The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-04-29
THE PRESIDENT STARTS
FOR MASSACHUSETTS
Will Make n Days Campaign in
the Industrial Section
of That State.
on TRAIL OF ROOSEVELT
Taft's Managers Much En-
couraged by the Political
Outlook.

WAsHrSoroN. April 27.-President Taft
left Washington by the Boston express at
s:35 this evening. He will leave the train
at Providence tomorrow morning and
begin days campaigning In the indus
trial section Of Massachusetts. The Preei-
dent : itinerary is being arranged by the
Taft committee in Massachusetts. but II
was the understanding when the President
left Washington that he would open at
Lowell and close tomorrow night at Fall
River in time to make a night train at
Providence for Washington. arriving here
Tuesday morning. In addition to the
speeches at Lowell and Fall River the
President will probably visit Haverhill.
Lawrence and Brockton. II will be his
last word to the voters Of Massachusetts
before the primaries. which will be held
on Tuesday.
The President was induced to return
TO Massachusetts by the special appeal
which Col. Roosevelt; ia making to organ
lied labor in the mill sections OF Massa-
chusetts II is manifest from the tone OF
Col Roosevelts speeches that he ia rely
ing on the votes of discontented work.
incincn. and il is to meet and answer this
appeal tha, President Taft will make his
final tour of the State. Charles u. Hilles.
secretary 70 the President. and Gus j.
Karger, Washington correspondent OF
the Cincinnati Times-Stny and close per-
sonal friend Of President Taft. accom-
panied him on the trip.
The President arrived in Washington
from Philadelphia early this morning
,,~, NJ he
White House. The President went over
the Mexican situation with Secretary
Knox. who is preparing to leave Washing
ton on long visit to the West. Among
tho other conferences was one with
Attorney General Wickersham In regard
20 the suit against the international
Harvester Company and with Senator
Crane over politics. Senator Root and
Secretar- Wilson were also present and
conferred with the President in regard
- the statement which he issued to-nigh,
replving 10 Col. Roosevelt's e charge tina,
Mr. Taf, as member of the Roosevelt
Cabinet knew and approved Of the order
issued by President Roosevelt toAttorney.
General Bonaparte suspending the
threat ened suit againstthe international
Harvester Company in 1907.
The Presidents managers are very
much encouraS god over the political out
look They now claim 42O delegates
either instructed or pledged for the Presi-
dent. The results Of the week that closed
Saturday nigh, wcre especially crafty
ne to the President and his friends
tcrtv-,our delegates were chosen during
,h" wcok az this number Senator
80.
cot Roosevelt took nine four ~ which
wor" the delegates AT large from Mis-
.nuri. which will be cont ested Mr.
lafts managers now Concedc Col Roose-
voit pot Votes. or less than half as many
n are claimed for the President.
prcsid"u; la!t's showing last week in
detail! l. as follows: He carried the
Iowa Stat" convention in face OF the
confident predict ions of Senator Cum
mins'- friond. and the personal presence
0f the Senator at the convention In
addition IA N" four delegates AZ large
che resident viii have the votes o.
another Iowa diairlc' which instructed
- delegate for him AT the Iowa conven-
ton. out of the 20 votes in Iowa Senator
Cummius will have 10 and President
Taft 10
In addition to the Iowa result the presi-
dent captured five districts in Louisiana.
ten Delegates from Rhode Island, two
from one o' tho Michigan districts and
one from he first district of North Caro-
lima Dtit of the forty-Cour delegates
IN" President captured thirty one lie
r. assured 0i fourteen more by the result
ol IN" primaries IN Nevada and New
Hampshire" interest now centres IN the
naSN,'hnS''' primaries 10 ne heid on
1hor" was much amused comment
among punlic men III Washington to-day
.i,o, ,,-o.;,ion, 'r,f, Ia ,,,o, "
corresroudonce without permiss;on The
his,or +, of the gorrnation Of the Ananiaa
, int and tho additions made to its mem
he,shin from time TO tirue hv Col Roose-
yrlt wa- gone oNor IN detail and il was
recalled that tol Roosevelt quoted freely
from privn'" correspondence 10 make
nut hi' cas-" aga'hrt Henry NJ. Whitney