The Holly chieftain., 1912-11-01
TIDE TURNS TO TAFT
'AoosEvetY eAsAEo TO GAIN
vorGe Poa HIMSELF ~
WGoY1A1 orArEe.
INT SENTIMENT IxcReAsiHe
Npoa1nsss ~ Third Term Candidate
Mss Been Emphasizes BY His Tour.
1htls Favorable Feeling Tsssard
TsSt Manifested Evsrywhses-

0owald ,. eehuette, Stan correspond
snt Of the Chicago Inter Ocean. has
~ oompIstsd 4 two weeks tour Of
che Pacific coast and western states
v1tA ]. Adam Bede. former congress
nAA from Minnesota. and John n.
AaEsaa oe Chicago. These speakers
Vsge sent oat BY the national Repub-
hsAn committee 70 trail Colonel Rooss-
w in his tour OF the west. The Tan
meetings were held o. the nights fol-
boving the Bull MOOSE rallies. Mr..
Dshustts vss commissioned TO make
s4fieal study Of p0lttisal conditions
~ Raoost tAs faots - b. found then
Dy ooWALD 2. ocHUETTE.
The Roosevelt sentiment In the
saatss west Of The Mississippi river u
waning fast Ths Taft strength y
growing, although weakness in the or.
sanitation in many states has pre-
vented the Republicans from taking
eail advantage Of the situation. The
Wilson forces are still confident OF
victory. but the fading Of the Rooss'
velt strength has turned the brunt oe
the fight against the Democrats. and
fear OF free trade and Democratic
hard times 10 turning the tide to Prssa-
dent Taft.
This is the present situation. -
Viewed from .. careful personal invss-
tigation Of the political conditions that
prevail in the wake II Theodore Roose-
vslt's tour Of the west. 1t can be sum.
AA
Roosevelt has scarcely won vote at
any point on his trip. He has had
large audiences. but none Of them has
been a. large - he had on either
Of his last tive trips through these
states. Compared to last springs pri-
mary campaign, or his tours Of other
years, the meetings have been dis
hsartening in their coldness. This &C
counts for the reports Of angry inter
iudss that have bssn frequent accom-
paniments of his speeches. This rep
rsssnts . great change in the sit
uation since ths middle Of August.
0alned No Converts.
What cheering and applause has
nestsd the colonel on his present
tour has como from men already com-
1nitted to his cause. In no city visit
ed On his course has there been re-
post OF new converts gained. In al.
most every instance the reports were
unanimous that he had hurt himself
and his cause either by his dictatorial
manner toward his audiences. his
angry treatment of the men around
him and the hosts who tried to show
him hospitality. his theatrical stage
tricks. or his kaleidoscopic changes OF
OPINION concerning the issues.
Weakness Of Roosevelt EmphasIxed.
The weakness Of the Roosevelt
cause ,vss emphasized by the meet
ings which greeted John Maynard Har-
Ian and ]. Adam Bsde. who are still
on the coloners trail. At each stop
they made they were told by Repub
iioans. Democrats and Roosevelters
alike that the Roosevelt meetings had
bssn anything but the rousing sue
osssss they had been expected. and
ths colonel's visit had not won him
. vote.
It was the same story throughout the
trip-in Idaho, Oregon. Utah. Nevada,
California Arizona, New Mexico. Colo
RADIO and Nebraska. Everywhere the
Roosevelt leaders appeared dfsgrunt-
led. the TAFT leaders were tubilant and
the Wilson forces fearful of the fact
that the campaign was turning against
tAslf own candidate.