Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-28
Views of Burnham and SuIIo-
way Encourage President. !
VERMONT ALSO IN LINE
Gov. Mead Says State Republicans
Favor denomination.
BARNES VISITS WHITE HOUSE
Administrators Friends Expect Him
to Lead Taft Forces in New
q
York State.

New Hampshire always has been a re-
publican state" said Senator Burnham at
the White House today. This is a re-
publican Administered and a good one.
too. as the people are now learning New
Hampshire republicans will know how TO
support and uphold the hands OF a repub-
lican administration that In entitled to,
credit for wonderfully good work II has
done. The state will send to Chicago
delegates for President Taft. Col. Roose-
velt's Columbus speech will do him I'M
mense harm in my state and elsewhere.
/ am confident that the final decision OF
republicans everywhere will be that
President Taft is entitled by every right
to another term and they will insist or
giving 1t to him.
Representative ICY" Sulloway. the tall
est man In the House. also from New
Hampshire. impaired words along the
same line to the President. Nothing to
1t but Taft in New Hampshire" said the
tall statesman.
Representative Campbell of Kansas in.
troduced a delegation OF Kansas republic
cans. who told President Taft that the
Columbus speech Is hurting the colonel I'm
Kansas. where he Is admittedly strong
with all classes of the people.
Thomas s. Wood. president of a new
Taft club at Duluth. Mimi, wired Presi-
dent Taft today: THE American people
will insist on a square DEAL
Tams Bixby. at Muskogee. Okla. hustled
along a telegram saying that Oklahoma
was first. last" ETC., for the President.
Gov. Mead Of Vermont whose support
for President Taft was claimed yesterday
by the national Taft Headquarters in
Washington. added his formal indorse-
ment today to the Presidents candidacy
for denomination. Gov. Mead says that
he has received reports from various
parts Of Vermont indicating strongly
that "a large majority OF the republican
party of Vermont" favOrs the nomination
Of the President at Chicago.
Barnes at White House.
President Taft and Secretary Hilles had
a long talk last night with William
Barnes. jr., chairman Of the New York
state republican committee, who was a
dinner guest at the White House. The
President was so interested in what Mr..
Barnes had to say that he cut short his
attendance at the annual banquet OF the
University Club to return to the White
House. Neither Mr. Barnes nor Mr.. Hilles
would discuss their talk, but friends OF
the President were greatly pleased with
the statement issued by the state chair
man before he went to the White House.
Although Mr.. Barnes wanted it distinct
ly understood that his statement was
made previous to his talk with Mr. Taft
and Mr.. Hilles. its tone was gratifying to
both, although the President was not
named at all. Some friends Of the Presi-
Taft forces In New York. and with him
at the head Of the Taft movement they
confidently expect to gather in all that
states delegation to- the republican ma
In his statement Mr.. Barnes referred in
caustic terms to Col. Rooseveit's Column
bus speech. -
'The speech of Mr.. Roosevelt at CO.
lumbus is a violation of repubiicanism.
it would seem to contain a formulation
Of doctrine. hut coupled as it Immediately
was with declaration of the authors
candidacy for the nomination to the
presidency. it acquired virility, but lost
that dispassionate devotion to principle
which would have given it whatever
quality II might have possessed In other
words. this exposition at Columbus was
to preface q candidacy rather than To
maintain a principle and q candidacy,
which had been by its progenitor dis
tinctly repudiated.
This seems SO clear to me that al
though il is impossible for me to sub
scribe to the doctrine of the Columbus
speech, / would feel that If | were one
who could subscribe to that doctrine my
feet were on slippery ground.
Primary March 20.
Regarding the situation in New YORK
state, Mr. Barnes said that delegates I"
the Chicago convention will be elected AT
a primary March % by the vote of nearly
one half million republican voters. April
50 the state convention will choose four
delegates at large.
The best judgement Of the electorate
Of the state will be expressed In that
primary" said Mr.. Barnes. The con
vention in Rochester will reaffirm those
principles Of the republican party which
have made ii in the past the medium
through which the thoughtful and patr-
otic people of the country have rested IN
security that their government will be
representative, far-sighted and tenacious
of the rights Of every individual. whether
his opinions coincide with the majority
whether thew do not