New-York tribune., 1912-03-14
A TAFT BUREAU HERE
Local Headquarters in Charge Of
John W. Hutchinson, Jr.
OPEN TO-DAY OR TO. O.MORROW
Much Literature Will Be Sent
Out from Cambridge Build
ing Office.

Plans have been made to fight the Roose-
Welt propaganda on its native heath. Taft
headquarters. branch OF the headquarters
in Washington under the direction Of Con-
gresham Mckinley, are to be opened in
this city to-day or tomorrow.
John ". Hutchinson, jr., a lawyer. who
has been at the head of the speakers hu-
reau of the Republican State Committee
for several years. will he in charge. Rooms
have been engaged in the Cambridge Build
ing, No. 334 Fifth avenue, and We're being
fitted up Yesterday. BY the end of the
week the headquarters will he in full blast
An advisory committee Is being formed
which will contain the names Of well
known men Of affairs in whose Judgment
the public has the greatest confidence Mr..
Hutchinson said last night that he was not
prepared to make the names public at that
time, but that the list would include pronli-
also in the state.
primarily our work will he done in New
York State" said Mr. Hutchinson last
night, but we will possibly cover New
Jersey and also New England. We do not
Intend to get into any controversies with
Mr.. Roosevelt, but will carry on a cam
paign Of education We are going to show
the public lust what the Columbus speech
of Roosevelt means, and let them Judge for
themselves whether they are in sympat thy
with the radical ideas enunciated there"
Mr.. Hutchinson said that the headquar-
ters here would work in cooperation with
the main headquarters in Washington. 1t
will also work in harmony with the Re-
publican state and county committees hut
entirely Independent Of them. 4 large staff
Of workers is being organized, and II IL ex-
rected that much Taft literature will be
sent out.
State Chairman Barnes came down from
Albany yesterday afternoon in order to as
sist Mr. Hutchinson in the work Of form
ing the advisory committee.
The wisdom OF opening a Taft headquar-
ters here has been under consideration by
the Taft managers for some time TO coun--
teract the emanatons that have been com
ing forth in a steady stream from oyster
Bay, The Outlook Office and the Metro
polltan tower headquarters Of the Roose-
welt Committee OF the City OF New York.
State leaders smiled last night when they
read the announcement from the Roosevelt
committee that William l. Ward, who had
been one Of their chief advertising features,
was obliged to go South for his health. 1t
had been known for some time by the In
innate friends OF Mr. Ward that his en-
thusiasm for Roosevelt was cooled beyond
all hope of rekindlng by the Columbus
speech of the colonel They predict that
the four delegates who will represent Mr..
Wards domain in Westchester County will
be found voting for Taft on the first bal
lot in Chicago. although possibly Mr.. Ward,
for personal reasons, may allow his alter
nate TO cast his vote
Confidential reports that are being re-
celved by the state committee from upstate
show that whatever Roosevelt sentiment
there was has been growing less rather
than greater. since the colonel cast his hat
'in the ring"
The county committee is conducting
careful canvass of each Assembly district in
this county along the same lines as are used
in a regular campaign. Reports that are
in so far show an overwhelming sentiment
for the denomination of President Taft, de-
spite the wild statements issued by the
Roosevelt people. They indicate, the lead
ers say. that there is not the slightest
chance OF Roosevelt getting a single dele
gate from this county
II was stated yesterday that the fact
that the Roosevelt people made no fight for
delegates in Kings County. except in sin
gle Congress district, was due to the ad-
vice OF Roosevelt man there who said
that the organization was so strongly in
control that It would be folly to try to de-
feat the regular designations II is under
stood. however. that attempts will be made
10 convert some OF the regularly selected
delegates to the Roosevelt cause.