Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-23
MENACE AVERTED.
SAYS PRESIDENT
ON WEARING NEWS
Opponents Campaign One to
Promote Reckless Ambi-
tion, He Declares.
SHIFT IN PARTY POLICY
GREAT ISSUE AT STAKE
Victory for Republicans and People
Already Won. He Holds.
PLEASED WITH HIS, SUCCESS
Learns of Victory While With Fam
ily-Favors Hilles for National
Committee Craftsmanship.
Expresses Appreciation.
SHIFT IN PARTY POLICY
GREAT ISSUE AT STAKE
Victory for Republicans and People
Already Won. He Holds.
PLEASED WITH HIS SUCCESS

President Taft received the
news of his nomination while
sitting on the south portico of the
White House, with no visitors
present, and surrounded by Mrs.
Taft and his sons Robert and
Charles.
The President. as from the be-
ginning OF the convention, ap-
peared unmoved BY the news. AS
on other afternoons during the
week he played golf until late and
returned home in time to dress
for dinner.
About O'Clock Secretary Wilson and
Representatives Hill and Mckinney
strolled into the executive offices to look
over the bulletins as they came in. Tie
two representatives did not remain long,
and Secretary Wilson held the fort all
result. The President, as stated. did not
go to the executive Offices while the woe
was being taken, and Mr. Wilson was
the only cabinet officer around the ex-
ecutive offices. Frequent calls by tele-
phone, though. were largely from person.
al friends Of the President
President Undecided.
The President was undecided up to the
final news Of the nomination whether
he would issue a statement. He told
his subordinates that he did not know
what he would do. He was not again
asked about 1t until he knew the definite
result.
Assistant Secretary Forster hurried to
the President. in his cool retreat on the
south portico with the detailed vote. The
cool south breezes Of delightful even
ing were inviting to the President. but
shortly before II o'clock he went to the
executive offices. where he dictated tele-
grams OF thanks In answer to mess ages
of congratulations that reached him from
Representative Mckinley. Secretary
H.lles, Senator Root and other faithful
friends. who had handled his cause at
Chicago.
The President was in the executive Of
fees when the news Of the denomination
of Vice President Sherman reached him.
He was pleased that his colleague had
been placed on the ticket with him for
another fight, Their relations have been
cordial during the entire administration.
and the most ardent Taft boomer in the
country has been the Vice President.
Mr.. Taft's Statement.
President Tafts statement issued after
lie had learned of his success follows:
a national convention of one of the
great parties is ordinarily important only
as preliminary to a national campaign
for the election OF President The Chi
cago convention just ended is much more
than this, and is in itself the end of a
pre-convention campaign presenting cri-
sis m5re threatening and issues more i'm
portant than those of the election cam
paign which is to follow between the two
great national parties.
The question here at stake was wheth
er the republican party was to change
its attitude as the chief conservator in
the nation of constitutional representa-
tive government and was to weaken the
constitution guarantees, of life. liberty
and property and all other rights de-
clared sacred In the bill of rights, by
abandoning the principle of the absolute
independence of the judiciary, essential
to the maintenance OF those rights. The
campaign carried on to seize the repub-
lican party and make it the instrument
OF reckless ambition and the unsetting Of
the fundamental principles of our gov
ernment was so sudden and unexpected
that time was not given clearly to show
to the people and the party the dangers
which confronted them.
Hits Third Term idea.
1T was sought to break the wise and
valuable tradition against giving more
than two terms to any one man in the
presidency and the danger from. its
breach could not be measured.
The Importance of the great victory
which has been achieved cannot be over
estimated. All over this country pa
triotic. people tonight are breathing more
freely that a most serious menace to our
republican institution has been averted.
1t is not necessary tonight to speak
Of the result in November or of the Is
sues which will arise between the re-
publican and democratic parties In the
presidential campaign to follow. II will
be time enough to do. that after the ac-
ton OF the Baltimore convention. 1t is
enough now 10 say that whatever may
happep In November, a great victory for
the republican party and the people Of
the Cnited states has already been won.
me party remains as a great, powerful
organization for carrying out its patriotic
principles, as an agency Of real progress
in the development Of the nation along
the constitutional lines upon which 1t