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The President and everybody who was
following MIN looked like clam diggcrs
long beiorc the day was ended. The
President in his speeches continued to
declare that Hc had n Sufficient number
of delegates to nominate him in the Chi
cago convention. For the first time no
referred directly to the claims which
Col. Roosevelt is putting ont that he.
Roosevelt. IL now assured Of success at
the Chicago convention. Speaking at
Arlington the President said:
IL irow that many who have not made
Up their minds are influenced by what
they think tn. result in the convention will
he. don't think that this il the wisest
co'!rsr Tor any voter to pursue. but ] want
yoI {, know how the thing il going and
Twill therefore give vou the Information.
Mr. Roosevelt is saJ,ng that he al
ready has won, but this is one of the in
arcuracies of which we have had so many
in this campaign | have to-day more
than 5,a delegates instructed or pledged
for me, and only $40 are necessary for a
choice Tha' gives mo ~ beyond the
number necessary 10 secure the nom
nation.
Now. | would be glad to have New Jer-
sey in order to increase this figure but
II is not necessary to my success. /
have entered the state of New Jersey
only because | want that figure as large
as possible and because I believe IL my
duty to come here and tell the voters of
New Jersey what the real issues ure in
this campaign.
II have $40 dele gates in the national
convention. Mr. La Toilette has 30 and
Senator Cummins has 10 We also have
e. national committee that will do Justice
and Mr. Roosevclt's nomination is there
fore impossible.
Next TO this declaration that he had
Roosevelt beaten, the most interesting
feature of the President s spe eches yes
trrday was challenge repeatedly made
by him to Col Roosevelt The President
called upon the Colonel to lay aside his
general characterizations and denunci-
atoms and to come down to facts. Mr..
Taft asked Roosevelt to specify instances
in which his official conduct had been in
f!lcnced by the so-called bosses" If
MIR Roosevelt would give him a bill Of
particulars the President said he will
undertake 70 answer every one of them.
MIR Taft pointed ont that even the man
who steals sheepSs entitled to have a def
mite charge lodged against him. The Prcsi-
dent added that he thought even in these
d6ys the President Of the United States
ought to be entitled TO this much con-
eiderati ion
10000 LISTEN IN BAYoNNE.
The President started out from his
brothers house in West Forty-eighth
stree, at $40 O'Clock yesterday morning
He crossed the Forty second street ferry
to Weehawken. where he was met by Col
Charles ". Fuller. head Of the Taft Lea que
o! Bayonne, where the President was
scheduled for his first speech. Mr. Taft
stopped for a few moments AZ Col. Fuller's
home and then was hurried to Twenty
second street in Bayonne. where he found
crowd of 10000 men waiting to hear him.
A stand had been erected lust outside of
the Standard Oil Company's immense
plant IN Bayonne and most Of the men were
employees Of that company. The plant
had practically been shut down to give all
o. the cnplC vens an opportunity to hear
the Presidents speech. The President
was greeted cordially by the crowd and
they listened attentively to what he had
10 say in regard to the achievements OF
his Administration IN the interest Of the
Iaborlng man.
From Rayonne the President hurried to
Arlington. BY this time the local COM
mittaernen from several of the New Jersey
towns had begun 10 fall in line and their
automobiles together with the ones con-
tanning the Taft party stirred up a cloud
OF dust that probably is not settled yet
At Arlington the President was greeted
by crowd OF about 2.epo. J. Ebert
stone. the leader of the Taft movement
IN Arlington. had a fine speech all nicely
written out. A hruilinS sun was beating
down on the crowd aS Mr. Stone read his
address. The Arlington folks finally be-
gan to get impatient and were glad to
cheer heartily when Mr.. Taft got to his
teet IN the automobile.
short man in the crowd complained
tnat he couldn't SEQ the President.
Up, got up on the seat. he shouted,
and Mr., Taft obliginGly did SO.
The Arlington crowd was with tn Pres
ident from the first, and frequently in
terrnptcd him with such remarks as
You'll get the nomination" and Don't
worry"
One man shouted when the President
had referred to Col. Roosevelt:
"Oh. he's crazy"
The President paused IA moment but
said nothing in reply.
In the course of his Arlington speech the
President picked out negro in the crowd
and referred To him as My coloreel
DfOtHeT. INV TTesi1ent dSkSO MIN II ne
realized that Col. Roosevelt's proposition
for the recall of judicial decisions might |
involve the suhjccting to n popular vote |
OF such vita issues as those involved in the |
Thirteenth Fourteenth and Fifteenth |
Amendments 70 the Federal Constitution
The President voice in his Arlington
speech showed signs of wea kness. and at |
the Nairn Linoieuin Company. Just out |
side OF keirny, his automobile stopped. |
lie entered the company's offices and sat |
down long enough to allow Ma jor Rhoades' |
his physician, to treat his throat Five
minutes later the President was speaking
before "A crowd of several thousand AT |
kearny. I'm this audience were many
veterans from the Old Soldiers Home at |
that place. They cheered Justify the an
nounceIncnt that the President had signed |
the pension bill. In this speech the Presi-
dent characterized Roosevelt as head
strong and impatient Of legal restraints"
ANY man" said the President who
holds suoh unsound constitutional views
does not understand what liberty is under
the law of the land"
The President added that Mr. Roosevelt
was dangerous because no was disposed |
To cut corners and go across lots when
confronted by legal restrictions. The |
President further said that no was sorry |
70 say it, bu: il was neverthel less true that |
koosevelt II elected to third term would |
he an unsafe man to trust with the preser- |
ation OF our institutions.
Al k"arny A. l.. Dalrymple, chair
man al tl.. EsSay ronpt a..-.