Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-25

New York, Sept. 24.-President Taft In a prepared interview issued tonight said that his recent claims of strength were entitled to respect He repeated that he believed he would be elected, and gave his reasons for denying that he had been over -sanguine. He ana byzed the political situation as he saw it, maintaining that the regular re- publicans would carry the solid east, end hold enough of the central and western states to win.
 The president made these statements ht the home of his brother. Henry W. Daft, where he went on his arrival from Washington late today and re- peived a number of his friends and political associates.
 The presidents interview follows:
 Expects Reduced Majority.
 When I declared a few weeks ago that felt reasonably sure of my own reelection in November and of the success of the republican party, was regarded by some as entirely over san guine and unaware of the situation. Today, however, after number of in- hioations that the republican party is still the dominant party and that the expected growth of democratic strength has failed to materialize. my early declaration is shown to be entitled to respect. The republicans necessarily will have a reduced majority over 1908 because of the presence of three tick cts in the field. but the democratic party will suffer also. The combined Strength of the third-term party will not be enough to change the ultimate result.
 Bull Moose Strength Waning in the r. West.
 Five or six weeks ago it was as- berted generally that the republican party would secure the vote of the solid east, including all of the New England states, with the exception of Maine and Vermont; that the demo- cratic party would maintain and hold the solid south; aud that the third- term party would secure the solid uebatabie ground. Today, with the election on the way, the republican party finds itself withia strengthened hold on the solid east, having routed the third term party in Vermont and the democratic party in Maine. The third-term leaders recently conceded that we could pick the state of Utah out of the solid west, and, after con- kerring with Chairman Hilles and oth- CTS recently in the west, there Is every reason to believe that the republican party will carry Michigan, Washing ton, Idaho and Wyoming. Moreover, If the proper kind of Q campaign is Maged, we will carry Oregon, Kansas strength has rapidly waned since the recent tour through that section by the party's candidate.
 Sufficient Strength to Bring Success.
 T am not familiar with the develop i ments in other western states although many good reports have come to me at Beverly concerning them, but even with the states already mentioned. it solid west back of the new party, but, more nearly a solid west reunited in support of the republican ticket This strength added to the indisputable re- publican hold on the eastern states, constitutes in itself a sufficient strength to give success to the party
 Asks for a Republican House.
 Tt is scarcely necessary for me to point to the necessity of re-establisb- ing republican majority in the house of representatives. If this is done, ] feel confident that I will be able to have placed on the statute books the workmen's compensation law which urged upon the last session, but which was sent to oblivion by the dem. ocratic house If the country vii give the republican party a complete victory in its congressional as well al its presidential ticket, proper tariff svision will be speedily effected witt knowledge of the facts as obtained by a tariff commission. which vii harm no one and remove the presen defects"
 6rooker Among Tafts Callers.
 Those who called to see the presi eent today included ex-Mayor Setl Low, George R. sheldon, treasurer o the republican national committee Chairman Charles D. Hilles, Fredericl E. Esterbrook of New Hampshire Charles F. Brooker of Connecticut Walter W. Holmes, republican candi date for state treasurer in Connecti cut, and President Nicholas Murra, Butler of Columbia university.