The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-03-08

President Intends Outlining His
Views on Wide Tour.

Washington, Feb. 90 - President
Taft will soon start vigorous speech
making campaign to explain his posi-
ton on current questions and further
his candidacy for denomination.
Before the Republican national con.
vsntion meets in June the president
will spend many days on the road and
is expected to deliver scores OF speech.
90. He will travel as far West as Chi.
csgo, as far North as New Hampshire
and South at least as far as Georgia.
Other engagements may be made in
the next few weeks. The presidents
political advisers believe he is their
best orator
Ever since the Taft denomination
headquarters was opened here and
Representative William b. Mckinley
was put in charge Republican leaders
have urged the president to get into
the campaign. He began following
this advice when he accepted ON invi-
tation of years standing to attend
the fiftieth annual dinner of the Swed-
ish-American club in Chicago.
The acceptance of that invitation
was followed by the announcement
that the president had consented to
stop on his way West at Toledo, O..
Invitations to visit Youngstown and
Massillon have been received and
probably will be accepted. A few days
ago the White House let it be known
that the president would go to Savan-
nah, Ca, in April or May and might
stop at Pinehurst, n. G.
VIII Visit Boston March 10.
After a short conference with Seaa.
tors Crane, Smoot and GalIinger it
was said that the president would
extend his Boston trip to- include
Nashua and Concord. N. H. He will
leave Washington for Boston on
March Is 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 It
is practically certain that he Will not
fail to include in his address the. re-
call of judges, the recall of judicial
decisions, possibly the initiative and
referendum and topics touched by
Colonel Roosevelt in his speech at
Columbus. .-.,
Probably Mr.. Taft will make no di.
rect reply to that speech and it has
been stated with emphasis that he
will not indulge in personalities. But
that he will make clear his own views
on many of the doctrines advocated by
Colonel Roosevelt in Columbus is al.
most certain. .
A canvass of the New York politi-
cal situation made at conference
between William Barnes, Jr., chair
man OF the New York state Republic
an committee, Vice President Sher-
man, State Senator Bracket and Rep
Calder, Brooklyn leader
in congress, resulted in an informal
declaration that President Taft would
have an almost solid New York dele
CATION to the Republican convention.
San Francisco, Feb. 29.-The ROoss-
welt Republican league OF California
was organized here by represents
sives Of nearly, every section Of the
state. Preliminary measures were
taken for. ths formation OF Roosevelt
Progressive Republican leagues in
each assembly district While the
meeting was suggested by those who
took an active part In the preliminary
organization Of the La Toilette leastas
about two months ago nome of the
men active at that time hold an offies
In the present organisation.
The meeting delegated to the erscu-
tive committee power to nominate del
eEates to the national Republican con.
vsntion. It was recommended that
the executive committee consider
smopg other national convention nomt
nees the names OF Governor Hiram w.
Johnson. Congressman William Kent.
Francis j Hsney and others.