Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-19
POLITICS DAY BY DAY

This Is expected to be Roosevelt week
In national politics. The Taft managers
realize that they have been having
everything their own way lately and are
prepared to face the music when the
Roosevelt orchestra strikes UP this week.
The overture was sounded by Clifford Pin
chot.o The bass horn and the big drum
will sound Wednesday night at Columbus.
when the colonel will make his long
heralded speech on progressiveness.
Meanwhile the Taft people expect to
pick up few delegates from day to day.
having added fourteen to their string
last week.
The Taft managers yesterday got some
good news from California, where the
atmosphere has been decidedly Roose-
veltian on account of the attitude of
Gov. Johnson. when Col. Charles NJ
Hammond of Upper Lake. CAL. brother
in-law of Col. Roosevelt. said to them:
Il cordially support President Taft for
denomination and reelection. California
can be and will be carried for him. State
designed for the effect they may have
elsewhere. I indorse the Presidents can
didacy because of his practically progress
sive policies and because Of the marvel
GUS achievements of his administration.
He Is entitled to a second term in order
that he may have the opportunity to
carry forward the policies which have
DONE so much to help the country and to
maintain its prosperity.
we of California are under a direct
debt OF gratitude to him for his generous
help in securing the Panama-Pacific ex-
position, a debt which the people of the
state are eager to repay. The state is
normally republican, with a big major
ity, and that majority will not only be
| maintained for the President, but it will
be augmented by the enthusiastic support
OF the woman voters, who have but re-
Gently been granted the right to express
their sentiment at the polls.
The strong Taft sentiment among the
women of California Is a powerful factor
In the development of the kindly feeling
toward the President which has been
in strong evidence for several months
The cordial support accorded him by the
press Of California is an index to the
| trend of popular opinion"
The New York Herald declares former
Representative Lucius n. Littauer of
New YORK Is financing the Roosevelt CAM
paign. Mr.. Lfttauer is head of the largest
glove manufacturing concern in this
country. When the Payne Aldrich tariff
bill was under construction Mr.. Littauer
was friendly to the President. That bill
when it reached the conference committee
contained rates of duty on foreign gloves
highly acceptable to the American manu-
facturers. President Taft notified the
conferees that the rates were too high
and he would not accept them. The con-
since that hour Mr.. Littauer's fondness
for President Taft has not been express
ed in glowing terms.
Lieut. Gov. Nichols, in charge of the
| Harmon headquarters here. left for Co.
| lumbus last night to report to the gov
ernOr the results of tour through the
east and south, where Lieut.. Gov. Mich
| OILS found Harmon stock going up, he
saws.
The following was issued by the Har-
| mon headquarters last night:
Increased activity In the Harmon, camp
| was manifested today with the arrival
at Harmon headquarters here Of Lieut..
Gov. Nichols, who Is managing the Ohio
governor campaign for the democratic
nomination Cor the presidency. Assembled
| to meet him were the democratic men,
bers of the Ohio delegation in the House
and Senator Pomerene
Fresh from conferences with leaders in
the east and south, Lieut.. Gov. Nichols
| brought reports of the most encouraging
character. He told the delegation that the
work done and being done in Harmon s
behalf throughout the country had borne
| such fruit as to strengthen the assurance
the constantly growing sentiment in his
favor.
I'm the course of the conference Gov.
Harmon's recent speech before the Ohio
constitutional convention on the subject
| Of the initiative and referendum came up,
and Representative Cooke of the fourth
Ohio district prepared a statement as to
| the full significance Of the governor s
words.
I'm addressing himself to those as
sembled at the headquarters to hear what
report he had to make, Lieut.. Gov.
Nichols said:
/
/ in those several sections has convinced me
| that when the national convention meets
Gov. Harmon will be the prevailing choice
of the states that are pretty certain to
cratic candidate. Furthermore, that there
| is a growing conviction among demo
cratic workers that of all the candidates
mentioned Gov. Harmon would the most