The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-07
NATION AWAITS
TAFT'S ANSWER
President to Give Views Of Roose-
velt's Columbus Speech
at Chicago
BOTH PARTIES INTERESTED
Likely to Confine His Toledo
Speech to Business
When Chief Executive Enters Chicago
He Will Be In Hotbed of Roose-
veltism.

washington, ID. g, March t.-Ihefc
vas a constant stream of callers at
the White House today. The most of
them were close political associates of
the President and they dropped in az
the executive offices TO talk over mat
ters in connection with Mr.. Tafts
western trip. In his speeches TO be
delivered IN Toledo tomorrow night and
in Chicago the following day the Pres
ident will make the first public utter
ances TO be heard from him since Co
lionel Roosevelt made his formal an
Houncement as a candidate for the
presidential nomination. AS a conse-
quence the politicians OF both parties
and all factions are looking forward
to the speeches with eager anticipa-
tion.
Although no announcement has been
made OF subjects for the Presidents
speeches, ii is regarded as almost GER
tain that he will make clear his own
views on many Of the doctrines advo-
Gated by Colonel Roosevelt in his
speech in Columbus two weeks ago. A
reply to the whole speech OF Colonel
Roosevelt is not looked for. but it is
the general opinion here that the Pres
idcnts viewsin regards TO the recall Of
court decisions will be made unmis-
takably plain to the people before Mr..
Taft leaves Chicago for homo next
Saturday night.
The speech i'm Toledo tomorrow night
Is to be delivered at a meeting under
the auspices of the Commerce club of
that city This fact has leo TO the
conclusion here that the president will
avoid discussing big issues of n purely
political nature i'm his Toledo address,
as il has been his custom in the past
to avoid politics and make questions of
munity the subject of his remarks
when speaking before commercial
body.
The program prepared for the Chi
cago visit will afford abundant oppor-
tunity for the president to speak his
mind freely on any subject that he
cares to discuss. His principal speech
es i'm the western metropolis Will be
made before organizations of a poll
teal character. one of them under the
auspices of the Union League club and
the other at banquet of the Illinois
Swedish American Republican League.
In Chicago also the president will be
i'm the center of what is regarded as
the hotbed of Rooseveltism. The chief
Roosevelt headquarters are I'm Chicago
and it is from there that the Roese-
Welt propaganda is being sent through
cut the West.
Toledo Expects Big Crowd.
Toledo, o., March Everything is
in readiness for the reception OF Pres
ident Taft, who is due TO arrive here
at $40 tomorrow afternoon. Imme-
diately upon arrival the President will
be escorted to the clubrooms of the
Toledo Commerce club where re-
ception of an hour or so will be held.
In the evening Mr.. Taft will deliver a
public address. The railroads have ar
ranged for excursions from nearby
points in Ohio. Michigan and Indiana
and the outpouring tomorrow is ex-
rected to be very great.
Primary in Mo. District.
Kansas City, Mo-. March IA pref
erential presidential pribary is being
held today i'm the Firth Missouri dis
trict. which comprises Kansas City and
Jackson county The names of four
candidates, Cummins. Roosevelt La
Toilette and Taft are on the ballot.
New Workers for Taft.
Washington. March Former Re-
publican state Chairman Woodruff oI
New York, who is a guest at the
White House, predicted today thai
Taft would get more than eighty OF
the ninety delegates from New Yorh
state to the Chicago convention.
instructed for Tafs,
Birmingham. Ala, March 7.--Presi-
dent Taft was endorsed and delegates
TO the national convention were in.
structed to vote for him by the state
convention of the Alabama Republi'
can organization here today.
Teddy Leads in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma city March 7.--iReturn'
from rs counties in the state where
Republican county conventions wer'
held yesterday showed 293 delegates
instructed for Roosevelt to 20 for TAFT