Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-23
HEARS Good NEWS|NEGRO RACE PRAISED
President Taft Is Told of Lauded by Dr. CIaxton for
Kansas Situation Progress 1t Has MADE
SENATOR CURTIS HERE DECREASE IN ILLTTERACY|
Electors Speaks
Written designations Meeting
pRoGREss1vEs FACE DILEMMA MORAL CONDITIONS BETTER
President Taft Invited to Deliver
feated Hut Also Whole A. E
State Ticket Tonight
President Taft Is Told OF
Kansas Situation.
SENATOR CURTIS HERE
Roosevelt Electors Said to Have
Written designations.
PR0GRESS1vES FACE DILEMMA
May Not Only Have Electors De-
feated. But Also Whole
State Ticket.

State Ticket.
Whatever the true situation through
out the country politically, it is unde
niably true that President Taft and
republicans are immensely heartened
over reports reaching them showing
big Improvement for the party and its
nominees.
President Taft, at the White House for
one day in Washington, today received
encouraging reports verbally and other
wise Senator Curtis Of Kansas, just in
from that state. and returning there i'm
mediately. told President Taft of a big
change in conditions there all encourag-
ing to republicans.
Roosevelt Electors to Go.
Mr. Curtis declared that public senti-
ment had accomplished what resort to the
courts and all other plans had failed In
the eight electors who had declared they
proposed to vote for Roosevelt for Presl-
dent If they were elected.
The fight on these electors is still pend
ing in the courts. Kansas was one Of the
states where il looked hopeless that Taft
would get even chance to be voted for
In November. owing to the action of the
progressive republicans. who control the
state organization and the republican
state committee. in placing electors OF
their own faith on the republican ticket
and asserting their purpose of electing
these men If possible so that they might
cast the vote of Kansas for Roosevelt.
President Taft. Chairman Hilles of the
national committee and republican lead
ers in all directions. headed by Senator
Curtis and the Republican League OF
Kansas, have been using every influence
possible to force a change in Kansas. SO
that the republican party could be fairly
and squarely represented by electors who
would stand for Taft.
Have Written designations.
The Republican League of Kansas is
representing the regular republicans
there, inasmuch as they have few men,
bers on the state committee. This
leag.n with 10000 loyal republicans on
its list pledged to vote against any
candidate for office in Kansas not will
ing to proclaim himself a republican
and intending to vote for Taft and
Sherman, has applied the screws
throughout the state, with the result
that when Senator Curtis left Kansas
on the electoral ticket had written their
designations and placed them in the
hands of William Allen White, the En-
poria editor, with whom Col Roosevelt
stopped yesterday in Kansas. The under
standing between the regulars and the
Roosevelt people is clear. Senator Curtis
told the President today. that the Roose-
welt men will get off the republican
ticket and permit regular republican
electors, pledged to Taft and Sherman,
to be substituted.
Face Dilemma.
The Roosevelt people are to file the
designations today or tomorrow, unles.
Col. Roosevelt himself. after his all-day
conference yesterday with William Aller
White, overturns the agreement that has
been made. The back-out on the part OF
the Roosevelt people. 1t is stated. Is due
time party spirit in Kansas. and threats
on the part OF thousands Of regular re-
publicans throughout the state that they
will knife every man on the republican
state ticket who does not pledge himself
to vote for Taft and Sherman.
The progressives faced the dilemma Of
not only having their electors defeated
but of losing their whole state ticket and
the legislature. with the certainty that
after the election the regulars would OBJ
tain control OF the state and county re-
publican organization.
Swing to Taft.
What is taking place in Kansas is said
to be taking place elsewhere-a powerful
pubHcans who have had leanings toward
him and who do not wish to leave their
party or become responsible for seeing i,
wrecked.
President Taft hears from Ohio that
republicans who have been disposed to
stray away from their party are drop
ping back into line, and Is told that
this Is especially true among the
farmers, who are beginning to fear
that a change of administration will
mean a slackening Of prosperity and
such a disturbance Of business that
farm products will suffer In prices.
I'm stumping my state lately" remark
ed Senator Curtis today, II found cOuntie.
and communities where the people. nearly
solid against Taft two months ago, rose
in unison and shouted three cheers fol
Taft and Sherman. There is no question
that a tremendous change in sentiment
has taken place in Kansas, and that TIT
bull moose people are out of 1t SO fal
as carrying the state is concerned.
Il do not care to make a prediction
now that Taft will carry the state
neither will 1 admit that he will lose
u. 1 90 hnOWs HO"cFcI, OCyo Oily
question that republicans who were
disposed to stray away from theil
party are falling back into line by the
hundreds. and that this Is especially
true of farming sections"
Campaign Managers Encouraged.
The republican campaign managers. II
is learned today, have great faith in the
eventual success of their campaign OF
education on prosperity and business
lines. They believe that men Of every
caliber having few dollars invested II
homes or business will become aroused
and use their influence to stem the tid(
that has been running toward politica
changes in the administration Of the gov
eminent.
Farmers and laboring men are as vital
| ly affected as business men, it was point
ed out at tho White House today.
The gloomy prospects OF few month:
ago that the republican nominees fol
President and Vice President would b.
defeated and. worse than that, that the
republican party would become extinct
has cleared TO the extent that repub
lican leaders visiting the President and
writing him assert confidently that the
party will come out of the November
fracas with a bright future. II not with
victory.