New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-25

President Taft placed fifteen speeche'
70 his credit yesterday in his campaign
n carry the Presidential preference prl-
maries in New Jersey. 1t was da9 )
work worthy Of his strenuous opponent
Colonel Roosevelt. 1t began at Fleming
ton in the early morning, took him up
into Warren County and across Somer-
4 by railroad train and a fifty-miIe
automobile jaunt, which ended at Ellza-
beth in Union County. Thence ne
crossed into Hudson, where he ended inc
day's work late at night with meetings.
at Weehawken, West Hoboken and Jer-
sey City.
There was a more cordial note in the
greetings 10 the President yesterday
than ANYTHING he met in his frst day
stunning in the state across the river.
Particularly was this noticeable al
Eliza beth, where he had one OF the
largest meetings of his expedition, ana
easily the most demonstrauve. II
cheered him so frequently as TO inter
rupt his speecb and Kissed the first men
ton of Colonel Roosevelt's name. though
the Kisses weren't very virulent
The President feels perfectly confident
he will carry the primaries. He said so
10 a group of guests at luncheon given
for him at the home OF ex-senator
Frelinghuysen. in SOmerville. But II ne
doesn't win a majority of New Jersey )
delegates. he assured the guests, 1t would
make no difference, as he was abso-
lutelv certain Of enough from other
states now to give him the nomination.
Yes. that's true, Mr.. President. unless
they use money and get some Of your
delegates away from you" spoke up one
Of the company.
The President made no answer
Pokes Fun at Roosevelt.
In his speeches President Taft poked 4
lot Of ouiet fun at Colonel Roosevelt fo-
his methods Of campaigning and his po-
htical views He did not attempt 10
minimize the importance Of RoOseyeltisrl
i'm this campaign, though. That he
treated with great seriousness.
Il think il would be especially unwisa
10 give Mr.. Roosevelt a third term,
said he, "a man made up as he is, with
his capacity for arousing the elements
that are disturbing in a community ami
preaching the doctrine Of discomfort,
with his powerful personality and his
unsound constitutional views and his i'm
batience of legal restraint
The President left Trenton yesterday
al s a. m. His train ran up the east
bank Of the Delaware. past WashingtOE's
Crossing. to Pennington. in Hunterdou
County. There was great throng gath
cred at the station 10 meet him. From
the splendid farm country around the
people had travelled i'm all kinds Of con
veyances. from farm wagons to automo-
hics. There were even some girls on
hOrseback-just to indicate that Colonel
Roosevelt hadn't all the rough riders
with him. one Of the stars Of the occa-
sion was a blue-oyeralled. bewhiskercd
farmer who struggled with huge Aag
that threatened at times to carry him of
his feet He said he had devoted the
morning 10 seeing the ffeSldcHt, ana Hil
his neighbors had taken the day OFF 10 do
the same thing.
why shouldn't we all come i'm here
TO look a. him." he queried There
amt been President through here sence
Washington crossed the Delaware"
Presents Issues OF Campaign.
this early meeting the President
presentation OF the issues OF
1mpaign from which he varied
throughout the day
ate TO drag you from your homes
Icautiful morning" he said. "to dis
't.o politics with you. Id rather talk
bout the crops. but don't know much
about them. It's not usual for Presi-
dent to go around on the stump this
way. ! don't like it. ! wouldn't be here
II II weren't for the course taken by
Theodore Roosevelt. I'm here to tell you
about my administration and TO ask you,
Continued ON second uaxc, fourth column.