River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-10-31
ION HOME STRETCH
STATE AND NATIONAL CAMEL
DATES PREPARE FOR A
STRENUOUS WEEK.
$50 DEM. ORATORS IN N. Y.
John Wanamaker Urges Voters ia
Stand by President
Taft at the
Polls.

campaigns in New England enter up
on the last full week before the cleo
ton with representatives of all parties
actively concerned in getting out the
vote for Nov. 5.
In Rhode Island, Vermont and Maine
most of the campaigning, so far, has
been by the Progressives, but the other
parties have arranged for many raj
lies in the closing week. On the other
hand, both Massachusetts and New
Hampshire have experienced lively
times, politically, and leaders Of all
parties have been busily firing broad
sides of argument at the voters for
the past fortnight.
Three of six Massachusetts candi-
dates, Governor Fcss, Democrat, who
aspires to third term; Joseph Walk
er of Brookline, the Republican nomi-
nee, and Charles S. Bird Of Walpole,
leader of the Progressives, have toured
the state, making, in some instances,
as many as 20 speeches day.
Chinese Candidate Active.
Chin K. Hsue of Bodton, the first
Chinaman ever nominated in Massa-
chusetts, lras injected some interest
into the campaign for state representa-
i've from the Chinatown district. Chin
is a Republican and is running on a
platform favoring the downward revi
sion of the tariff.
Nightly, rallies in the interest of
Taft, Roosevelt and Wilson are being
held in many sections of New Hamp-
shire, where the state campaign is in
full swing, also.
Franklin Worcester of Hollis, the Re-
publican candidate for governor, has
made few speeches. His opponents,
Samuel d. Felker of Rochester, Demo
crat and Winston Churchill of Corn
ish, Progressive, are on the stump
daily. For the election of governor,
majority vote is necessary, the contest
going to the legislature if the majority
is lacking For that reason there is
a strong fight for the control of that
body.
Rhode Island Fight Quiet.
Thus far Rhode Island has had one
of the quietest state campaigns in
many years. Despite the fact that the
Progressives as we'll as the Democrats
and Republicans have complete state
and congressional tickets in the field,
there have been few large meetings.
Governor Johnson of California, will
be heard in Maine this week, going
east as far as Bangor to fill some
speaking dates which Colonel Roose-
welt made before the wound received
in Milwaukee forced him to abandon
his trip. In Maine, as also in Vermont
interest in the national campaign is
unmixed with local issues as the cleo
lions in both those states were held
| in September.
John Urges Support for Taft.
philadelphia Taft has made
mistakes there have been extenuating
circumstances for which he was not
wholly responsible" said John Wanna
maker, former postmaster general, in
letter addressed to my friends Of
so years." the men of the little king
dom of commerce, urging them to sup
port President Taft's reelection.
mo one has dared to add guilt to
any of the presidents errors. Grant
| ing for arguments sake that Presi-
dents Lincoln and Grant made mis-
takes, would the people have voted
them out at the end Of their first
term?"
| $50 for Wilson in New York.
New York-The Democratic nation
al committee announced that $50
speakers would be put on the stump
| in New York state this week for the
conclusion of the presidential fight
Each of the three leading parties is TO
have a demonstration in Madison
Square Garden during the week, the
! Progressives Wednesday, the Demo-
Gratis Thursday, and the Republicans
Friday.
Leading speakers of all three parties
will cover the city and state during
the time intervening before election.
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