The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-18
TAFT HAS BUSY
DAY IN BOSTON
President Participates in Cele-
bration and Addresses
the Legislature
is NOT OPPOSED TO PRIMARIES
Believed His Visit Will Check In
surgeut Movement
Executive Will Invade Home State @
Governor Bass Who Is Strong
for Col. Roosevelt.

Boston. Mass, March lS.-President
Taft began an exceedingly busy day
with a breakfast at the Hotel Somerset
this morning as the guest Of the City
of Boston. given in celebration of the
lS6th anniversary of the evacuation OF
the city by the British during the
Revolution. At noon the President ad-
dressed the members of the Massaehu-
setts legislature at the state House
His programme for the remainder OF
the Evacuation Day parade in South
Boston, visits to the Yale and Algon-
uuin clubs and addresses before the
Charitable Irish Society and the Bank
Officers association.
Taft today made his first personal
reply 20 the challenge for preferential
primaries issued by the Roosevelt
forces. lie said
Wherever full and fair notice OF
election can be given; wherever ade-
| Guate safeguards can be thrown
around to protect a preferential pri-
mary for the presidency; wherever the
constitution of the state permits its
being made applicable to the present
election, favor it and welcome it,"
Will Visit New Hampshire.
Concord, n. H.. March 1S.-In re-
sponse 10 an urgent call from his
Friends in New Hampshire President
| Taft has agreed to visit the Granite
State tomorrow and win deliver pub
lic speeches i'm Nashua, Manchester and
Concord. His visit is designed 70
check the spread of nsurgent move
ment. Next to Massachusetts, no
State i'm this section of the country
has attracted so much attention IN the
anti-Taft campaign as New Hamp
shire. because of the prominence Of
Governor Bass and his activity in be
half of Roosevelt.
The Roosevelt men may be said to
have the inside track thus far, because
they already have an active organi-
cation within the Republican ranks
Following the meeting at which Gov
! ernor Bass called together some forty
! leading Progressives Of the state, and
at which tacit Endorsement Of Roose-
welt was made there was q conference
which called upon the Republican
State Committee to hold a presidential
primary.
Governor Bass and his friends I'm the
Roosevelt camp will be given n hard
fight by Senator Gallinger and his old
! guard. General Frank S. Streeter. who
was appointed by President Taft on the
! boundary Commission, is the active
| leader in the Taft campaign and he has
with him large number of the So
called "old-line Republicans, who viii
stand by the president to the end.
They believe that the Presidents visit
tomorrow is certain to result In a
solid Taft delegation from New Hanp-
shire to the national convention.
Bryan Banquet Big Affair.
i Lincoln Neb., March lS.--DemOcratic
! leaders who share the opinion OF Will
j liam j. Bryan that only progressive"
! should be named to head the national
4 ticket this year are gathering in Lin
coin today to talk over the situation.
The ostensible purpose of the round =
up of the leaders at this time and
place is to attend the banquet to be
given here tomorrow night in ceiebra :
ton of Mr.. Bryan's fifty-second birth
day. The banquet has been an an
nual affair for some years past, but
this year il is to take on more Of a
national aspect than ever before. Plans
looking to that end have been going
on quietly for some time and 1t is ex-
I pected that several score OF the lead
ing progressive Democrats Of the ma
ton will be in attendance. The toast
/ list of the banquet will contain only
speakers from outside Nebraska
, Among them will be Senator Gore OF
Oklahoma. George F1ed Williams ol
Massachusetts and Frederick Town
, send Martin OF New York.
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