New-York tribune., 1912-03-07
I'LL OF TAFT STRENGTH
eormers Turning to Support OF
President.
NE RECIPROCITY ISSUE
MANY object to Roosevelt's Co.
Iumbus speech-Indorsed by
New Jersey Legislators.
- ~. T,,bune Rureau.l J

rrror The Tribune Bureau.l
.,nston. March 6.-Each day brings
,s development in the fight being
0u' -, - wrest the nomination from Presi-
80. raft Up to the present time many
IS have bitterly opposed the renomi-
is'H. A. the President because OF his de-
ns"y- n..s stand for Canadian reciprocity
.,.+ they are beginning 10 learn that
sNi Poosevelt was just as strongly IN
t.ror Of reciprocity as the Fresloent ana
Ia .vsry one to support Mr.. TAFT IN his
sorts 10 secure the approval OF congress
-. ,,rn,ers are boiling the Roosevelt cause
- n,edeine their support 70 Mr. Iatt
SIa r,.r,or Rass Of New Hampshire re-
II, ,r6orsed the Roosevelt candidacy
va.+Hr6av more than one thousand OF the
..nst nromirent Republicans in that state
a.saobled and enthusiastically moorseo
-. president and his administration ana
--or,ised their support To-day Professor
~ Tucker. former president Of Dart
,,opth College and q supporter OF Governor
poss IN a letter TO the White House urges
tbA country 10 support 'the man VINO mas
hs.r and is doing his duty in the face OF
great OQQS.
IAN the information Yget from Michigan
shows swift Improvement fof !resiaen'
Taft" said Senator Townsend to-day. SIX
weeks ago, for instance, l got Ietter from
one Of the most prominent law ers in the
nnner peninsula telling ME that pracucaliy
every Republican there was for RooSe'eit
ard urging me to desert TAFT for the
colonel. wrote him saying that / felt
that President Taft deserved another term
and that the Republican party would make
: mistake II they did not stand by him.
Several days ago received q letter from
,bA came man. He had again gone through
ms district. He writes nov that there has
bsan a marvellous change among the very
Eams Republicans. Professional men.
business men and even the farmers object
TO the Columbus speech.
u recently talked with one Of the most
prominent of7c!als Of the state grange Of
Michigan. He was inclined TO be for TAFT,
but could not forget that the President had
been for Canadian reciprocity and that the
farmers were sore over reciprocity Why
Colonel Roosevelt was Just as strong for
Canadian reciprocity and commended
President Taft said. This had not oc-
CURED 70 my farmer friend. As matter
Of fact, Colonel Roosevelt was 4 hearty
advocate Of Canadian reciprocity"
Senator Page, Of Vermont, who vas
standing near. said: And I have had
something Of the same experience. Farmer
friends who have written me, finding fault
With President Taft for his reciprocity
views and showing an inclination 10 stand
-. - e4rv
prised when I wrote them that Colonel
Roosevelt was for reciprocity with Canada,
The farmers are coming around TO Taft.
Al letters I get indicate that Taft will have
the whole delegation from Vermont. Out
Of fifty newspapers have seen, not over
four are for Roosevelt Ali the others are
for TAFT"
Senator Briggs said that the lame
ducks Of New jersey are for Colonel
Roosevelt; that many Of the Republican
leaders who are reported as supporting the
colonel are actually enthusiastic supporters
OF President Taft; that the Republican
county committees Of Essex. Bergsn and
Cpion have adopted Taft resolutions; that
the entire Republican representation in the
upper branch Of the New Jersey Legislat
ure is for President Taft and that thirty
TWO out OF thirty-lve members OF the lower
branch are for Taft two being non-com-
initial and one opposed.
Professor Tucker calls attention to the
terrible confusion in personal and political
affiliations and says.
see no way out Of the confusion except
that OF unflinching loyalty 70 the man who
has been and is doing his duty in the face
Q! great ODDS. Most Of the tests OF pro
eressiveness which are applied 70 President
Taft seem 10 me TO be narrow and artin-
cial when measured against his own great
loysltiss, his courage in the discharge or
Inherited obligations, his Increasing aptl-
tuoe for public service. the breadth OF his
craftsmanship and his absolute unselhsh-
ness. In common with very many, re-
velt but ! find il no reason for changing
my feeling toward President Taft.
Senator Guggenneim said there was little
doubt President TAFT would have practically
the entire delegation from Colorado.
.Virginia's S tWenty-four delegates az the
Chicago convention viii vote for the re-
nomination Of President Taft" said Alvah
H. Martin, Republican national committee
man from Virginia. to-day. The state
Convention will be held et Roanoke on the
,tth Five Congress districts have already
had their conventions. -Four Of these con-
TAFT There was a contest IN the 3th DIS,
trict One side Is instructed for Taft ana
the other side is uninstructed. The 20 Dis
tnct did rot have & single delegate At its
oo,vention who was q federal officeholder."