Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
Mr.. HiIIes Says President Will
Be Renominated.
MAKES FIRST STATEMENT
Points to Hopeful Signs in AL Parts
of the Country.
FEELING CHANGES IN INDIANA
Executive Will Continue Speechmak-
ng-Advisability of Establishing
Headquarters Is Discussed.

President Taft's nomination in June
coniideut there will be comparatively
little opposition TO him in the national
convention and when the nomination is
made the republicans of the country will
rally to the party standard and win
great victory in November.
This was the opening statement of
Charles u. Hiles at the White House to-
day. and is the first public utterance he
has yet made. Quiet, transformations.
stunning the limelisht, this new figure iR
national politics was none the less EN-
phatic in his answer to questions as to
the outlook from the Taft standpoint.
His assertions, too. carried conviction be-
cause of the temperament of the man
and his reti"ence about talking for pub
lication.
Il would not make this prediction,
went on Mr.. HilieS. did | rot feel that
my infurmat.on from all parts of the
country warrants me in doing So 1t is
easy 10 make Zig claims. but I think that
man who do : so without facts and
figures to Justify him is doing wrong.
Situation Is Different.
"A month ago. before had gotten into
touch with republicans in all the states,
| would not have said this much. lii
that month | have seen the lines drawn
closer and closer. In the last week the
situation has Cleared wonderfully. with
republicans in all directions falling into
line for the President and manfeSting a
determination To bring about his nominal
tion.
III is useless to speak in general terms
or to undertake, at short notice. to go
into conditions in each state, but develop
ments in three of the big states Of the
rountry within few days ought to point
conclusiveiy to the present trend. Two
Of these states the President has visited
and from the other | have informa ton
that leaves no question for dispute. The
Presidents speeches in New York so en-
thused tine republicans there that the ex-
ecutive committee of the county commits
tee of New York county passed, by a
unanimous vote, resolutions indorsing the
President and declaring for his renomina-
iion in the strongest terms
Ihis was followed by a meeting of the
general republican committee of Kings
county. Brooklyn. at which LII men,
bers were present----By a unanimous
vote Mr.. Taft's denomination was urged.
i was told today by two of the leaders
of Brooklyn that it had not been the
intention of the leaders to bring about
an Endorsement at that meeting, but the
action was spontaneous after a member
mad introduced the resolution. 1t was
afterward discovered that five members
of the committee We're rimed with Taft
resolutions when the first man got to his
feet The information from the leaders
in New York was uniformly that the
President will have the delegation of the
state.
Speeches Awaken Republicans
'In Ohio the Presidents speeches have
awakened republicans to degree tnat
Was not expected. The President was
received with enthusiasm in every city
he visited. and ] have not doubt that
every delegate from the state will be
for him. There has been lots of noise
In that state, but the substantial re-
publicans in every congressional district
are determined that the President snail
have the delegates, and he will get them,
too.
Il have in my hand telegram from
Indianapolis. saying that every mem
Der OF the republican state committee
elected in the thirteen congressional
districts yesterday IS for Taft That
is a big change from committee whose
chairman. Mr. Lee. went around Wash
ington in December claiming that In
diana hostile to the President.
Il have before me dozens of kilograms
and letters from other states showing
that the Taft forces are on the move,
and when | know that they are going so
well | have no hesitation in declaring that
II is apparent that before another thirty
DAYS the great army of Taft republicans
Will be marching with definite and deter
mined purpose. but without much noise.
President TaftS speeches in the last few
DAYS have done much TO inspire his fol-
lowers. il was said today. These speeches,
IL is now known. are to be followed by
aggressive work by republicans all along
the line
To Expound Doctrines.
February IT, Lincoln's birthday. will
find the President and a number of his
supporters expounding republican doc
trines at dinners and banquets. President
Taft is to speak in New York that night !;
Attorney General Wickersham will talk
in Milwaukee. and half dozen repre-
sentatives are booked to rally the Taft
places
President Taft VIII be urged to continue
his aggressivenesS in his Lincoln day
speech and it is believed he will do SO.
BY holding up the achievements of his
party and pointing out the possibilities
for the future the President is unknow-
ingly stimulating the spirits of repub-
particular. That his friends say. is what
has been needed. and the only regret ex-
pressed by these friends is that the PreSi-
dent did not begin earlier.
The quiet work Mr. Hilles has been
doing under the embarrassment of at
tending 10 his official duties at the White
House is beginning to tell in the indorse-
committees in all directions, and it is
said this will keep up.
May Have Headquarters.