Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10
POLITICS DAY BY DAY

be nominated by the Baltimore conyen-
tion. This belief is not based upon Idle
political gossip speculation; on the
contrary II is the consensus OF OPINION
Of many Of the best known democ1ate
minds OF the country. men VINO nave the
best interests Of the country at heart,
and who have reached the conclusion
only after having weighed conditions'and
relative points OF respective candidates,
that the Ohio governor Is poseesseo ei
greatest strength.
The past week has been one OF more
than ordinary activity in behan OF Gov
Harmon in several sections. OF the coun-
try. At an enthusiastic meeting OF demo
Gratis from all parts Of Texas at Dallas
the first gun OF the battle Tor delegate
was fired. and IT is still reverberatine
throughout the Lone Star state.
THE county democracy OF COOK county
dress their meeting tomorrow Sunday
afternoon, and Chiffon p. Wilson VIII be
present to present the claims of the ON"
governor for the presidential nomination
"Advices received from Tennessee the
past week disclose a growing sentiment
in favor Of Gov. Harmons candidacy.
though this is one OF the states in which
no concerted efforts have been made.
Roosevelt headquarters gave out the
following:
Honorable William B. Mckinley.
Taft Headquarters, Raleigh Hotel.
washington, ID. c.
MY Dear Sir: / am in receipt OF the
following telegram from Boston:
The primary bill goes to senate for
conference on house amendment provad-
ing for direct primaries for delegates-at-
large. This amendment was defeated In
the senate before by tie vote.
III you are sincere In your expression
Of willingness to submit President Taft
candidacy to the vote of the rank and file
Of republicans in q direct primary.
xx-tNn .,0h fc 6a1 1xv 1ar
will join with me in urging Senator Crane
and his followers in the Massachusetts
senate to concur in the house amendment
and thereby provide that all delegates
from Massachusetts shall be elected in
direct primary.
Respectfully yours.
Jos. NJ. DIXON"
A dispatch from Knoxville, Tenn. last
night said:
"A split occurred in the second con-
gressional district republican convention
here this afternoon. Roosevelt support
ers outnumbered the Taft adherents. and
took possession of the hali in which the
convention was to be held. Taft support
ers withdrew to another hall after they
had been almost forcibly routed. Pre-
ceding the conventions the congressional.
committee seated Taft delegates from
contested counties.
The Roosevelt convention elected John
G. Houck and Judge II. B. Lindsey a.
delegates to the Chicago convention. The
Taft convention delegates to Chicago arr
T. Asbury Wright and John Jennings,
jr."
In New York last night the Roosevelt
headquarters gave out letter addressed
to President Taft by the Roosevelt Re
publican League of New Hampshire a.
I sN
I'm view of the situation OF the reprb-
lican party in the country today We be-
lieve that full and direct expression OF
the preference of the voters should be
for President. We ask that you lend your
aid to this end. If such a vote is taken
it will go far toward healing the differ
ences now existing in the party.
1T is clear that majority OF the re
publicans in this country feel that the
of their party i'm the fori n
Ing election rests FUND.- 80 IN Z
bona fide expression ., nldju"tty OF the
republican voters a to whom they want
as candidate"
The Roosevelt headquarters here an
nounced that /. NJ Foster. secretary OF
the Ohio republican state central COM
mittee who had undertaken to organize
his district for President Taft had been
compelled by the overwhelming Roosevelt
sentiment among the farmers and miners
OF his district to notify the Taft leaders
that he could not cooperate with them.
According to the statement given out by
rector Mckinley of the Taft forces as
follows:
II have taken a poll of the committee
of this county at the instance OF the Taft
state leaders. Ii is decidedly in favor Of
Roosevelt. AS member of the state
committee l find myself not little en-
as I wish not to misrepresent
the manifest sentiment of my district
Representative Cullop of Indiana re-
ceved a letter yesterday from j. e. +.
Wheeler, one of his constituents, which
said:
with all due respect to Speaker
Champ Clark. 1 want to say that that
houn' dawg and the writer of the song
belong to Nincennes Ind, and not TO
The dog and master lived on
4 farm near the farm OF Hon. Allen
Cullop. The man was an educated,
brok en- down school teacher by the name
Of Harmon. His half-brother is still
1ere The family went overland to Cassp
Vile. Berry county, Mo. The song was
painted upon the wagon cover and the
spelling was just like the mountain peo-
pie spoke"
Mr. Wheeler. who says he is deaf.
bachelor and a democrat" declared that
{ 1t were impossible to nominate Gov
T. r. Marshall for President then he was
strictly in favor of Speaker Clark, add
ng, and W. Allen Cullop for Vice Presi-
lent"