Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-15
POLITICS DAY BY DAY

convention. also appear on the advisory
committee list.
The Taft headquarters received many
happy reports yesterday from all over
| the country. Extracts from some OF them
| follow:
From Fred S. Hogue. publisher of the
Evening Post, San Francisco, CAL: "A
strong Taft organization has been effect
| ed in each Of the eleven congressional
districts of California. working under the
direction of a state committee, of which
| Col. Hammond, brother-in-law of eX-
President Roosevelt, is chairman. Straw
votes taken by the daily papers in north
ern and central California show a Taft
, lead of more than two to ones
From John F. Vivian of Denver, Col:
Sentiment for the President is growing
every day. With thorough detailed
knowledge of every county in the state.
/ do not hesitate to say that the entire
Colorado delegation to the republican
| national convention will be instructed
overwhelmingly for the denomination OF
President Taft"
From Scott c. Bone, Seattle. Wash.
Political events of recent days have
strengthened President Taft in this state
immeasurably. Identified with the Taft
| movement today are many republicans
formerly active in inSurgent politics, who
refuse to accept the doctrine of recall of
judicial decisions and are unalterabiy
opposed to any violation OF the thlro
term precedent"
From Harry S. New, Indianapolis, Ind. !:
the wane in Indiana. The Roosevelt fol-
lowing pin their strongest hope on being
able to instruct the delegates at large
to be elected at the state convention of
the 26th, but the outlook is that four
Taft delegates will be elected
From l.. c. Laylin, Columbus. Ohio: II
| have just completed careful canvass of
republican sentiment in each county of
the state by reliable men. The majority
of republicans in nearly all districts are
for Taft. There are some places where
Roosevelt sentiment seems to predomi-
nate, but changes are occurring rapidly
| and the changes are all for Taft. firm
ly believe that Taft will have the entire
Ohio delegation
From G. j. Diekema, Detroit, Mich
michigan is lining up for President Taft.
The drift of public sentiment is decidedly
in his favor. Every county convention
him or given him a large majority of the
delegates"
From Otto F. stifel, st. Louis. Mo-:
Reports from those in touch with local
conditions all over Missouri received at
Taft headquarters show that Taft has
gained ground and Roosevelt lost rapidly
j since the publication of the Columbus
speech and the Van Valkenburg letter"
From Marcus Johnson, st. Paul, MINI.
Taft sentiment in Minnesota is daily in
creasing. Minnesota will elect at least
eighteen out of twenty-four delegates for
President Taft
Former Senator Henry w. Blair of New
Hampshire, now a resident of this city,
has written a two-column letter to the
Manchester Union advocating the renom-
nation of Taft. His letter reviews his
campaigns of the republican party, and
then goes on to say:
I'm all this time I have never failed to
give faithful support to any nominee. Of
the republican party, from President to
selectman or town clerk, or any mu-
nicipal candidate in the town or city
where have resided. I am now seventy
seven years old, and assure you and all
men and women, girls and boys. for all
will vote ere long. that although feel
the strength of some years of activity
still left to me- that such has been the
position of the republican party upon the
controlling issues Of the day during all
that time that I would not change my
considered; and 1 further would say that
I believe a sound. patriotic and consci-
entious devotion to the public good I'M
peratively demands the continuance of
the republican party in power for years
to come, SO that hope and expect to die
as l have lived, republican.
"And now, to get right down to bus1-
ness. Why should not the republican
party renOminate and re-elect William H
Taft to be President OF the United States
one term more? We have the principles.
and we have the votes to do 1t. Nobody
can get our principles away from us, and
If the party will remain united we nave
votes enough, and more. too