The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-25
Entitled to Respect

lne lfesluent interview 1OllONss
 When l declared few weeks ago that felt reasonably sure of my own re- election in November, and of the success oi the republican party, 1 was regarded by some as entirely oversansuine and un- aware of the situation. Today, however, after a number of indications that the re- publican party is still the dominant party, and that the expected growth of demo- cratic strength has failed to materiaize. my declaration is shown to be entitled to respect. The republicans necessarily will have reduced majority over l9ts, be- cause of the presence of three ckets in the field, but the democratic party will suffer also The combined strength of the third term party will not be enough to change the ultimate result
 Five or six weeks ago 1t was asserted generally that the republican party would secure the vote of the solid east including all of the New England states with the exception of Maine and Vermont, that the democratic party would maintain its hold on the solid south and that the third term party would secure the solid west, leaving only the middle west as debatable ground
 
 away. fhe republican party finds itself ~ith a strengthened hold on the solid east aavtnE ron,ad tue third term bart, ih Vermont and the democratic party in Maine. The third term leaders recently conceded that We would pick the state or Utah out of the solid west, and after con ferring with Chairman IIiles and others recently in the west, there is every reason 10 believe that the republican party will -4.t.- ..I... Wyoming Moreover, if the proper kind of a campaign Is waged we will carry oregon. Kansas and Minnesota, where the third term strength has rapidly waned since the recent tour through that sec ton by the party's candidate.
 No Longer Solid West
 "I am not familiar with the develop ments in other western states, although many good reports have come to me at Beverly concerning them, but even with the states already mentioned IL can be seen that there Is no longer a solid west back of the new party, but more nearly solid west reunited in support of the republican ticket This strength adsed to the indisputaDle republican hold on the eastern states constitutes in itself a suf- fclent strength to give success to the party
 "It is scarcely necessary for me to point to the necessity Of re-estHbllSh1ng publican majority in the House of Rep resentatives If this is done l feel conti- dent that 1 will be able to have placed on the statute books the workmen's compeI- sation law which 1 urged upon tho last session, but which was sent to oblivion by the democratic House. If the country will give the republican party cons plete victory In It's congressional as well as its presidential ticket, a proper tariff revision will be speedily effected with knowledge of the facts ascertained by | tariff commission which will harm no one and remove it's present defects"
 Tonight the President attended the the- atre, leaving for Altoona. Pa, shortly be- fore midnight
 No Change in Position
 The President made lt clear that he has not changed his position announced from Beverly of keeping hands off the New York state political situation.
 The President explained to visitors to- night that the visit to him i'm Washing ron of Samuel Untermyer, the New York attorney who is counsel for the House money trust Investigating committee. was merely to obtain information now in the hands of Comptroller Of the Currency Murray relating to national banks, which might be concerned in the cornmittee's in- quiry. The President Ia-.ed tie poins under a resolution passed only by one branch of Congress and wished to con- slider the matter further. He will do SD reaches him.