The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-02-29
WILL STUMP THE
EAST IN THE INTEREST OF
HIS DENOMINATION
WILL ANSWER ROOSEVELT
is Advised by His Friends
TO Take to the Road and viii Do So
will indulge in No Mudslingins or
personaIities-That Columbus Speech
to Be Discussed.

washington. Feb. 2S,--Presidcnt
Tart soon viii start vigorous speech
making campaign to explain his post
tion on currency questions and further
his candidacy for denomination BE-
fore the republican national convcn-
ton meets IN June. the president VIII
spend many days on the r0hl and iS
expected to deliver scores of speeches.
He MIL travel az far west as Chicago,
as far north az New Hampshire ana
south at least as far as Georgia.
other engagements may be made.
The presidents polltical advisers be-
lcVe he is their best orator
Ever since the Taft denomination
quarters were opened here. republican,
leaders have urged the president TO get
into the campaign. He began follow
ing this advice when he accepted an
invitation of years standing to at
/ tend the annual dinner OF the Swedish
American Republican club of Chicago.
The acceptance of that invitation
was followed by the announcement
that he had consented to stop on his
way west at Toledo, q, Invitations to
visit Youngstown, o.. and Massillon
have been received and probably VIII
DO accepted a few days ago tho
White House let II he known that tho
president would go to Savannah, Ga,
IN April or May, and might stop at
Pinehurat. NJ &.
After short conference with Sem
atrrs crane, Smoot and Gallingcr. 1t
waa anid tonight the president would
extend his campaign trip TO Boston To
include Nashua and Concord, n. IT,
He leaves Washington for Boston on
March II. spends March IS on the road
and will visit the two New Hampshire
cities on March 10
Although no announcement has been
made of subjects for speeches, the
president will make on these trips, IL
Is practically certain he will not fail
10 include In his addresses the recall
of judges and the recall of judicial
decisions; possibly the initiative and
referendum and topics touched by
Colonel Roosevelt In his speech at
Columbus last week.
The president viii make no direct
reply 10 that speech. and II has been
said with emphasis that he will not
indulge In personalities. but will make
clear his own views on many OF tho
doctrines advocated by Colonel Roose-
Welt.
"A thnNHhb Oh lHr New lOTk pplltlcil
situation at conferences today OF VIII
liam Barnes. Jr,, chairman OF the New
York state republican committee. Vico
President Sherman: state Scnatoc
Irackett and Representative Calder. n
Brooklyn leader. resulted IN an in
formal declaration that President
Taft would have an almost solid New
York delegation to the national con-
pention. II was claimed today that
the conference between Mr.. Taft and
Chairman Barnes was satisfactory to
both Insofar ns the selection of dele
gates and the proposed wording Of tho
platform was concerned.
Congressman Mckinley. director oe
the national TAFT headquarters, re-
turned today from Chicago, where he
| nude arrangements for the western
end of the Taft campaign Mr. Nc
kiuley had short talk with the prcs-
ident. but did not go over the western
situation In detail TO the visitors at
the Taft headquarters, he expressed
the belief that the president was gain
| ing In Illinois.