The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-31
Talks With Men of
National Prominence
AT Washington. d. O.

icy a reduced vote, i'ut Just SO sure,
ly as November comes, Taft is going tc
carry Illinois, said r.. B.. Needles
president Of the First National bank
of Nashville, III. Nashville, which is
forty miles from st. Louis, Mo, is one
II the agricultural ceEtcrS Of Illinois.
"Ihls statement" continued Mr.
Needles, lis based upon the change o,
sentiment that has occurred in nearly
yTtry farming and business section Of
illinois. In my congressional district
for instance, a district Chat is almos,
Wholly Il farming district, Roosevelt
sentiment preponderatel so largely be.
fore the republican convention that
4espite the fac that the district was
normally a strong republican distric,
and regular, Roosevelt varied ii b,
go. Notwithstanding all the leaders OF
the district could do.
NOW, those men who voted for
Roosevelt in the primaries are just as
strong in their d~enunciation of the
former president. They are not ready
to leave the republican party simpl,
because Roosevelt was foiled of his
ambition at Chicago. They are the
regular kind.
Score of Roosevelt men have told
me personally that while they favored
Roosevelt for the nomination, they
could not vote for him in the election.
They believe there is still some good
left in the republican party and they
are not going To take a chance on a
third party, the head and center OF
which is n man. The East St. Louis
district was against Taft because of
his reciprocity stand, hut the farmers
have forgotten that. now hat the is
sue has been drawn clearly whether
they shall remain republicans or Join
a new party. This sentiment. l find,
pervades nearly every section Of H.
linois and it is for this reason that ]
assert that Taft will carry the state
in the election.
Representative Rodenberg is goins
to be reelected to beyond
any doubt. The bull moose has nom
mated a candidate for congress agains,
him, but IL will make no difference
| look for the Illinois legislature to be
republican and to elect Sherman as
the successor to Senator Cullom."
Taft Chances Good.
A good a c~hance?-a better
chance, l should say. than any of the
presidential candidates." said Repre-
sentative Edgar p. Crumpacker OF
Valparaiso, the only republican mem.
Der of the house from Indiana in the
SlAty-secon congress, when asked il
President Taft could carry Indiana.
The situation in Indiana. of course
is greatly complicated. but as it is to.
day. Taft has a much better chance OF
getting h electoral vote of the state
than has either Wilson or Roosevelt
He carried Indiana in 1908 by a little
more h 10000 plurality, but had fl
not been for local issues-the prohibi.
ton question. particularly-he would
have won h state by $4,000. Ordi.
narily, we know thai Indiana is a close
state. but Taft is and always has beer
strong there.
The president is gaining ground
primarily because of the prosperou.
condition Of business throughout tn.
country, and the belief among bushes.
men hat to change administration:
now would perhaps endanger these
prosperous conditions. Business mer
more. perhaps. than men engaged ir
other Enthusiastically hesitate long be.
fore voting for q change of admins.
tration when he'll affairs are in goot
shape.
"Old-linc republicans are not goine
TO desert the standard under which
they have served so long withou,
great thought and elaboration. and Il
is apparent to any one that Roose.
Velts only purpose is the destruction
Of h republican party.
There are many voters in Indiana
who would probably have voted fol
Roosevelt had he run as an independ.
ent republican. but when he stands al
the candidate Of third party and de,
nounces h principles and policies o,
the republican party. under which GU,
country has attained an unparalleled
prosperity. the vast majority Of re.
publicans will stick t the old party.
There are other reasons, too. tina
Will help Taft in Indiana. Our ballo,
is long and complicated. and unde,
the law II a voter makes a mark under
the emblem of any Of the parties and
then proceeds to mark the names OF
the candidates following, the whole
ticket is rejected. Understanding this
most voters will prefer to vote q
straight ticket, which will be, as
have said. to the distinct advantage OF
President Taft.
II do not know how tn,
sional elections will come Tut. We
have strong hope that the republican
representation from Indiana will b<
increased. Former Senator Beveridge
who Is running as the bull moos.
candidate for governor. stands len