Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-19
Greeted at Union Station,

| likely get the 266 electoral votes neces-
sary to elect President. I say this re-
gardiess of the republican nominee.
whether 1t be President Taft or former
President Roosevelt
Representative Cookies statement relat-
ing to the initiative and referendum,
which expresses the sentiment of the
Ohio delegation, was as follows: 5r
The initiative and referendum has
reached that stage Of Importance in Ohio
where 1t would be very unwise for the
constitutional convention to smother it.
l am firmly of the opinion that it Is the
submit the question to the people Of Ohio
for their approval or rejection, and this
should be done, as was well suggested
by Gov. Harmon in his speech to the
convention, separate and distinct from
all other questions. so that it may not
be incumbered and beclouded by matters
and things foreign to- that important
question. The proposition when submit
ted should be SO safegnarded by proper
limitations that it will not become an in
strument of injury rather than benefit
to the people, and yet be so elastic that
1t will be workable and effective when
the people desire to invoke it's provi-
sions.
1.-THE last democratic state platform
only declared in a most general way for
the principle Of the initiative and refer
endum without any explanation as to the
extent and mode of its operation. 1t will
tACI ClOI0 Uc IcdOlly UNDERSTOOD why II
Is that democrats may we'll differ as to
the form and extent of it's provisions.
BY submitting the proposition separately
all doubt will be removed when the peo-
pie vote thereon as to whether they de-
sire to make IL a part of the organic
law of the state of Ohio.
Amy person that favors the initiative
and referendum ought certainly not to
object to giving the people Of Ohio an
opportunity to vote on 1t unhampered by
al Dcid dor of 9TH %y.o&
might tend to cOmplicate it.
II think Gov. Harmon did right in
frankly and boldly stating his personal
opinion as to the probable benefit or in
jury to the people by the initiative and
referendum, without either violating any
democratic platform promise or in the
slightest degree affecting his reputation
as a broad-minded and practical progress
sive democrat, open to conviction as to
the correctness and safety of so radical
change in the fundamental fabric Of
our government
Personally if the constitutional con-
vention submits a safe, workable. and eff
fective initiative and referendum / shall
vote for 1t. and among the many reasons
that would impel me to do so~are that
dishonest legislators. will thereby be
shorn of an opportunity to betray the
people, and it will bring more rapid re-
Spouse from the legislative body to the
demands Of the people
United States Senator Myers of Mon
tana came out for Wilson last night in
a statement as follows:
The tide has set strongly for reform
and for q return to q government in
which the people rule in Montana. and
the people Of the state look upon Gov.
Wilson as the man who more than any
other put forward as presidential pos
sibiity embodies in his life this issue.
More than any other he is' the peoples
| candidate in the condition of political
cleaning up that now prevails in that
state"
Being twitted on having no headquar-
tiers, Senator Cummins, Iowa's presiden-
tial candidate said:
II am like Gen. Pope. My headquarters
in the saddle"
The Taft managers issued this review
Of last weeks events favorable to the
Taft candidacy:
Delegates selected by the watertown.
Wis, convention to the second congress
sional district meeting unanimously in
dorsed the President.
The third Wisconsin district has put
Taft delegates into the field.
In Calhoun county. Iowa, ninety-two. of
the 142 delegates to the county conven-
delegates to the tenth district and state
conventions.
Assurances from Iowa. Kansas, Wis
consin. New Jersey. Ohio. New York.
West Virginia, Missouri and other states
brought cheer to the men at Taft head
quarters.
Grove L. Johnson father of Gov. Hiram
johnson of California, declared that Cali
fornia is for Taft, and former Gov. ]. M.
Gillette cordially Endorsed his statement.
Former Gov. Hoch of Kansas has come
out openly for President Taft, predicting
the support of his state and the trium-
plant denomination of the President.
Tangible results have been achieved in
other sections. The .farthest north" re-
publican convention at Nome, Alaska, in
structed it's fifty delegates to the terri
torial convention at Cordova March so
for President Taft
The state committee Of Colorado has in
dorsed the President by vote Of 1O5
to 10.
The Kentucky state republican commit