New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-17
President Receives Encourag.
inu Reports from Ohio,
Nebraska and Various
Other Sections.
NEGROES TURNING TO HIM
nsenlv Resent the Treatment
Of Their Race in the Third
Term Convention and the
Attitude of It's
Candidate.

,,,an S.aa correspondent 81 Tic IrioAhe'l
psveylv. Mass. Sept. l6.-From both
ob;o and Nebraska as well as from
..bar sections, reports Of an encourag-
,rg nature reached the President to-
day In Ohio he Republicans nave
.hoser tom" Lewis. formerly presi-
a.,, os the United Mine Workers as
,ociation for their candidate for Secre-
,srv Of State. . nomination which COM
,,ands the cordial approval of the labor
orgsnizations not alone in Ohio but in
otber states. Mr.. Taft has high
oplnion Of Ar. Lewis. and has sent HIM
/, telegram congratulating him in the
mos; cordial terms on his selection.
senator Norris Brown writes from
Nebraska shat conditions there have
greatly improved during the last two
weeks and that legal proceedings are
about 20 be instituted to put off the
,ieket certain electors who have eN-
messed the intention Of voting for
Roosevelt if they are elected. Senator
Browns observations on conditions III
the West are in accord with those re-
eeiyed from other sources and make 1t
evident that the campaign in that sec
,ion Is being conducted with much
ygor and with evident expectation Of
success.
A prominent negro clergyman writes
from Washington that members Of his
race will vote almost as a unit for the
President. They deeply resent the
treatment Of the negro delegates 20 the
Roosevelt convention and the tacit in
dorsement by the third term candidate
Of the disfranchiSement OF the negro
IN the South They assert with much
reason that there was nothing so raw
perpetrated in the Republican National
Convention as the unseaiing of some OF
fhs reguiarly elected negro delegates to
;be convention Of the ,hird mrty.
Turn Against Roosevelt.
The negroes are disgusted with Mr..
ko0seyelt's cries Of fraud when he vas
hurt when he did not hesitate inamedi-
dtsly thereafter to order far worse
,hings lone by his personally conduct
ed national committee when he be-
lieyed the elimination o the negro
wt,ld promote his political fortunes.
The Presidents negro correspondent
points out that the advocates OF woman
suffrage should take heed. as they will
doubtless be treated with the same in
consistency and lack of consideration
whenever Colonel Roosevelt decides
that Il will promote bis personal inter
ests TO repudiate them.
Managers Of the Republican head
Quarters In Chicago ssy that person.
ely conducted canvass Of the Slays
and Italians in that city and other
cities Ike ST. Louis and Milwaukee.
shows that they are indignant against
woodrow Wilson and will vote for
PRESIDENT Taft with unsnimity. Their
indignation grows out of the reference
" the people Of their races in certain
=" Wilson's political and historical
Writings.
those in charge of the Presidents
Oalspaisn In Connecticut are 10 be be-
neVeo' the third party campaign in the
Nutmes State is finding It's roads
socky one. They are certain Connecti-
'ut Will give President Taft a large
majority, and declare the men who are
seeaing to create Roosevelt sentiment,
afe ooetrinaires and "soreheads," who,
''n''hued on fourth page. fourth column.