New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-24
TIDE RUNNING STRONG
IN PRESIDENTS FAVOR
Reports from the West Prove
Especially Encouraging TO
the Party Leaders.
FARMERS EYES OPENED
They Have Learned of Third
Termer's Double Dealing on
Reciprocity and of
Taft's Sincerity.

Irrom a STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune. }
Beverly. Sept 23,-President Tait lei'
Beverly last night more than ever con-
WINGED that the political tide had turned
in his favor. and with many additional
reasons for so believing.
lust before he left for Washington 'he
President received a telegram from Harry
Daugherty, in charge Of the campaign III
Ohio. telling him that the opening OF the
campaign in his home state had been most
auspicious; that the speech OF senator
Lodge had made such a strong impression
that the Senator had been prevailed on
10 speak twice on Saturday, instead Oh
once as had been planned and that alto
gether his opening of the campaign III
Ohio deserved 70 rank in political Annals
with the opening made by Governor
aIughes al Youngstown four years ago
According 10 the latest advices the
President has received from Minnesota
not alone has Governor Eberhart peeH
renominated. despite the strenuous oppo-
lition of the third party, but so nave
Senator Nelson. Representative stevens
and other regular Republicans WHOSE
nomination was holly contested. Inc III
formation secured by the Taft forces mas
all along been in direct opposition 10 thA'
mt forth by the Third Termers, but the
raft people thought It wiser to wait unul
The primaries had been held before en-
,ering into any elaborate contradictions oil
tho optimistic assertions Of the Roosevelt
zen The primaries have shown the
boneIessness of the Third Term cause III
Minnesota beyond peradventure' as wen
as tlya radical change In sentiment since
the pre-conyention primaries were he'u'
Row O West national committeeman
for Illinois. writes 10 the President t""'
Fl careful Investigation he has peeh t''-
Quoting among the farmers SHOWS 'ne'
have had their eyes opened to the douoi'
dealing of the Roosevelt managers III
connection with Canadian reciprocity
that they are convinced Mr. EooseVef'
vas 40 anerpetic an advocate of that
policy as President Taft; that they re'ii%e
4 deliberate attempt TO deceive them Oh
his score has been made. and that theE
are as indignant as those who were lea
IN be3ieve President Taft had sought 20
have Senator Lorimcr retained in me
senate. only To discover later that they
mad been ruthlesslv misled.
Farmers Believe in, Taft.
lIr..West also reports that the farmers
have been reading President Tafts veto
of the second wool bill, and that every
one who reads this becomes convinced
not only of the sincerity Of the Executive,
but OF his loyalty to the interests Of the
farmers, this view being shared even by
those bitterly opposed 10 Canadian reel
procity. and who believe that in that pol
icy President Taft was seriously mis-
taken.
President Taft received yesterday the
report OF a carefully conducted poll Of q
precinct in Chicago which is composed
almost exclusively Of the owners Of small
homes, precinct in tho vicinity OF the
Union Stockyards The canvass Of the
precinct showed - for Taft, &c for WI
son. b. for Roosevelt and p for Debs.
with - voters either uncommitted or not
reached \ comparison OF these figures
with those Of previous years, il is ex-
planned, shows that Debs is drawing from
Wilson as many votes as Roosevelt IS
drawing from Taft. or that Roosevelt
draws as many from Wilson as from
TAFT, or that Taft gains from Wilson as
many a Roosevelt draws from Taft. The
canvass is regarded as another effective
indication that in any event Roosevelt
will run third in the national election.
\ Democrat. writing 10 the President
from Atlanta, says:
We in this state viii vote for Wilaor
ard pray for you. Oldtime loyalty 10 the
Democracy will probably lead most OF