Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-16
is REPUBLICAN SUPPORTER
Rochester's Fair Contributor Desires
to Distribute Pamphlets.
MUCH INTEREST IN CITY
Many Washington Residents In
quire About Voters Rates Home.
Chaplin Brown Works Quietly.

learn that any citizen of the United
States is permitted to contribute to a
presidential campaign fund came to light
in the mail al the republican campaign
headquarters, 18th and G streets, this
morning, and her expression of surprise
was accompanied by check for So. The
fair contributor is Miss Annie Daehn of
Rochester. n. Y, whose letter. addressed
To the Taft campaign manager" is as
follows:
Il was not aware that any person
could contribute to the campaign fund
until read of young lady in Texas do
ing so by sending a check unsolicited. 1
suppose it is unusual. l would like to
suggest that you make public through
the press that women are sending in
money unsolicited and that it is very
welcome. and you'll get more.
Please send me about four PAM
phlets. I can use them TO advantage by
giving them to certain men who are not
republicans"
Gets Number of Checks.
Miss Daehn's contribution was one of
ii fairly large batch of checks which
came in the mail addressed to T. Lincoln
Townsend, director of the headquarters,
today. Most Of the checks were for So
or $40, as the appeal to republicans of
this District has been for contributions
of that size
Republicans are focking to the office to
get information about voters rates on
the railroads, and are receiving certifi-
Gates which will enable them to vote in
their home districts at a comparatively
small cost for railroad fare AS far as
can be learned from talking with some of
these voters, the so-called drift back
to President Taft Is being felt right here
in Washington. Many voters who were
lukewarm ten days ago are determined TO
go home and cast a vote for the repub-
lican party, and the fires Of loyalty are
beginning to glow brightly.
Will Take Sons Back.
department clerk called at Mr.. Town
sends Office today for four tickets TO
Philadelphia.
I've voted for every republican ticket
since Grants time" he said. land 1 am
going to make my three sons go back
home with me and do their duty by the
republican party
The republican campaign in Washing
ton is. OF course. always directed to
sending men to the ballot box at their
home towns; and although the work has
progressed quietly, the advisory COM
mittee is said to be actually optimistic
over the results. This committee is COM
pOSeu VI L. - OuSucT, JOnn U. CdperS
and Gus a. Schdldt. Working through
the organization of the League of Repub-
hcan State Clubs, the committee stirs up
ent4us1asm in groups The Illinois re-
publ1cans IN the city met at the club
headquarters Monday night, Pennsylvania
will meet tonight. Connecticut meets
Monday evening and Nebraska men will
rally next Wednesday night
Brown Works Quietly.
One OF the .quietest things in the local
campaign is the way National Committee
man Chaplin Brown is working for Presi-
dent Taft. There has not been the
slightest evidence of any brass band
ABOUT his coming and going, but he has
been putting In a hard blow for Taft
whenever he has had chance. He was
Charles Linkins, assistant treasurer for
the national committee in the District OF
Columbia, has been working softly, bu,
the reports are that his quiet tactics
viii prove successful.
The League of Republican Clubs is
sending speakers to the neighborine
towns whenever necessary. At Mount
Rainier, Nd. tonight. where the bull
moose speakers rallied few nights ago
four republican spellbinders will talk.
Representative Parran, against whom,
the democrats OF the fifth Maryland d. s.
'rlct are making one of the strongest
nG-itS OF the entire campaign, will adj
dress the Mount Rainier meeting, and
other speakers will be John G. Capers
Oliver Phelps and Philip Walker.
Sympathy for Roosevelt.
Expressions of sympathy for Col Roose.
xeit were the principal features of a
meeting Of a subcommittee Of the Con-
solidated Republican Clubs at $50 E
street southeast last night resolution
termins the attempt to assassinate Col
Roosevelt one Of the most vicious. das.
tardiy and cowardly acts in the political
annals Of the United States was adopted
"A similar resolution was adopted al
building Trades Hall last night by
the Amalgamated Society of Carpenters
and Joiners. The resolution sets forth
that, The members of the Washington
Branch. Amalgamated Society of Car
penters and Joiners are shocked To
hear Of tie attempted assassination
upon the life Of one of our foremost
citizens OF the United States, and that
We extend to Col Roosevelt, his wife
and family our heartfelt sympathy in
theA- present distress. and earnestly
hope and pray that he may be spared
that which is dearest to all, life and
happiness"