Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-09

Senator La Toilette himself may be ex-
pected soon.
Speaker Clark broke his rule not TO
speak outside of Washington while Con-
gress Is IN session in order to go to his
native state to make a speech at Frank
fort, KY. He was born a few miles from
Frankfort, and accepted the invitation of
the Kentucky legislature to address its
members today because he felt that he
owed that honor and pleasure to himself.
A dispatch from New York last night
said:
A conversation over telephone wire
between Col Roosevelt, in New York. and
Secretary Stimson, in Washington. Oc-
CURED today as sequel to the Secre-
tary's Chicago speech in support OF the
Taft policies and the colonels statement
in reply.
It had been reported from Washington
that Secretary Stimson had said he had
received letter from Col. Roosevelt ex-
pressing approval of the Chicago speech
and telling the Secretary not to feei
hurt at what the colonel might say. Sec
rotary Stimson denied the report. Col.
Roosevelt said.
He did not say whether anything else
passed over the wire, but made 1t known
that he had written to the Secretary
delivered. AS to the contents of the let
ter he would reveal nothing.
The Woodrow Wilson publicity bureau
still hammers away on the alleged COM
bination Of Harmon and Clark forces to
down Wilson. Last night the bureau
gave out statement, saying:
Prom every section of the country
comes confederation Of the charge made
by Representative Burleson of Texas that
there is an alliance on the part of the
other candidates to deprive Gov. Wood
row. Wilson of the necessary two-th,rds
of the delegates to the Baltimore con-
vention. Yesterday Wisconsin paper
Clark forces are working In thorough
agreement in that state. Today the news
comes from Michigan that the Under
wood as well as the Clark and Harmon
forces are working In concert for the
defeat of the Wilson delegation from that
state. The story Of this combination on
the part Of the allies to secure an anti
Wilson delegation in Michigan is set
forth by the Detroit News"
The Taft headquarters gave out the
following last night:
There are some interesting facts In
connection with the request OF the gov
errors of seven states that Theodore
that he would never again be candidate
for the presidency, be candidate III
spite of these declarations. In the first
place one of these governors, Gov. Carey
of Wyoming, was elected as democrat
The seven states are Kansas, Michigan
West Virginia and Wyoming. The tota
republican vote cast for President II
1903 throughout the country was 7.67S.NOS
In the election Of 1903 these seven states
polled a republican vote OF 1.21s,s6O.
Therefore. assuming that these sever
governors do represent all the repub.
licans who voted in their own states in
1908 (Which they do not. by any means)
they would represent 1887 per cent OF
the republican vote Of the country
publican vote OF the various states is rep.
resented in the request to Col. Roosevelt,
that he be a candidate.
In view Of recent developments In sew
Of es not stsss Is eens o
republican votes cast in these stats sus.
tains the attitude Of the governors OF
these states. so that being very liberia
it is quite accurate to state that less
than per cent of the total republican
vote cast in 1908 sustains the attitude OF
the seven governors.
The Massachusetts, legislature is dead
locked over the bill for presidential pri-
maries. Thursday the house amended the
bill passed by the senate to include the
selection of delegates at large. as well az
district delegates, by primaries, and yes.
terday killed an amendment that would
nave altered the Dill IN CONFORMITY WIN
the senate provision.
The enlarged bill now goes back to the
senate, which recently defeated a propo-
sition to include delegates at large. Ii
is expected that the senate will refuse
to agree with the house Monday. and
that committees of conference Will be
appointed in an attempt to adjust the
differences. Friends of the presidential
primary plan fear the measure will fall
in view Of the split that has arisen be-
tween the two houses.
The Michigan house Of representatives
has passed a presidential preference
primary BILL to be given immediate effect
The bill provides for a primary the first
Monday in April, binding the national
convention delegates to support the presi-
Dental nominees securing the majority
at the primary.
The bill is second substitute for one
presented by Gov. Osborn. declaring for
direct nomination of national convention
delegates by the primary. Under this bill
the delegates will be elected by the state
convention as usual, but will act accord
ing to the primary vote.