Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-05-07
HE MADE SHORT CAMPAIGN
WHILE ROOSEVELT WAS WORK.
ING STATE PRESIDENT WAS
BUSY IN OTHER PLACES
WILL TRY FOR OHIGs VOTE
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE BELIEVES
HE WILL RECEIVE SUPPORT
OF HOME STATE

Cincinnati, o., May 7.-Ohio, Presi-
dent Tafts home state, bids fair to be-
come the bloody battle ground where
the president and Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt will fight to finish one of
the decisive factions" of the present
campaign for the republican presiden-
tial nomination.
Friends of President Taft. with him
on his visit to Cincinnati, declared
that the result of the Maryland pri'
maries made it certain the struggle
for Ohio would be hard. The presi
dent will spend more time campaign
ing in Ohio than he did in Maryland,
where he spoke only during one day.
His secretary, G. o. Hilles, announced
that Mr.. Taft would return to Ohio
for four or five days stay. He will
visit most of the pricipal towns and
cities not touched on the present trip.
The Ohio campaign will wind up on
ly a. few days before the state prima'
ries May 21, and from his home state
the president probably will turn his
attention to New Jersey, which gives
her. opinion of the presidential candt
dates one week later. So far no in
vasions by the president Of other
states in which primaries are to be
held have been planned.
The president is resting today put
tomorrow he starts north on l0-nour
tour that ends in Columbus late tomor-
row night and on which he Will
make at least Ia speeches in towns OF
all sizes. The president was said to-
day not to be discouraged by the fac'
that Colonel Roosevelt won out in the
MARYLAND primaries. Mr.. Taft spent
only one day campaigning there ana
was said to feel that he had done WELL
although other members Of his party
were disappointed.
President Taft, for the first time IN
several weeks, today cast aside the
cares of office and worries of the poll
tical stump and enjoyed day of -e'
creation and rest. A diversified pro
gram had been mapped out for him.
official business having no place on
it.
In the morning the president held
an informal reception for his many
friends made during his period OF resi-
dence here In the afternoon he oc'
cupied box at the Cincinnati-Phila'
delphia baseball game. In the evening
Mr. Taft will attend the opening Of
the Cincinnati May music festival and
while it Is the custom Of both him
self and Mrs. Taft to remain through
the musical season, he will be able
to attend only on the opening night
the political campaign through Ohio
necessitating the cutting short Of his
stay here Mrs. Taft, however. win
remain to the end of the festival.
Among the presidents visitors
were Mrs. Ricketts, Smell and Mrs
Sarah FaIconer. representing tbs
Twentieth Century club, two of Gin
cinnati's most active suffragists.
The question Of just what type o
women were interested in the Ohi'
suffrage campaign was put to then
| by the president with much interest
The club representatives told hin
that in Ohio the movement had prac
tically the same sort of support tina
Fit had in Calofirnia and in othe
states where it had won.
| The president said he could no
properly give his views on the ques
ton at this time because he did no
wish to exploit any advantage whic
might accrue through seeking favo
with the women who form the su
| frage movement. but he assured hi
callers that is they wrote him afte
! the republican convention he woul