Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-29
SOUTH AID TO TAFT
REGARD of Democrats Means
Votes at Convention.
GOOD NEWS FOR PRESIDENT
kilograms From Half Dozen States
Uniformly Favorable.
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Executive to Send Autographed
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GOOD NEWS FOR PRESIDENT
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President Taft feels an intense graft
fcation over the kindly sentiment
shown for him among democrats in
the south and other parts of the coun-
try. This sentiment, it is realized, is
going far toward giving the President
republican delegates in the south that
he might otherwise have lost.
Il have never known a republican
President to be held in higher esteem
by the southern people than Mr.. Taft"
said a Texas statesman who was at
the White House today. 81 make the
unqualified prediction that the Presi-
dent will get the delegates from Texas
in spite of the general belief that Cecil
Lyon, the wealthy Roosevelt boss
there is supposed to be invincible in
his party.
There isn't the animosity between lead
ing democrats and republicans in the
south that some people think and the
moral influence of unanimous good
opinion of the President among democrats
is a more valuable asset to him in his
contest for delegates than most people
believe. democrat and a republican
think much along the same lines when it
comes to question of a square deal or
fair treatment for man, and the infiu-
ence of one upon another under these cir
cumstances is quickly apparent. The
south has been treated squarely by the
President. Her people like him and they
are overwhelmingly of the opinion that
he has not had a square deal; that he
has been misunderstood and misrepre
scented.
Influence Will Be Felt.
q venture the assertion that the south
was almost alone in its friendliness for
the President at a time. two years ago,
for instance, when it seemed as If he had
no friends anywhere. The southern sense
of a square deal for a man struggling
hard for the right was for him then and
has continued for him.
Il do not mean to say that the Presi
dent Will get any electoral votes from
southern states this year, but If he is
again elected he will have no more loyal
supporters than the democrats of the
south. Thousands of southern democrats
in northern states will vote for him,
though, and that may amount to a great
DEAL
Throughout the south the pressure from
democratic business and professional men
upon their republican friends has been
steadily for Taft, and it has been i'm
portant in states like Virginia and Ten
nessee, in Texas and North Carolina, yet
to elect delegates, and in many other
places The President is keenfy alive to
the truth of the feeling in the south, and
In intimate personal conversations with
has said that he will never forget the
south's regard for him in some of the
dark days of the early part of his ad-
ministration.
The Presidents relations with demo-
Gratis of the Senate and House have con-
tinued most cordial. regardless of their
differences over the tariff. Every day
democrats see the President on various
matters of interest to their states and
districts. and talk politics confidentially.
News Favorable to Taft.
kilograms to the White House today
from half a dozen states were uniformly
favorable to the President The first
primary held in Kansas demonstrated
that the President is starting there with
good lead. In Leavenworth county
primaries were held yesterday. In the
city the Roosevelt people did not put up
ticket, but they made q fight in each
of the ten country townships. They lost
seven of the ten farming districts The
county convention has 126 delegates
Taft has 10 of these and Roosevelt 16
The primary was approved by the coun-
ty committee and no charges of fraud
have been made.
DR.. z. Bowman wired the President
that Scott county, Iowa, had gone for
him overwhelmingly. "insuring control of
the second district and the state conven-
uon." Mr.. Taft is opposed by both
Roosevelt and Cummins in Iowa and he
night against Senator CumminS
From the first district of Maine today
was telegram signed by the Taft Bust
ness Mems League, saying that the con-
vention of that district will be held
"wednesday of next week, and you need