New-York tribune., 1912-02-03
Reports from All Over the Coun-
try Indicate That the PresI-
dents Strength Is
Growing Rapidly.
SHERMAN SEES VICTORY
Good News Comes to White
House from New York, Mis-
souri,, Indiana, Ohio and
Connecticut-Wavering
Congressmen in Line.
1rrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

.eooretarv Hilles in Mr.. Taft's renomina-
t,on and election. Reports from all parts
If the country indicate that the strength
Of the President is growing rapidly ana
the statement made by Nice-Presldeht
sherman at the White House this morn
ing added to the general enthusiasm
Politicians generally regard the an
nouncement of Mr.. Sherman's confidence
in the Presidents success as of more
than ordinary importance, because, as is
well known, Mr. Sherman is extremely
close to William Barnes, jr., and there
fore cannot be regarded as preJudiced II
favor of Mr.. Taft.
of course this mornings news frolt
New York had its effect, and some mem
bers Of Congress who have been disposed
TO waver hastened to the White House
to-day to assure the President that they
were for him. Inside reports from Mis-
souri, indicate that the delegation from
that state will be for the President with
the possible exception Of three districts
in the northwest corner of the state,
where Colonel Nelson, with the papers
he represents, is making frantic en-
deavor to secure delegates for Colonel
Roosevelt.
The reversal of the st. Louis city COM
mittee caused no surprise, for, as was
told in The Tribune at the time, it was
realized that the former action of the
committee was in no way indicative u
the sentiment of the people of that city
or of the state. Ex-senator Hemenway,
who called at the White House to-day,
took occasion to pronounce wholly with
out foundation the report that the lSt
District of Indiana would instruct its
delegation for Mr.. Roosevelt. ExSen-
ator Beveridge is represented 10 be seek
ing some delegates for himself, but MS
efforts in that direction are regarded as
fsrcical
Taft's Speeches Arouse Whole Country.
The whole country has been aroused
by the Presidents forceful speeches de
livered at Columbus, Cleveland and
Akron. Ohio. That the Taft forces are
at work is clearly indicated by the
action of Republican state. county
and city committees in every section
of the country. st. Louis sent in an
or timistic report last evening To-day
ex-senator Hemenway and a long list Of
others brought good news to the Presi-
dent, who expressed himself as deeply
sratified with the Endorsements of prom
inent Republicans and Republican com
mittees all over the country
The situation for the nomination Of
the President has improved wonder
fully in the last four weeks" said
Vice President Sherman. During three
weeks of that time it was under
the surface; in the last week the i'm
provement, which has been especially
gratifying, has been above the surface,
| have never had a doubt as TO the re-
nomination of President Taft, and if
had possessed such doubt it would
have disappeared in the last week under
the great Improvement that has been
shown
How about November" some one
asked.
The Republican party wins it's vic
tories in November and not in Feb
ruary," replied Mr.. Sherman, with a Wig
orous wave of his hand. History will
repeat itself this year"
The people must admit that President
Taft has accomplished things" ,aid Sen
ator McCumber, Of North Dakota, land
that he has done so with courage and
absolute fairness. When the people be-
gin to understand this, as they are now
doing, there will remain little doubt as to
what they will do as TO giving him re-
nomination and reelection. What
President in all the history of this coun-
try has ever done as much III less thaa
three years as Mr.. Taft? 1 think the
record is remarkable"
indiana Sure, Says Hemenway.
Ex-senator Hemenway, of Indiana,
branded the stories that his state would
send an uninstructed delegation to the
national convention as false. The 1st
Congress District is my own district" he
said 81 was present at the convention
Ii adopted stronger Taft resolutions than
did any other district in the state. Here
are the resolutions, which show that
somebody is going off half-cocked. The
resolutions. too. were adopted unani-
mOusIy. 1t is not good business to at
tempt To deceive the country this way
The truth wants TO be known, and when
II 10 known IT will show that Indiana
will send to Chicago a solid Taft delega-
ton, instructed to work for and support
him. Only one county in sixty-five
showed any Roosevelt sentiment.
II you have any worries about Con-
necticut, dismiss them" was the mes
sage sent to President Taft to-day by
Mr. Clark, editor Of The Hartford Cour-
ant"
Taft is sure to have the delegation
from Ohio" declared General j. warren
Keifer. "All that was needed was the
stirring the Republicans have had by the
speeches of the President. Look out Tor
Taft wave in that state and all
through the country II is due now and
can see IT coming"
Heavy guns in the Republican CAM
raign will be fired on the night OF Febru-
cry 12-Lincolns Birthday. President
Taft viii speak In New York, Attorney
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