Norwich bulletin., 1912-11-07
Declares Party
 Will Still Exist
PRESIDENT HAS PLANS FOR
 STRENGTHENING IT
AS ACTIVE AS IN PAST
Believes It's Chances For Future Sue cess Are Good-says Wilson Will Face a Congress of Untried Men.

Columbus, O., Nov. 6.-Defeated but far from discouraged, President Taft already has formed plans for holding together and strengthening the repub- lican party. The plans are indefinite, but he declared tonight to friends who accompanied him north from Cincin- nati, that the party will continue to exist: and that it will be as active in the past and that there is no reason to believe that it's chances of future success were not excellent. So far as the presidents plan is coRcerned, he hopes to see organized a National Republican club," entirely apart from the republican national committee, which shall cherish the principles of the party and be a source of political activity not only during election years, but at all times. The president spoke of the Republican club of New York, the Hamilton club of Chicago, and other organizations similar in char acter and expressed the belief that through these clubs interest and lot~ alty could be kept alive.
 Will Return to Practice of Law.
 To a suggestion that he might be the republican party's nominee in 1916, the president replied with a smile, but made no comment. He laughingly re- peated his intention of returning to Cincinnati and the practice of law.
 The president is convinced that the task of President elect Wilson will not be easy. He said tonight that he earn estly hoped MT. Wilson would not call an extra. session of congress to revise the tariff He wished, he said, to see the present prosperity continue as long as possible.
 A Congress of Untried Men.
 Mir. Taft declares that MT. Wilson would face a congress made up to a l large extent of untried men who have come to believe in "histrionic public 1 ity," and who believed that to show | their faith with the people, they must at times be insurgents" and oppose the programme of the leaders. | The president was particularly in- l terested in any tariff revision pro- l gramme, and laughed when he said he was eagerly awaiting the democrat ic efforts to reduce the schedules o1 that Ubiquitous Payne-Aldrich law
 Tells a Pointed Story.
 Asked if he did not consider MT | Wilson more conservative than radi- cal, the president told the following story about Senor Zias, head of the radical party in Cuba:
 ''Zias was campaigning once" saiC | the president, and was accused ol 1 being a conservative.
 T am not a conservative saic | Zias, T am a radical. I must spea+ as a radical on the platform to keGI my followers. but in office I am moi a radical"
 Won't Visit Panama Canal.
 The president left Columbus at 5.4( for Washington. He expected tC stay there with but few trips away from the White house until March 4
 He announced today that he will no visit the Panama canal during tht | Christmas holidays, as he had planned and authorized Congressman Sherley of Kentucky, a caller on his private car, who was en route to Panama, tt give Colonel Goethals his kind re ! gards."
 Secret Service Men to Guard Wilson
 Richard L. Jervis, one of the husk! | six-foot secret service men who ha guarded President Taft since he wa elected four years ago, today was no tified to proceed to Princeton. He vii be joined by other secret service mel later.
 Jimmie Sloan, who has been heat of the White house secret service fo seven years, and Jack Wheeler, hi principal assistant, who has laid uu the Taft trips, will stay with the pres ident.