Evening star., 1912-03-04
WILL Be BUSY TRIP
President to Deliver Several
Political Addresses.
STARTS THURSDAY NIGHT
Recall Of Judges, It Is Thought,
Will Be Discussed.
TO VISIT OHIO AND CHICAGO
Representative Pray of Montana
Feels Confident Taft Will Be
Renominated.
TO VISIT OHIO AND CHICAC

President Taft's western trips the latter
part of this week is expected to be i'm
portant from a political point of view. 1t
will give him an opportunity of saying
several things which might stir the pollt-
ical world, but whether or not he Will
avail himself of the opportunity has not
been settled. Mr.. Taft will make several
political addresses in which he will PROP
ably discuss the recall of Judges anu
other so-calIed progressive doctrines. and
some Of these may enliven the campaign
The President and the members OF his
party will leave Washington late Thurs-
day night, arriving in Toledo. where the
first stop will be made. at about 4 O'Clock
Friday afternoon. MI Taft will give
reception to the business men OF Toledo,
under the auspices of the Commerce Cluo,
and also will make an address De1ore
public mass meeting in the Coliseum.
Mr. Taft will leave Toledo late Friday
night. arriving in Chicago the next morn
ing.
The day in Chicago. including recep-
tions, luncheons, dinners and speechmak-
ing. will be the busiest Mr.. Taft has had
in many months. He will be on the go
practically the entire day from his arri-
val at in the morning until late at
night. In addition to the public functions
the President probably will have as many
political conferences with political friends
who are in charge of his interests in
Chicago and Illinois generally. The Presi-
dent will visit the Armour Institute of
Technology in the morning, and also will
drop in on the clay products exposition.
He will be the guest of honor at a re-
ception given by the Taft Club Of Chica-
go. and will take luncheon at the Union
-eague Club. While there he will push
an electric button to formally open "The
World In Cincinnati" missionary con-
gress, which will convene in his home
town.
To Spend Night in Chicago.
Later in the afternoon Mr.. Taft will
talk to the newspaper men of Chicago at
the Press Club. In the evening he will
speak at banquet to be given by the
Swedish-American Republican Society.
and later will visit the banquet Of the
Traffic Club. The President will spend
the night at the Congress Hotel.
Sunday the President will attend church,
and also will make an address to dele
cation of Polish and Bohemian children.
He will leave Chicago late Sunday after
noon for Washington, where he will ar
rive Monday afternoon.
It is not President Taft's intention, it
is understood, to make a direct reply to
the Columbus speech of Col. Roosevelt.
OF course, Mr.. Taft probably will discuss
public questions, such\ as the recall OF
doctrines, regarding which his views are
at variance with those Of Col. Roosevelt.
Whatever the President decides to say
on these subjects will be more for the
purpose of making his own position clear
to the people of the country than for
the purpose of making reply to the
Columbus speech. He has not dictated
any part of a speech to be given the
newspapers in advance, custom Col.
Roosevelt adheres to with great pune
tuality, and his speeches while in the
west will probably be without previous
consideration. 1t Is almost a prOverb OF
those who have travelled with the Presi-
dent that he makes his best speeches
without advance preparation.
Roosevelt Going to Ohio.
Col. Roosevelt is to go into Ohio some
time soon and talk on progressive prin-
ciples. He has not yet made dates. but
these will be announced through Walter
Brown, the Roosevelt manager in that
state. Mr.. Brown is generally credited
with being the ablest political general in
Ohio, and he will fix the engagements so
they will be of the greatest benefit to
Col. Roosevelt's campaign
Robert A. Brown, editor Of the Frank
fort. Ind, News. was one of President
diana are opposed to breaking two prece-
DENTS" said Mr.. Brown. ''The first Is
the giving of a third term to any man
who has been President of the United
denomination to a man who has made
an excellent President. Indiana is for
Taft and is against Roosevelt. It must
be remembered that if Roosevelt is nomi-
mated the convention must also swallow
his platform. which is the Columbus
doctrine as this
Representative Pray of Montana does
not agree with Senator Dixon of the
same state that Theodore Roosevelt has
any chance of being nominated at Chi
cago. Mr.. Pray, at the White House to-
day, said that he did not concern himself
with the motives behind the acceptance
Of the Roosevelt management by Senator
Dixon. "All l am sure about said Mr.
Pray. 'is that President Taft will be re-
nominated. I believe also that he will
be reelected l am confident that he
has a far better chance of election in No
vember next than Col: Roosevelt, or any
other man the republicans can name"
Senator Dixon's term as United States
senator from Montana expires March 4,
1913. The democrats have control of the
state at this time. with little prospect
that the republicans will elect the legis-
Dixon out of the Senate. Even with the
help that the name of Col. Roosevelt
might give in Montana Mr.. Dixon prob
ably is out Of the Senate after next
March. Politically his only hope Of re-
turning to public life is in the possibility
Of the coloneps election. This might
place him in the cabinet
Invited to New Orleans.
The Louisiana congressional delegation
waited on President Taft today and in
vited him to visit New Orleans between
April 10 and 13, to attend the Drainage
Congress to be held there. This congress
is to contain representatives from all the
Mississippi valley states. The President
was pot able to make a promise. saying
thSt he would consider the matter
RECORD FOR MR.. WILSON.