Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03

Yesterday was another good day for the
Taft boom and several more delegates
were added to the Taft list. The second
Tennessee, the tenth Georgia. the twelfth
Georgia and the sixth Iowa districts in
structed for Taft. The, Ithaca, New
York district, home of Representative
Dwight, elected two Taft delegates.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Knoxville stated that republicans in
ninety counties in Tennessee have ex-
pressed presidential preferences. Seven
ty-two counties have Endorsed President
Taft and three Col. Roosevelt. The ma
jority of the remaining twenty-one coun-
ties are claimed by the Taft workers.
Director Mckinley announced last night
that a poll of the republican members
of the lower branch of the Massachu-
sets legislature just taken shows 13i
for Taft and 6 for Roosevelt.
Director Mckinley gave out the follow
ing at Taft headquarters last night:
In view of the appointment of Senator
Dixon of Montana as campaign manager
for Col. Roosevelt. letter written by
Mr.. Roosevelt to Mr.. Conrad Kohrs OF
Helena, Mont, September g. 1908, is
peculiarly interesting. The letter, which
position of Col. Roosevelt's views as tc
Mr.. Taft's fitness for the presidency
judicial and general qualifications fol
that high place" The statement then
quotes at length from former President
Roosevelt praising candidate Taft in
highest terms
In Baltimore yesterday former United
States Attorney General Charles j.. Bona
parte, who was a member OF the RoOse-
welt cabinet, declared himself in favor OF
al -, inof {na no h
lican presidential candidate.
Mr.. Bonaparte rehearsed the chief Tea
lures of the respective administrations OF
Presidents Taft and Roosevelt, contrast
ing the republican defeat Of 1910 with
the record of five successive and notable
victories, in all Of which his Roosevelt's)
leadership was a prominent and indeed
a decisive factor.
Mr.. Bonaparte said that President Taft
had been unluclxy in having no achieve
ment of his term to point out which car
appeal to popular imagination"
He enumerated the principal achieve
ments of Col. Roosevelt while President
which led the writer to the conclusor
that a republican victory will be more
probable If Theodore Roosevelt shall be
the republican candidate.
Mr.. BOnaparte was one of the dinner
guests at the White House last evening.
The Champ Clark headquarters last
night issued this statement:
Speaker Champ Clark has been on
record in favor of an income tax since
his first term in Congress. In speaking
of the action of the democratic caucus
last night the Speaker said:
Il have advocated an income tax
ever since / have been old enough to
know anything about public affairs and
economic questions. The graduated in
come tax, with a reasonable exemption,
is the finest and justest tax that was
ever levied. / began referring to 1t in
my first term in Congress, and have been
at it ever since. and expect to keep at
it until 1t is put upon the statute books.
Champ Clark is growing rapidly in
Colorado, according to advices received
at the Clark headquarters here today.
From Denver comes the news that a
Champ Clark Club was organized there
few days ago with a membership OF
1000. There are many Missourians in
Colorado. The organizers of the Clark
club in Denver say that at least 50 per
cent of the democrats in Colorado favor
the nomination of Champ Clark for
President. He has more supporters, they
say. than Wilson and Harmon put to-
gether.''
The Underwood campaign committee
last night gave out the following state
ment:
.'Emmet O'Neal. Governor of Ala.
bama, recently passed through Washing
ton. after a trip Of ten days. spent al
various points in the northwest ant
east. While here he was visitor al