Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-10

Come on, everybody! Here is your lat
est ..dope.' about the political situation.
Walk up, gentlemen, and place your DeIs
according to your fancy. Tart, Rooseseil.
Clark, Harmon, Underwood = wna "a WI
your choice, there is something to SUIT
one and all. All the big presidential mead
quarters in Washington produced some
thing last night.
Here is what the Taft headquarters
handed out:
..The boast of the opponents OF the re-
nomination of President TAFT that the
west is afiame' in opposition to MN re-
ceiyed heavy jolt today when the state
chose eight delegates to the Chicago con-
vention, five of whom are out ana OUT
Taft men, This Taft victory In the neart
Of the country where II has peen per
sistently alleged that President Iait WIS
weak, together with the fifth virginia
district, carried today. raises the to.al
number of delegates already CHOSEN LOT
Mr.. Taft to ninety-nine. Inc cohcsss.un
of an uninstructed delegation and the
recognition Of the opposition on the dele
CATION i'm New Mexico was for the purpose
of maintaining full party harmony IN .ne
new state The Taft men had the votes
to sweep the convention entirely.
1.-The outcome in New Mexico further
roll is called at Chicago In June TO
nominate the republican candidate Tor
President only a scattering vote VIII
be cast in opposition to Mr.. Taft There
is every prospect at TINS time .nas
OF 1908, when he received 7O2 votes
on the first and only nominating bal
lot at the Chicago convention OF tnat
year. The total OF ninety-nine dele
gates now in the Taft column nave
been elected in eleven different states
Of the Union, showing the widespread
sentiment in favor of the renomlnatlon
of the President. Despite the strenu-
Gus campaign of the opposition and the
large sums of money expended by it in
fighting the friends Of the President In
almost every convention held to date,
the President has gathered int almost
an even 100 delegates.
1.-The New York district primaries.
which will be held under the laws OF
that state March 26, will. in the judg-
ment OF most disinterested political OBJ
servers. settle the republican nomi-
delegates in the Chicago convention
and President Taft will score q sweep
ing victory in that state To all In
tents and purposes the New York pri-
for a full test Of strength between the
delegates nominated for Mr. Taft and
those who may desire to oppose them.
There can be no escaping the final
verdict of the republicans OF the state
as registered under a primary law in
which the full protection Of the law is
thrown around the choice OF these
delegates. Under the New York law
democrats are barred from voting at
republican primaries and the republic
cans Of the state alone will settle the
issue. That the answer of the voters
will be overwhelmingly for Mr.. Taft
is already evidenced by the fact that
some of the most influential members
of the opposition to Mr. Taft in that
state are already screaming denuncia-
ton of the state primary law which
accords, in its provisions. with prac-
tically every argument they made for
such q law, even when Gov. Charles f.
Hughes was at the helm in the state.
Senator Bankhead. who is running the
Underwood boom. gave out this:
THE progress Of Mr.. Tnderwoods cam
paign to date is altogether satisfactory.
Since the formal opening of headquarters.
about ten days since, We have had hun
dreds of expressions from all parts of
the country, pledging support. These
prOffers have come from quarters wholly
Unexpected. and in many instances from
people and sections hitherto believed to
be committed to other candidates. Hav-
ing gone into the campaign with the rea-
sonable assurance that Mr. Underwood
could win. these expressions have intensi-
fled that feeling. and make us more con-
fident than before.
From time to time I have noticed
charges Of trades and combinations but
tNoSe
NAL. It is so easy to make charges, and
It Is such a familiar way Of attempting
to influence public opinion wrongly. that
It will not long deceive. To our friends.
we earnestly affirm that we are interested
alone In Mr.. Underwood. and in his sue
cess in securing the nomination"
Former Senator Fred T. Dubois. who
is managing the Clark campaign. re-
turned from Chicago yesterday and
promptly said:
II am entirely satisfied with the con-
ditions l found in the west. I found |
everywhere rapidly growing sentiment
for Speaker Clark. l think the Speaker |
has the best chance OF any of the cam
iidates to get the delegations from Iowa, |
Illinois and Wisconsin"
From the Harmon headquarters came |
the following official statement: |
while the directors Of Gov. Judson |
Harmon's pre-convention candidacy for |
the presidency have studiously refrained |
from burdening the newspapers with /
claims. extravagant or otherwise, and /
nave all along endeavored to promote
his candidacy with a dignity common
surate with their candidate and the high |
position to which he aspires, they never
theless realize that the public Will be
interested to learn that the latest adj
vices received from all sections of the
country confirm the belief. which is
steadily growing, that Gov. Harmon will