The searchlight., 1912-11-01
ON HOME STRETCH
STATE AND NATIONAL cANpi
pATeo PREPARE FOR A
STRENUOUS WEEK.
$50 DEM. ORATORS IN N. Y.
John Wanamaker Urges Voters ts
Stand by President
Taft at the
Polls.

campaigns In New England enter up
- the last full week before the cleo
ton with representatives of all parties
actively concerned In getting out the
vote for Nov. 8.
In Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine
most Of the campaigning, so far, has
been by the Progressive, but the other
made q few speeches. His opponents.
parties have arranged for many raj
lies in the closing week. On the other
hand, both Mass achusetts and New
Hampshire have experienced liye!v
times. politically, and leaders OF all
parties have been busily firing broad
sides of argument at the voters for
the past fortnight.
Three of six Massachusetts candi.
dates, Governor Foss, Democrat, who
aspires to a third term; Joseph Walk
er OF Brookline. the Republican nomi-
nee, and Charles S. Bird of Walpole,
leader of the Progressives, have toured
the state, making, in some instances,
as many as 20 speeches a day.
Chinese Candidate Active.
Chin X. Hsue Of Bodton. the first
Chinaman ever nominated in Massa-
chusetts, has injected some interest
into the campaign for state representa-
i've from the Chinatown district. Chin
is a Republican and is running on a
platform favoring the downward revi-
sion of the tariff.
Nightly, rallies in the interest o!
Taft. Roosevelt and Wilson are being
held in many sections Of New Hamp-
shire. where the state campaign is in
full swing. also.
Franklin Worcester OF Hollis, the Re.
publican candidate for governor. has
Samuel ID. Felker of Rochester, Demo.
crat and Winston Churchill OF Corn.
ish. Progressive, are on the stump
daily. For the election of governor, a
majority vote is necessary, the contest
going to the legislature If the majority
is lacking. For that reason there Is
a strong fight for the control Of that
body.
Rhode island Fight Quiet.
Thus far Rhode Island has had one
of the quictest state campaigns In
many years. Despite the fact that the
Progrecs.ves as well as ! Democrats
and Republicans have complete state
and congressional tickets In the field
there have been few large meetings.
Governor johnson of California, viii
be heard In Maine this week, goint
east as far as Bangor to fill som'
speaking dates which Colonel Roose
welt made before the wound received
| in Milwaukee forced him to abandon
his trip. In Maine. as also in Vernon
| interest in the national campaign Il
unmixed with local issues as the cleo
tions in both those states were hell
! in September.
John Urges Support for Taft.
Philadelphia.-'If Taft has mad
| mistakes there have been extenuatinl
circumstances for which he was no
wholly responsible" said John Wana
maker. former postmaster general, Il
a letter addressed to MY friends O
SO years." the men Of the little kins
dom OF commerce. urging them to SUI
port President Taft's reelection.
mo one has dared to add guilt I
any of the presidents errors. Gram
ing for arguments sake that Pres
dents Lincoln and Grant made mi:
takes. would the people have vote
them out at the end Of their frs
term?"
$50 for Wilson In New York.
| New York.-The Democratic natioi
al committee announced that 35
speakers would be put on the STUN
In New York state this week for tn
conclusion of the presidential ngh
Each OF the three leading parties Is I
have q demonstration In Madiso
Square Garden during the week. tn
Progressives Wednesday. the Dem,
Gratis Thursday. and the Republican
Friday.
Leading speakers Of all three partis
will cover the city and state durin
the time intervening before election