Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-24
Think Chances of His Nomi-
nation Are Brighter.
PRESIDENT is OPTIMISTIC
White House Callers Pleased at Ok
lahoma Incident.
CONFERENCE ON STEEL BILL
Representatives Payne, Dalzen and
Mccall Discuss the Matter
With the Executive.

Taft supporters at the White House to-
day were Immensely pleased over the
Frightening outlook for the nomination OF
the President at the Chicago convention.
An optimistic view was general among
all callers, and they reported hnding the
President feeling especially well and IN
about the most satisfied frame OF "ino
he has shown in many days.
The outcome of the congressional con-
vention IN the fourth district of Oklahoma
had much to do with the optimism OF
callers and with the White House view.
The mere fact that President Tart nad
won two delegates in that state did not
cot,nt for half so much as the widespread
belief that the methods used to stampede
the convention for Roosevelt wouio re-
act throughout the country In pflhshs
into line for Taft thousands of repuoii-
cans disgusted with that sort OF Dusf
ness who have heretofore assumed
waiting position as to the ngnt 1or the
nomination.
without exception republican callers ID pc
Ieved that the antics OF the anu, laLe
people at Coalgate. Okla. wouid set iarse
numbers of people in all direcuons 20
thinking and that the immeolaIe ereS =.
would be a big accession 10 the iai'
strength in every state.
Hotbed Of Insurgency.
Oklahoma, it was pointed out. has been
a botbed Of insurgency and Of insurgents
ever since 1t came into statehood Dem
ocrats and republicans are IN the same
boat and the sensational specialties are
in line with what might be expected there.
I'm spite of all this, Taft won the dele
gates instructed by q large maJoIly;
Many visitors declared that II TAFT couid
win in that state under the & circumS.1.S nnastsrs
where stampedes would not be attempted
on such a novel scale -.
There were suggestions during the Gay
that Col Roosevelt may % oons1Hes Tsct ASsre ese
nathy. who played such a part IN tne
convention, was United States marsnal
under Roosevelt. -
President that there is no change Ia the
Taff- seutiment In that state and tnea
the President will have the deiegauon:
Representative Caleb Powers who mao
PRESIDENT in the eleventh district Of Ken
tucky because Of alleged ddsgruntie.
ment over an appointment. came out last
night for the President
Good News From California.
Representative Hayes Of California, the
state where insurgency Is supposed to Dc
knee deep, told the President today tnat
California would rally to him In a most
satisfactory way.
Senator'S Guggenheim, Gallinger and
crane were among other republican call
c.'s who cheered the President with news
they are getting. There were also Rep
hon nf oil
MIA. Calder Kahn. Sulloway. Mccall.
DaizeH, Payne. Roberts, Fordney, Ken
dali, Young. Catlin and Delegate Cam
eron Of Arizona
Mccall, besides talking politics with the
President. conferred a long time with
him over the steel and iron bill.
The visitors would say nothing except
introduced by the democrats that Is not
based upon scientific report by the
tariff board The President Is under
stood to approve this attitude.
J. Edward Addicks one time the most
talked of man in Delaware politics. called
at the White House today and left his
card for President Taft and Secretary
lilies. He did not see either. Mr.. Ad-
dicks said there would be some hot times
N Delaware next November. AS to the
republican delegation from that state
there would be no fight Both the sena-
tors and nearly everybody else Is for
Taft" said Mr.. Addicks.
Maryland for Taft.
The Presidents visitors this afternoon
Included Representative Parran. John b.
Hanna, republican state chairman. and
w. III. Jackson. national committeeman
OF Maryland. They told the President
that the Maryland republican leaders and
the masses of republican voters were for
him, and that he would win i'm the pri-
maries 10 be held I'm May. The visitors
told the President that they represented
Gov. Goldsborough, and that so Sar as
they knew there would be no opposition
TO the President in that state