Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-23
Selection of One for Michigan
May Be Made Saturday.
PRESIDENT TO ENTERTAIN
Members in Congress Of Wolverine
State to Dine at White House.
sTuMS0N SPEAKS In. CHICAGO
Secretary of War to Address Taft
Club on March 5-Meyer Loyal
to "His Chief

President Taft is TO entertain the Michi-
gan republican senators and representa-
tives at dinner at the White House Satur-
day night. The dinner Is TO be an I'M
portant one. as 1t will probably decide
who Is to handle the Taft campaign in
Michigan. Ex-Representatives DENLY AMI
Diekama have been invited 10 the din
ner. and one or the other is believed to
be slated to handle the Taft fight. Mr.
Diekama was at one time republican state
chairman Of Michigan, and knows the po-
litical situation in his party to the fullest
degree. For that reason Michigan poll
ticians have about reached the conclusion
that President Taft will ask Mr.. Die
kama to take hold of the Taft campaign
in that state.
Both republican senator's and all the
republican representatives from Michi-
gan are for Taft. but the President Is
being fought by Gov. Osborne and some
OF his followers. The farmers there have
been hostile to the President because OK
the Canadian reciprocity position OF Mr.
Taft. That hostility Is said to be wear
ing away, but it Is the foundation OF
what opposition there Is to the President.
1t is admitted that Gov. Osborne has u
strong following. and for that reason the
Taft people desire one of the best men
in the state for manager OF their nght.
They have been rather SOW In getting
together. while Gov. Osborne has been
keeping things hot for Roosevelt, but the
Taft people claim that they do not fear
the results in Michigan, and that when
they get down to work things will move
their way.
Stimson to Speak for Taft.
Announcement was made today that
Secretary Stimson. whose intimacy with
Theodore Roosevelt for many years is
we'll known, will make his first Taft
speech in Chicago March >, before the
newly organized Taft club there David
Forgan, the president OF the club. was At
the White House during the day. Speak,
ing Of conditions in Chicago he said:
President Tafts prospects in Chicago
and the west are growing every day; inn
proving as fast as his best friends could
wish. 1t was q great day for President
Taft when that Columbus speech was
made. l know nothing that has done
more for the denomination OF the Presi-
dent
1t was announced today that lie Roy
Vernon. correspondent in washington for
many years Of the Chicago Daily News,
has been made chief OF the literary bu-
reau of the Taft headquarters in this
city. and that he will get down to work
with Representative Mckinley without
loss of time The position was offered
Mr.. Vernon some DAYS ago, but declined
by him. Pressure was brought to nave
him accept. &
Secretary Meyer Loyal to Taft.
When Secretary Meyer was on his way
to the cabinet meeting at the White
House today no was asked what he would
do lii the event that Col. Roosevelt comes
out fiatfootedly as q candidate fof the
republican nomination for President Il
will do my duly was the brief response
This immediately cansed conjecture Una.
from the cabinet and enter the fight for
Roosevelt. It was n thrilling idea while.
It lasted, but 1t did not last over half an
hour. When Mr. Meyer was told VIA.
use was being made Of his remark, he
added this: "If remain In the cabinet.
as I intend to do, it is quite evident that
my loyalty will be with my chief 49,
Mr.. Meyer was brought here from me
embassy at st. Petersburg by PRESIDENT
Roosevelt to enter the Roosevelt cabinet
as Postmaster General. This was III l9V'-
He has been in the cabinet ever since,
President Taft having made him Secre-
tary Of the Navy. ,,.
House today telling Of republican county
conventions in Oklahoma, Iowa and else
where passing Taft resolutions and elect
ing Taft delegates; also of the organiza-
ton of Taft clubs here and there.
California for denomination.
Ex-Representative Englebright OF Cal
tfornia, calling at the White House to-
day to pay his respects. declared Mr.
Taft will carry that state.
THE President will carry the state
against any other candidate in the field
or who may be put in the field said
Mr. Englebright. mo one who knows
conditions in California can doubt this
for a moment. The people approve of
the President, not only because of what.
he has done for California, but because
Of his splendid record IN Office. This
primary will be a very interesting one,
because 1t will present clear-cut
Of real republican prefer
ment
There will be a sharp fight in the
state among the democrats, and they will
register in their own party so that they
may vote for their choice of democratic
candidates. The same will be true OF
republicans. In other elections local CON
ditions and the desire to influence the
result have led democrats to register as
republicans and vote at the primaries rs
such. The same has been true OF re-
publicans registering as democrats. This
year each will vote in his own party,
The women of California are largely for
President Taft, and the men will give
him a substantial ajority. The facts
In the case are obvious. and the Presi-