Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-27
cast VOTES TODAY AGA|NHARDAT WORK
Local Democratic Campaign Taft and Roosevelt Resume
Comes to an End. Tours in New Jersey
FIGHT HAS BEEN BITTER CRISIS IN STATE CONTEST
Ballot Boxes Will Be Open From Campaign Literature Distributed by
8 to O'Clock the Ton
MR. NEWMAN MAKES DENIAL POLITICS ON BIILB0ARDS
Every Effort
Anti-Clark Voters o
Taft and Roosevelt Resume
Tours in New Jersey.
CRISIS IN STATE CONTEST
Campaign Literature Distributed by
the Ton.
POLITICS ON BILLB0ARDS
Every Effort Being Made to Arouse
Voters to Importance of To-
morrow's Primaries.

| NEWARK. n. J.. May 27.-This was
another day OF hard riding and fast
| talking for President Taft and Col
| Roosevelt Tomorrow New Jersey will
instruct her twenty eight delegates to
the national conventions and the last
| full day of the primary campaign Will
( be utilized by both candidates TO its
| last hour.
Many other signs besides the meteor
| like trips of the candidates made it
apparent today that the state was at
| the crisis of big political battle. The
billboards which stretch for miles
| along the railroad lines out OF New
York flame with political posters. The
newspapers are full OF political adver-
tisements and campaign literature has
been distributed by the ton.
Roosevelt to Close at Princeton.
Col Roosevelt started from oyster
Bay early this morning for what may
be his last day of campaigning before
the national convention, unless he de-
cides to go to South Dakota.
| 1t is said that the colonel might visit
| the latter state if President Taft spoke
there, but that the Presidents intentions
We're unknown. Col. Roosevelts itinerary
included a number of large towns in the
central part of the state. and tonight he
expected to wind up at Princeton and
speak from a balcony of Princeton Inn.
The selection of this rostrum. il was
said, was due to the refusal OF President
Hibben of Princeton to let any Of the
| university buildings be used for a politi-
cal meeting unless nothing derogatory
was said about President Taft, who was
the institutions guest recently at Presi-
dents Hibbens Inauguration.
Taft to Speak at Last Moment.
President Taft will continue his cam
paign up to the very hour the primary
polls open at 1 pm. tomorrow. To-Day he
started from New York. where ne spent
Sunday and last night. for q tour OF the
towns along the Atlantic coast. His
days work will end at Atlantic City.
where he will spend the night.
1 Gov. Wilson may make his last speech
before the primaries tonight at his home
In Princeton. The Woodrow Wilson Club
parade. which will march to the gov
| ernor's house and call him to his front
porch.
Taft Continues on the Aggressive.
Ing At for his final hours OF campaign
ing before the primaries tomorrow.
President Taft left New York early to-
i
his trip by train down the coast line
Of New Jersey. The Presidents voice
in his first speech of the day at Perth
Amboy showed a decided improvement
over Saturday night, and he was more
| aggressive in manner. He continued to
| fire hot shot at Col. Roosevelt, and
| asked the New Jersey voters to give
| him a square deal
Senator Briggs Of New Jersey. chair
man OF the republican state committee,
| who has travelled with the President
all through the state. today gave out a
statement on the Taft train, saying:
| Il believe the President will carry
| the solid delegation. with perhaps the
exception OF two districts. and in these
districts We have an excellent chance"
Expects Roosevelt's Defeat.
The President said here that "in his
heart he believed Mr.. Roosevelt would
be defeated. II am here to ask you to
give your approval to this admins
tration as republican administra-
tion." said Mr.. Taft. Il think you would
have done clearly and without Ques-
| ton if Mr.. Roosevelt had not interviewed.
and now the question is whether his in
| tervention ought to prevent your doing
So"
Roosevelt Denies Extravagance.
| MORRISTOWN, n. J., May 27-The
| last day of Col. Roosevelt's campaign in
New Jersey began with a speech In Nor
| ristown, in which the former President
| took up the assertion that during his ad-
| ministration there had been extravagant
expenditures OF public funds
Recently Mr.. Taft has dwelt upon the
fact that my administration had left a
deficit" said the colonel. HE can say
that by taking one year and omitting the
| other six and one-half. During my ad-
| ministration we piled UP a surplus OF be-
I tween 500, ,OOO.O00 and $3OO,000.O00. In
| fact, we had almost too much money and
| we paid q large part Of the money used
] on the Panama canal without q bond
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