Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-05
KING GEORGE HOME TAFT MEN G[EEFU[
Cheered by Loyal Subjects in Republican Insurgents Re-
Streets of London garded as on Down Grade.
MET BY HIGH OFFICIALS LA Toilette BOOM SHAKY
Wildly Enthusiastic Re- Friends Of the President Regard HIS
cepion on Return From India. denomination as Sure
BOWS TO THE AMERICAN FLAG NOT AFRAID OF ROOSEVELT
PASSING United say-Campagn
Committee to Be Reorsanzed
Republican insurgents Re-
garded as on Down Grade.
LA Toilette BOOM SHAKY
Friends of the President Regard His
denomination as Sure.
NOT AFRAID OF ROOSEVELT
Cummins Movement Confined to
Iowa, They Say-Campaign
Committee to Be Reorganized.

The campaign of the republican insur-
gents, in the opinion of politicians at the
Capitol. is going to pieces rapidly. while
the Taft movement is steadily gaining i'm
petus. There has never been any doubt
in the minds of the leading Taft republic
ans in Congress of the Presidents re-
nomination. but naturally they have
watched with interest the developm ents
in the insurgent campaign.
The insurgents have had no compact
centralized organization, from the out
set. The La Toilette boom was pushed
for all it was worth but weeks ago it
was evident that the senator was failing
to enthuse the country. Whether realiza-
ton of that fact was responsible for his
"blow-up'' at Philadelphia at the pub
fishers banquet is a question.
Roosevelt Movement Lacks Stimulus
The Roosevelt movement has lacked the
necessary stimulus of the coloners own
aid to crystalline it, If Roosevelt had
taken the lead in an aggressive>campaign
politicians admit that serious situation
would have resulted. The Cummins can
didacy thus far has apparently been for
home consumption only and Is taken
to be a movement to hold the insurgent
lines intact. The Cummns candidacy has
not made any headway outside of Iowa.
Thus, throughout the country the IN
surgents have lacked definite leadership
sufficient to rally all of the insurgents OF
all sections to one standard.
In the meantime President Taft's can
didacy has been promoted by actual de-
velopments. Such delegates as have al
ready been elected have been instructed
for him. As a preliminary to and prom
ising further instructed delegations. nu-
merous city. county and state committees
have adopted resolutions indorsing Taft.
This has occurred in widely separated
sections Of the country, and the action
thus taken has been that of responsible
political organizations having influence in
their respective communities. During
February and March several state con-
ventions will be held. The Florida re-
pubicans are holding their convention to-
day, and a contest will be made by the
Presidents friends to have the conven-
tion instruct for him.
Republicans More Hopeful.
While a great deal has been said from
time to time about the alleged pessiunism
Of leading republicans in Congress over
the outlook for next November, it is a
fact that today a distinctly more hope
full feeling prevails among the. leading
men Of the party as represented in Con-
gress.
Taft will be renominated.' they say.
and nine-tenths of them add, ''and he will
be reelected" When asked why they
hold that opinion they say that there
Is no democrat in the field who measures
up to Taft They believe that in a ma
tional campaign the country will show
that 1t is still republican, for they do not
see what the democratic party Will be
able to promise voters either in candi-
dates or policies to justify a political
revolution.
More than this the republicans are dis
tinctiy hopeful Of electing the next House
Of Representatives. Within the next few
weeks practical efforts at organizat ton
for the congressional campaign will be
undertaken. The congressional campaign
committee is shortly to be reorganized
The state delegations will hold meetings
on the committee, and before the end of
the month the newly created committee
will have meeting.
Mckinley for Chairman.
Representative Mckinley of Illinois will
be reelected chairman and a secretary
to succeed the late H. c. Loudenslager
will be chosen. Francis Curtis. director
of the literary bureau of the committee,
will be retained in that position. He now
has headquarters in the Metropolitan
Bank Building and for months has been
serving the republican papers of the coun-
try with weekly letter.
The republicans think they will have a
splendid opportunity to carry the next
House. In the first place they lost many
seats in the last election by "fluke. :"
Local factional conditions which were
acute at the time. but which do not now
exist nor threaten, were responsible for
the defeat of republican candidates in
districts which may be classed as nor
mally republican.
The republicans. hope to redeem many
of these districts, and their hope is based,
it is said. upon solid foundation. The
democratic tariff policy will be gladly
accepted by republicans as a challenge
the way things are going now, and they
Will go before the country and appeal to
the labor vote as they have done in
former years.
Regarded as Democratic Blunder.
The republicans do not see anything in
other democratic legislative policies to
set the river on fire, they say. They
think the democrats made a mistake in
refusing appropriations for public build
ings. Republicans have always found
that in close districts an appropria tion
for public building was good capital.
and while the people might favor econo-
my as general proposition they always
were glad TO have recognition in their
own districts.
The republicans believe that the senti-
ment of the country is favorable to a
wise policy of naval development, and
that the democratic program OF no bat