Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-15
POLITICS DAY BY DAY

Director Mckinley Of the Taft re-
nomination bureau looked over the COM
modious suite of six rooms comprising
the Taft headquarters at the Raleigh
Hotel, smiled approvingly at John
Eversman, his assistant, who is to be In
charge of the office force, and then hand
ed out the glad hand to all Corners In a
statement as follows:
eve welcome all republicans to these
headquarters. We want their co-opera-
ton. President Taft has proved himself
the real progressive leader Of the party.
He has written an unparalleled record OF
achievements and practical reforms. The
sober, thoughtful support Of the country
is assured him. The business men, anx-
ious for continuance of prosperity, plac-
ing their confidence and reliance in Presi-
dent Taft. are unfolding his hand.
Upon the record established during
the last three years the republican party
will go before the American electorate
That record is the record Of William
Howard Taft. and it demands the re-
nomination of the President. The re-
publican party will not repudiate him.
He is the only man who can carry New
York and the doubtful states. That he
will be renominated is foregone con-
with plenty of votes to spare. That he
will be reelected we have not the slight
est doubt"
1t happened that the biggest piece of
good news to the Taft people Of the day
came to hand just about this time and
that the Texas republicans were for Taft.
This was all the more gratifying since
Cecil Lyon. the Texas boss, had an
nounced in December that Taft would not
h. foIl xo1~
had been sent to President Taft from the
Texas state republican convention:
'Today's republican state convention,
without any signs of opposition. unani-
mOusly Endorsed your administration, de-
clared for your denomination, and in
structed the four delegates at large to the
Chicago convention to support you
The telegram further stated that the
county convention had been asked to in
struct its delegates for the President
Up to this time forty-four delegates to
the republican national convention have
been chosen and all have been instructed
for Taft. The list follows:
The Philippines. 2
Florida, II.
Oklahoma Fourth congressional dis
tricD, ..
Georgia, 26.
District of Columbia, g
Total, Al.
Senator La Toilette has adopted for his
motto Never Say Die" In q letter to a
North Dakota editor he wrote as follows
81 want the support Of delegates who
are ready to win, or lose, IL need be, in
the interest of a great cause. without
compromise and without entering into any
deals or combinations. Let me. through
you, assure the voters of North Dakota
that / shall, as always, keep faith with
them and with supporters In other states
and shall remain candidate steadfast to
the end"
At Clarksburg, w. Va, yesterday
Chairman v. L. Highland of the repub-
lican state executive committee issued q
call for a statewide primary election
June 4 and for a state convention a
Huntington May 16. The convention will
select delegates to the republican ma
tional convention. nominate two candi-
dates for judge of the supreme court of
appeals and select eight presidential
electors Mr.. Highland and the state
committee are strong for Taft.
At Charleston, w. Va, a call was is
sued for a meeting Of republicans to be
held at Parkersburg Thursday. Feb.
ruary %. The call Is signed by seventy
fiv~ republicans, representing forty out
of the fifty-five counties OF the state.
1t was sent out from the Office OF Gov
Glasscock.
In New York city yesterday Col Roose-