Hilles
will send the writer a United States
marshaIs badge the writer guarantees
to make the owners of the loose bulls
stand around.