Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-09-25
WILL NOT CARRY
THE SOLID WEST As
SUPPOSED.
The south IS Democratic
But the Republicans win Sweep tho
East ana Fight II out In
Middle West.

NEW YORK. Sept. 2i,--Prcsidcnt
Taft. in a prepared interview issued
tonight, declared that his recent
claims Of strength were entitled to
respect He repeated he believed he
would be elected and gave his reasons
for denying he had been over san
gulne. lie analyzed the political sit
uation as he saw it, maintaining that
the republicans'would carry the coun-
try east and would have enough OF
the central and western states 10
elect
The president made these state
ments at the home Of his brother,
Henry w. Taft, whore he went on his
arrival from Washington late today,
ana received number Of his friends
and political associates, The presl-
dents interview follows:
when ! declared few weeks ago
that | felt reasonably sure of my own
re election in November and with the
success Of the republican party, | was
regarded by some as entirely oven
sanguine and unaware. OF the situa-
tlon. To-day, however. after num-
Der of indications that the republican
party Is still the dominant party and
that the expected growth of demo-
crati" strength has failed to mater
In Oh, 4. 1,n
entitled to respect. The republicans
will necessarily have a reduced vote
over 1908. The combined strength
OF the third term party will not he
enough to change the ultimate result.
"l'iye or six weeks ago we asserted
that the republican party would Sc
cure the vote of the solid east, In
Guiding all OF the New England states
with the exception OF Maine and Yer
mont; that the democratic party would
maintain its hold on the solid south
and that the third term party would
secure the solid west, leaving only the
middlc west as debatable ground. 10
day with the election still one month
away, the republican party finds IT.
self with a strengthened hold on the
solid east, having routed the third
termcrs in Vermont and the demo-
cratic party in Maine. The third
term leaders recently conceded that
we would pick the state Of Utah out
of the solid west and after conferri1G
with Chairman IIilles and others re-
Gently in the west, there Is every
reason to believe that the republl.
can party will carry Michigan, Wash
ington, Idaho and Wyoming. More
over. if the proper kind Of a campaign
is waeed, we win carry Oregon, Kan
term strength has rapidly waned since
the recent tour through that section
by the party's candidate.
Il am not familiar with the devel-
opments in other western states al
though many good republicans have
ccme to me at Beverly concerning
them, but even with the states al
ready mentioned, It can be seen that
there Is no longer n solid west back
Of the new party, but more nearly
a solid west reunited in support Of the
republican ticket. This strength. add
ed to the indisputable republican hold
on the eastern states. constitutes in
itself sufficient strength TO give sue
cess to the party.
1T is scarcely necessary for me TO
point to the necessity OF re-establish-
Ing a republican majority in the house
Of representatives.
IF the country will give the repub-
lican party a complete victory in its
as welN as Its presldeu-
tial election proper tariff revision will !
be speedily effected with facts ascer-
tained by a tariff commission. which |
viii harm no one, and remove It's
present dangers"
Tonight the president attended the |
theater, leaving for Altoona, Penn.
81 ortly before midnight.
The president made It clear that no /
has not changed his position an
nounced from Beverly OF keeping |
hands off the New York state cleo.
ions.
Britton Defeated Redmond.
NEW YORK, Sept 24.--Jack Brit