Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-02
POLITICS DAY BY. DAY

William J. Bryan addressed an immense
attacked Col. Roosevelt, declared his OPP
position to third term. consecutive or
otherwise, recommended Senator La Fol-
lette to his republican hearers II it was a
progressive" they desired. and declared
the Taft administration unparalleled for
great reforms in which the President
had no part"
Gov Judson Harmon Of Ohio has re-
called his acceptance Of the invitation to
speak before the Maryland legislature
next week. He telegraphed that he could
not come bcause an important trial IN
which he was engaged would not De nm
ished in time.
Representative Serene E. Payne OF Au-
burn and A. NJ. Patterson OF Geneva.
both Taft adherents, were named yester-
day as candidates for delegates to the
national republican convention from the
thirty-sixth New York congressional dis
trict.
Roosevelt supporters in New Jersey
held the first mass meeting Of their cam
paign last night when an audience IN
Newark listened to speeches by Gov W.
r. Stubs of Kansas and ex-Gov. j.
Franklin Fort Of New Jersey.
Gov. Stubs talked progressiveness In
Of progressiveness in making sound. de-
cent business laws, he said. and 1T was
the same kind of methods that the pro-
gressives meant to apply to the national
government under the leadership OF
William H. Daniels of Buffalo and Rep
resentative James 8. Simmons of Niagara
Falls, both adherents Of President aft,
were chosen as the republican primary
candidates for delegates from the fortieth
congressional convention to the national
convention at Buffalo last evening.
The sixth South Carolina district yes
terday elected two delegates to the re-
publican national convention without in
structions.
Candidates to be voted upon at the pri-
maries March, 26 as delegates to the re,
in the eighth congressional districts OF
Kings county CBrooklyn) last night Will
liam A. Prendergast, city controiier' -
the only one Of the nominees VINO mas
The republican Kings county ORGANIZATION
as a body has already formally oeciareo
for President Taft.
out in favor of Roosevelt In advance OF
the meeting of the republican state CEN
trail committee today.
Smith Cox and DR.. William Carr were
nominated ae candidates for delegates to
the republican national convention from
the first or Oyster Bay district YESTERDAY
Both men are said to have Roosevelt
the republican primaries March %.
In Danville. ILL.,, last night Clifford Pin
chot, in a speech to residents OF the home
~
accused the national administration OF
open efforts to uphold Mr. Cannon.
when President Taft selected Repre-
sentative Mckinley. Cannon's trusted
lieutenant. to take charge OF his cam.
said, Ibis doing SO was proof to all the
world that the fight was on between re-
action and progressiveness, and on at
last in the open.
IF am against Cannon and Penrose and
strongest reasons l am against them and
keeping the present administration In
power is because to do so will fasten still
more firmly the grip OF these men on
our government.
Clarence s. Herbert, collector Of GUS
toms of New Orleans. was yesterday
designated referee in regard to federal
appointments in Louisiana, succeeding in
that capacity Pearl Wight, republican
national committeeman, who resigned the
task last Monday, when he went over to
Roosevelt.
Gov Wilson addressed large audience
in Des Moines. Iowa. last night. Gov.
Wilson caused laughter by declaring that
the only difference between himself and
publicans was that the latter had a pious
feeling toward the protective tariff, while
he did not Neither did he feel any spe-
cial piety toward free trade. he said.
Replying to letter from Thomas F. v.
Curran Of Baltimore. urging him to de-
nounce 1.-The anarchistic demogogy OF the
autocratic ex-President" Speaker Champ
Clark wrote as follows:
II do not believe there Is the least dan
ger Of Col. Roosevelt overthrowing the re-
public He seems to be getting good
deal of the Hmelight just now. but he will
probably subside before very long:
CHAMP CLARK"
The La Toilette men are making trouble
for Roosevelt in North Dakota, where re-
publican primaries are to be held this
month for the selection of delegates to
the national convention. The La Toilette
men are charging George w. Perkins and
Medill Mccormick with alleged associa-
ton with the harvester trust and connec-
ton with the Roosevelt campaign. The
harvester trust is the one which bears the
most heavily on the North Dakota farm
ers. The charge is being made that Roose-
welt, when he was President caused At
torney General BOnaparte to withhold
action against the harvester trust.
At Madison Wis. yesterday Senator
La Toilette issued a statement, as fol-
lows:
Il shall continue in the contest as a
candidate for well defined principles and
for a definite program of legislation.
which, once enacted into law, will break
the hold Of privilege on the Industrial life
of the people and free them from the
burden imposed by thousands Of millions
OF fictitious capitalization"
Speaker Clark has been compelled by
pressure of his official duties here to de-
cline all invitations to make speeches in
various parts Of the country The
Speaker will be present at birthday
party to be given him in Washington next
Thursday, March Z, and will probably
make a short address. This will. how
ever. be the only public utterance while
Congress remains in session. except, per-
haps, an address before the Maryland
legislature at Annapolis. which Is only
one hours run from Washington Under
no circumstance will the Speaker consent
to go anywhere else. He made his posi-
ton clear when he said yesterday: THE
vice Of Congress Is absenteeism. am
trying my everlasting best to keep a
quorum here for tho transaction Of pub
He business, and I cannot. with q Straaght