Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-14
Brighter Prospects for Taft.

AS for the national situation, all reports
from every source indicate Frightening
prospects for Taft The drift to Taft
Is tremendous. but candor compe,s those
who make them to admit that 1t is not
yet efficient
All through these middle west states
the farmers are swinging over gradually
to the regular republican ticket. This is
indicated by details of conversation be-
tween the republican workers and in
diyiduals, and also by increased demand
for republican literature
But no one Is rainbow chasing among
the republican leaders. They realize the
heart-breaking task before them of
C; ching up with the great lead which
Wilson gained. Still. it is the horse which
is forging ahead in the home stretch
that fixes the attention of the grand
stand, and the conscientious chronicler
o. events must note the indisputable fact
that Taft Is gaining.
Good news for the republicans comes
from Kansas. where an ARRANGEMENT has
finally been effected whereby the Taft
electors go on the regular ticket and the
third term party electors must go on by
petition. The reverse of the shield Is
shown in South Dakota, where the re-
Their electors on the ticket. with the
consequence that the republican organi-
zation and press are advocating voting
for Wilson, except on the congressional
ticket.
Roosevelt Losing Ground.
alow about Roosevelt? He is losing
ground every day in this region, his
showing is disappointing to his friends
and apparent to unbiased and non-par-
tisan observers. Among the latter there
is no division of opinion that he Is slip
ping backward.
ie o. "a
speeches. They lack the punch" as
they say in Chicago; don't have the old
time .wallop." Moreover. he is growing
irritable and small things get upon his
nerves He is frequently "heckled' by
his audiences and cannot stand the gaff
as of old. Failure to arouse an audience
to enthusiasm takes the spirit out Of
him.
The "dehorning committee" as they call
Harlan and Bede, who are trailing the
big bull moose and doing their best to
saw off his antlers, Is a constant thorn
in the flesh. and only. once have they
failed, to score. up in Michigan, where
a reaction in favor of the colonel
Monday night the "dehorners'' will
make the greatest effort of their trim
The Coliseum, the great convention hail.
with q capacity or lS,OUO, mas been rented
and the republican managers are doing
their best to turn out Il good audience
Harlan will expose one of the colonel
typical Inconsistencies. In his speech
Saturday night the colonel branded the
decision in the celebrated Knight sugar
case as a peculiarly vicious and foolish
decision which rhe was Instrumental LIN
having reversed. Harlan will quote a
letter from the colonel citing that dec,s-
ion to uphold his action in the Tennessee
coal and iron deal of unhappy memorv-
And the Wilson campaign. Well, there
are indications that it is Stacking up in
vigor. just as the Taft campaign is get
ting up steam. I do not mean that Will
son is losing ground. by any means but
that campaign efforts do not have the
swing which characterized them a few
weeks ago. TT is something like a case
of entertaining. so
Disturbed Over Foreign Vote.
The Wilson, men are well-nigh crazy
over the foreign votes especially in this
state where it is potential. There isn't
Polack. Hun. Croatian or other foreign
er who doesn't know exac,,y in his own
language just what Wilson wrote about
the foreign immigration. The republic
cans attended to that little matter the
first dash out of the box, by getting on
their stan more than a majority Of the
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