New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
H|LLES SEES VICTORY
peo,IbIicans Now in Perfect
Shape for Great Fight.
SORRY FOR ROOSEVELT
o-ssident Taft Prepared to Put
into Effect Genuine Pro-
gressive Policies.

,,.,,.Sing the political situation as
y.,uh,ican campaign managers find
Wv the eve o. the formal opening OF
-. speaking campaign at Columbus.
e,,o tonight, Chairman Hilles OF the
...,,oral Committee said last night that
ss,eyed the contest fould go down in
ss..orv az one Of the most noteworthy
-. ms, successful ever waged ~ the
psmbncan party.
president Taft is absolutely conhcent
=, rs.slectior iu November. said Chair
" yfles, "trd hts confidence is shared
q. ,hs Repul an managers His record
ave White ouse has been a re1aark-
u. ono eve IN the face Of the most
see nou,ical 3pposition. and during The
- 80 tour y, rs he win be able 10 give
oo,,,,rv 1ore genuine progressive
legislation tha' was even sugseS'su UT
80 p-eslden S,osevelts tvo terms.
.,,- raft si' not be candidate for
.Is~tlop. { Cor that reason he Will
...,h,rsss be /. nitted 70 carry oct many
s.,.s.ent 2 es, such as the work
IS comps ion law. revision Of tic
nLo nv sci n SC methods and recsst-
.,o cur. = laws. all OF which he
lss s,ncerel sed and worked for hut
,hlch have @e. p.geonsoied by the OPP
xsi,ion in e s-ess FOR fear that he
you'd receiv tust c-edit for his efforts
running 70 ne part that Colonel Rose
"a, is pisyl ~ MS carlpsisn. Chairman
uilles said thought political historians
,,opia have say that it merely resulted
!, b-irging 70 a dismal snu-clim1X a
hitherto brilliant career.
The nstiona CT irnan added:
The Rsput ican .srty has been Athletes
,i.b A fe ira ,ors within It's ranks
,asSing 10 E5r he third party Tor per
.ona reasons but hoping 10 retain a SUI
iel.at hold 81 ire Republican party 20
rs,nit OF re- sturn II these anhl-
ions shou, 20, natericliZe, but The ma.
;o-Iay az tns usrsons have been induced
h return TO heir old allegiance, or else
lave beet. e ed TO move OUT II &c Re
publican rsr :. not 20 return except as.
pC On he r. othr hand. scores of good Re
,ublic.ins wf ,. previous 20 the Republican
eonreation az Chicago, honestly sousnt
Inc .onllnarol ~ another candidate lcr
he Presidency on the Pc ~ b!ican ticHet,
Or else REM ned ,neutral. lave since made
riecuivocal declaration TO the "uect
Lat they are Republicans. first last end
~ the time. and that they intend 20
SUPPORT Ire Republican Presidential
,,cset Prominent among these are Son
lto- Loife. ~ NIassac husetts: Senator
cronns OF North Dakota: Ex-Governor
s;oses. Of New Jersey; National Commit
tssnen Stauiey, OF Kansas. and Rogers,
., Wisconsin: Senate Borsh. -: Idaho
governor HsdIsy. o. Missouri: Thomas u.
yied-inghAus OF Missouri: senator Ken
yon. OF Iowa; William L. Ward, OF New
YORK; Colonel Frederick Hale, OF Maine
T0re!n0r Deneel. Of Illinois; Mayor Ma
rec Of Pittsburgh. and State Chairman
Tssson, % Pennsylvania.
Senator Herr Cabot Lodge. O. MasSa-
cirset;s. efn deliver the keynote speocn
!, Columbus tonight. Use Republican
r2chlnery.' ssi3 Mr.. H!l.es. after
ez prslimi .ary turns. b. which all clog
srg and rstarditg forces have been dis
paced and ~ elec oral difficulties re-
tsesd rom approximately 100 CAGES TO
kss than a score, now fnds Itself IL
good running order. ano when Senator
Lodge gives tie signal it Will be pat into
such instantaneous and elective motion
tat Republican success in November
snl be abS2.uteiy assured"