Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-25
TAFT ANALYzEs SITUATION.

| in a prepared interview issued, to-
night declared that his recent claims
of strength were entitled to respect.
| He repeated that he believed he would
| be elected, ana gave his reasons for
denying that he had been over-san-
guine. lie analysed the present stu
| alton as he saw it, maintaining that
| the Regular Republicans would carry
| the solid East and hold enough of
| the Central and Western states to
win.
The President made these state
| ments at the home of his brother,
! Henry w Taft, where he went on his
arrival from Washington late tonight.
and received a number of his friends
and political associates. The Presi-
dents interview follows:
! when I declared. few weeks ago,
| that felt reasonably sure of my own
reelection in November and of the
success of the Republican party l was
regarded by some as entirely over
| sanguine, and unaware of the situa
ton Today, however, after a NUM-
Der of indications that the Republic
can party is still the dominant party,
and that the expected growth of
terialize, my early declaration is
shown to be entitled to respect. The
Republicans necessarily will have a
reduced majority over 1908 because of
the presence of three tickets in the
field, but the Democratic sparty will
suffer also. The combined strength
| of the third term party will not be
| enough to change the ultimate re-
sui:
Five or six weeks ago, it was as
| serted generally that the Republican
party would secure the vote of the
solid East, including all of the New
l'Fngland states with the exception of
Maine and Vermont: that the Demo-
cratic party would maintain its hold
| on the solid South, and that the third
| term party would secure the solid
| West, leaving only the Middle West
as debatable ground. Today, with the
| election Still one month away. the
| Republican party finds itself with a
| strengthened held on the solid EAST
| having routed the third term party
in Vermont and the Democratic par
/ ~ in Maine. The third term leaders
recently conceded that we would pick
/ the state of Utah out of the solid
| West. and, after comforting with
| Chairman Hilles and other recently
| in the West. there is every reason
] to believe that the Republican party
1 Will carry Michigan. Washington, Ida
no and Wyoming. Moreover. if the
proper kind of a campaign is waged,
we Will carry oregon, Kansas and
| Minnesota. where the third term
| strength has rapidly waned since the
| recent tour through that section by
the party's candidate.
| Il am not familiar with the devel-
| opments in other Western states, al
! though many good reports have come
! tom at Beverly concerning them,
| but even with the states already men
| toned it can be seen that there is
| no longer solid West back of the
| new party. but more nearly a solid
| West reunited in support of the Re-
] publican ticket. This strength, added
| TO the indisputable Republican hold
| on the Eastern states, constitutes, in
itself, sufficient strength to give
| success to the party.
| 1T is scarcely necessary for me to
| point to the necessity of re-establish-t
| ing a Republican majority in the
| House OF Representatives. If this is
| done. l feel confident that | will be
| able to have placed on the statute
| books the workmen's compensation
| law. which l urged upon the last ses-
| sion, but which was sent TO oblivion
/ by the Democratic House. If the coun-
try will give thes Republican party q
| complete victory in its Congressional
| as well as in it's Presidential ticket,
! proper tariff revision will be speed
| gIlgs effected. Wifi iknoN&.fge of the
iAf5cts ascertaiffed by a 1snAiff Commits
| sion, which will harm no one and re-
| move its present defects
Those who called to see the Presi-
| dent, today. included ExMayor Seth
/ Low, George r. Sheldon, treasurer of
: the Republican National committee;
Chairman Charles d. Hilles, Freder-
| ick b. Estabrook of New Hampshire,
Cnaries> f. BROKER of Connecticut
| Walter w. Holmes. Republican candi-
| date for state treasurer in Connect
cut. and President Nicholas Murray
Butler of Columbia University.
Tonight. the President attended the
theater. leaving for Altoona, Pa,
| shortly before midnight. Chairman
Hilles wiz Join the President at Har-
| ffSDuIS, I'd, lbuibilON IiSiNb do iit
comes eastward bound for Boston.
The President and Mr.. Hilles will
| hold conference, either in Boston
or in Beverly. later in the week, TO
| which the Republican state chairmen
| of the New England states and many
| other Republican leaders in New Eng
| land have been invited.
The President made it clear that he
| has not changed his position announe-
| ed from Beverly of keeping hands
off the New York state political af-
! fairs.
/ The President explained to visitors,
| tonight, that the visit to him in Wash
| ington of Samuel Untermyer the New
| York attorney. who is counsel for the
/ House Money Trust investigating
| committee, was merely TO secure in
| formation now in the hands of Comp
troller of the Currency Murray re-
/, Iating 10 national banks which might
(, be concerned In the committees in
i oufry. The President raised the point
| that the House committee was act
| ing under resolution passed only by
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