The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-09-06
illinois swinging
AROUND TO TAFT

The following from the Register OF
Mt. Vernon, Jefferson county, Hi
nos, was given us by DR.. Maxey, and
is of interest to Republicans OF Can
yon county, Idaho, in showing the
direction in which the wind is blowing
in the old state of Illinois, which the
Third Party men say is solid for
Roosevelt:
The political tide is already turning
very perceptibly in Jefferson county,
and Republicans who very enthus-
iastically supported Theodore Roose-
welt in the primaries are now EN-
phatically declaring that they will
Loyalty and sincerely support Taft and
the whole Republican ticket. This
sentiment was strongly in evidence at
committee Tuesday AFTERNOON. By &C
tual count there were ll2 men present
at the committee meeting. Probably
no more than twelve of that number
voted for Taft in the primaries and
one hundred voted for Roosevelt.
Out of the hundred former Roose-
welt men the number that will not
vote for Taft in November can proba-
bly, be counted on the fingers of one
hand. Man after man declared them
selves as still Republicans and for
the whole Republican ticket from
president down.
Jefferson county in the primaries
voted by two and one-half to one for
Roosevelt, but at that time he was
running as Republican and since
then he has declared that he is no
longer a Republican and hundreds of
Roosevelt men in the country now feel
that he no longer holds any claim on
them.
After an experience" meeting, in
which nearly every one took part, the
following resolution, introduced by w.
B. Phillips, was carried without a
| dissenting voice:
"The people Of this nation under the
guidance and leadership of the Repub
lican party are today enjoying unpre-
cedented prosperity; the wheels OF
industry are buzzing, labor is en-
ployed at good wages, and the farmers
| of the land were never before so pros
porous, hence we sound a note of
warning and say to the discontinued
that continuance of this great pros
perity depends upon continuance OF
the policies of the Republican party.
The Republican party has long
list of illustrious presidents, with
splendid records of achievements, but
none of them have excelled in homes
ty, courage, patriotism, and wise
craftsmanship our great president
William Howard Taft; in laws enact
ed for the public good his administra-
ton excels all former administrations
The honest, fearless, capable and
efficient administration of Gov. Chas
S. Deneen must appeal with favor to
all; he has been the recognized enc
my of corruption at all times and his
splendid administration stands forth
as the most excellent in achievements
for the public welfare, and as Repub
licans we are proud of his record, ane
of the record of the other state Off
GERS. We also commend the clean
honest and faithful service of the Hon
!, George B. Welborn, as member o
the legislature, and we heartily en-
dorse the Republican ticket, national
state and county, and we urge all Re
j., publicans to give them all hearty AM
loyal support in this, the most i'm
= portant campaign since 1896, and W
! say to our Republican brothers VIII
!, are inclined to give their vites to
third party ticket that in so dom
- you are Indirectly aiding the De
. mocracy, and that the success of tn
6 Democratic party in November woul
;. be national calamity"
4 The registration showed that AZ
old veterans were in attendance frol
southern Illinois and other states. A
each veteran enrolled he was aske
;, as to his preference for the pres
y dency and at the close of the reunio
:, last might, the poll shoyed that Ia
= led over Roosevelt and Wilson at tt
:. rate of 10 to |.
- There was very little sentimel
- among the old soldiers for any of tt
= candidates other than Taft. The r
:. union here this week was a repr
- sentative one and after the straw vo
70 here and at Johnson City. where on
% one old veteran out of ll6 expressed
~ preference for Roosevelt, there is 1
3 doubt of Taft's standing among II
" boys in blue.