Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-15
URGE TAFT TO FIGHT
Friends Want Him to Return
RooseveIt's Blows.
TIME TO ATTACK, THEY SAY
Unfair Tactics Said to Have Aroused
Presidents Resentment.
TAX ON FORMER FRIENDSHIP
Hawaii Will Give President It's Del
egates Today, Delaware and Con-
necticut Tomorrow.
TAX ON FORMER FRIENDSHIP


to set aside conciliatory methods and put
aggressiveness in the campaign for the
presidential nomination. and TO 20 as far
in attacking Col Roosevelt as the colonel
has gone in his assaults on the President
So long as it looked as il President
Taft would be renomnated with many
refrain from the sort OF campaign that
would mean bitterness after the conven-
ton and possible loss of the election in
November. you've got the nomination
sure President Taft was told "A thou
sand times over. and the thing 10 do
now is TO shape matters as TO make
certain of the election"
President Taft has firmly believed that
this represented actual conditions His
personal wish has been for Cancellation
and for the relegation TO the rear or ag-
gressive tactics.
Said to Have Caused Resentment.
The President still believes that lie will
be nominated and will have plenty OF
votes to spare. but there are two i'm
portant features of the situation that are
stirring him at this time:
Ffrst-What he regards as unfair and
unwarrantable assaults upon him by Col.
Roosevelt. The President is said TO feel
more strongly about these than about
Col Roosevelt opposing his having an
other term.
Mr.. Taft is said to have intimated 10
close friends that Col. Roosevelt's coup
ling of the names of Lorimer, Penrose
and others with his, without warrant.
truth or fairness, has wrought within
him a feeling of resentment that is like
ly to break beyond restraint at any time.
Second-Fhe repeated statements OF the
Roosevelt people. fostered by the colonel
himself, that Taft cannot be elected. thus
spreading view that becomes more or
less contagious under constant reitera-
ton.
President Taft has steadily refused to
say unfriendly things of the former Pres
ident, and has earnestly hoped that the
colonel for the sake OF the party and
for the sake of old and kindly comrade-
ship. would follow the same course.
Roosevelt's Alleged Insincerity.
1t is declared that Col Roosevell knew
when he associated the names of Taft
and Lorimer to the great injury or Mr..
Taft in Illinois that the Presidents SYM
pathies were not with Senator Lorimer
and had never been. 1T il asserted he
positively knew that the President had |
on several occasions used his influence to
insist on a. most careful investigation OF
the Lorimer case and such action az was
fair and right. 1t Is also maintained that
Roosevelt knew that the President did
not turn a hand to favor Lorimer, and.
on the contrary, would have opposed him
if he had felt that he was right in In
terfering with matter belonging wholly
to the Senate.
If Mr.. Taft becomes thoroughly aroused
as indications today pointed, there will
be something doing in politics In a mighty
short time that may change the aspect or
things considerably The Taft people may
finally conclude to look to the nomination
first and the election afterward; not the
Tt,xa
President is to be told that his chances OF
election in November will not be lessened
by bringing out some sim talk. and that
whatever soreness follows will be gone
before November. He will be assured
plainly that il he does not do this ne can I
not expect to arouse his followers, and
that the Roosevelt idea that Taft Vas no
chance of election will be adroiV pushed
along to the latter's great diY advantase
Cannot Control Friends.
Whatever the President does, II was
evident today that he will no longer be
able to control his friends and determine
their attitude toward Col. Roosevelt
Director Mckinley of the Taft bureau
took things in his own hands yesterday
and issued a hot anti-Roosevelt state
ment He pointed the way to furtherf
work of this kind, 1T was said today. anY
President Taft will not be able to handi9
his own friends, even If he continues II
maintain his own self-control The hShE
is to grow warmer and more personal |
President Taft has never had any lntq
mate relations with Senator Penrose df
Pennsylvania. He has not insuited tl1e
Pennsylvania senator or suggested th3t
Mr.. Penrose refrain from supporting hiIb.
but he is not tied up with him in the way
Col Roosevelt has alleged in his speechef
In coupling President Taft with politi-
clans who have great opposition In thflr
own states, ii is asserted. Col Roosevelt
s proceeding in the way to cause an dN-
plosion at the White House at any tirte.
an explosion, too. that may mean qufcN
change in the lineup among the staIes
that are yet to act.
More Delegates for Taft.
The Taft delegate total is to be in
creased today by Hawaii, where six deie-
gates will be elected, instructed for Taft.
Delegate Kanalianaole of Hawaii. said az
the White House today that there was no
doubt of the Hawaiian delegates ben-;
for Taft.
The Connecticut and Delaware state
will meet tomorrow. and both
will elect Taft delegates. Nothing else
will be done until the Nebraska primaries
are held late in the week. The dates Tor
six congressional conventions in Texas
have
each district have come out for Tart.
Help for Flood Sufferers. q
President Taft and Secretary Stimson
conferred today about the money that
will be necessary to continue assistance :
to sufferers from the Mississippi river
foods. The War Department, through tsV
officers, is furnishing rations and supplies
TO thousands Of homeless people. This
must continue for some time. Secretary
Stimson is trying to gather exact infor-
nation as to how much money will he
1t is probable. 1t was said to-
day, that 100000 Will have to be appro.
priated to pay for the supplies That VIII
be needed. The figures may run higher
han this.
Senators Fall and Catron of New Mex
CO conferred with the President today
Is to federal appointments in that state.
rhe President directed them to prepare
heir recommendations for dozen regis
ers and receivers of land offices, Unh1
d States marshal and collector of IN. I
ernal revenue. There will be one COLI
ector for both Arizona and New Mex.
CO. but il has not been decided which
tate will get the Office.
RAN INTO ICE FL0ES.