New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-26
SOUTH DAKOTA IS SAFE
FOR TAFT, SAYS GAMBLE
Senator Asserts. After Trip,
Presidents Victory There Is
Assured Beyond Doubt,
OHIO SENTIMENT GROWING
Campaign in New Hampshire
Rousing Party, and Governor
Bass IL Losing Personal
Following.
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from The Trtbvns Bureau
g Warrington March 25.-Ths chances NJ
President Taft securing the solid deleE5-
atom from South Dakota are most encour-
aging according to Senator Gamble. who
has lust returned from a tour of the state,
mike the situation in North Dakota.
,rare tho issue was clean cut between
Roosevelt and Ia Toilette. the fight I'm
Eouth Dakota will he three cornered-
Taft Roosevelt and La Toilette. The TAFT
reorlo made no light whatever In North
nsEora leaving the field 10 the two so
called Prcsressives
Senator Gamble asserted that had FreSi-
dent Taft had time 70 make = tour OF
North Dakota before the state primaries
had been held and cleared Up 2 general
niernderstandin among the farmers, who
rara bitter because Of his determined
stand iu favor Of Canadian reciprocity, he
would have swept tho state. As II WAS.
,he President left the fight to Roosevelt
and Ia Toilette The South Dakota pri-
usr'es viii not he held until June 4, only
fourteen days before the Chicago Conyon-
ton Senator Gamble said
nave Just returned from South Dakota
end I do not hesitate 20 predict that the
delegates from the state will be for TAFT.
! never had any doubt on that score, and
my trip home convinced me that my views
we're correct. There are TWO good reasons
for this prediction: President TAFT Is max
luE immense gains I'm our state, "a well as
all through the West The opposition 10
him is much divided. IT was in North
Dakota Roosevelt and LA Toilette VIII
have tickets in tie field and the President
viii defeat either man with ease.
The situation in South Dakota Is not the
same as II was I'm North Dakota. The
. farmers of the latter state. which borders
On Canada became embittered against the
President because Of his reciprocity views.
The primaries there were held before the
Taft people could make campaign TO
clear ND the misunderstanding. our pri-
mares are not 10 be held until June 4. by
which time the fight will he over and TAFT
The same 40 nominated. Our farmers have
no grievances against the President. an1
those who have been opposed TO him are
coming around on learning more Of HE
splendid achievements as a President and
2 Republican.
Ohio Backing the President
T.. G.. Laylin, chairman of the Rcpubn-
ran state COMMITTEES Of Ohio. writes as fol-
.ows 10 Director Mckinley, Of the Taft
bureau:
During the last two weeks there has been
rapidly rising TIDE of sentiment among
The Republicans of Ohio for the renomlna-
ton and reelection OF President TatI Inc
recent meeting in this city, at which sew
tnty-fve Of the eighty-elght counties OF
the state were represented by Republican
county executive Chairnen, and at when
ringing resolutions lndorslnE president
Taft's administration were unanimously
adopted, put an effective quetus on the
claims Of our opponents that the l'e lp,.1Do
leans Of our Presidents home state were
opposed to him. These county executive
chairmen are extremely representative or
the actual sentiment prevailing among the
rank and file Of their party in their nome
counties and their OUtspokcn indorSement
of the President is as near an expression or
popular sentiment as can possibly ne Cd
tanned prior 10 tn" primaries on MaTch
Many false reports have been sent out
! - Ohio during the last several weeks 70.
the purpose or misleading RepublicanS IN
StLar states into a belief that President
Tafts home state would not be behind MN
FOR reorganization, These reports ssr,. ~ilf ~
arouse not only the resentment OF th2
great mass Of Ohio Republicans, out inr-
ther have stirred them 20 unusuaI acli'ity
IN the Presidents behalf.
Ohio is proud Of Taft and VIII send
-oiid Taft delegation to the Chicago con
rertion in June.
The Campaign in New Hampshire
George 3. Leighton. member Of the Re
publican State Committee of MonadnocE.
y. H.. to-day made the following statement
through the Taft bureau:
The story Of the Taft campaign in my
s-ste IL very interesting. 1t has brought
.to-ether the great mass of the Republican
Marty. which i'm the last few years has
tean broken up Almost without eTccp-
ion the people have refused TO follow
Roosevelt since the Coloners speech at
r olumbus and are earnestly working Tor
the denomination or president laIt hueI
The leadership of f. W. Eastabrook, ma
tionaI committeeman. who has drawn
around him most OF the progressive Gle.
r7ent in the state, the campS lgn Is DsInT
cavrie5 an With a rush and the President
Is rapidly gaining in favor, AS evidenced