The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-05-08
PRESIDENT IN OHIO
BEGINS FIGHT TO-DAY
Ready for Strongest Stand to
Carry His Home state
on May 81.
RESTS AT BASEBALL GAME
Will Tell Women How He
Stands on Suffrage After the
Chicago Convention.

CINCINNATI, May 7.-President Taft
will start early tomorrow morning on
the last lap Of his speech making trip
through his native state He will leave
Cincinnati at six o'clock in the morning
and is scheduled to make IL speeches.
The principal address will he at the
Memorial Hall in Columbus tomorrow
night. Immediately after this meeting
the President will leave for Washington.
He will return to Ohio on Wednesday
Of next week and spend the latter part
Of the week campaigning in the northern
part OF the State. where there ia consid-
erable Roosevelt sentiment
The campaign in Ohio between Presi-
dent Taft and Col Roosevelt for the
forty-piGht delegates TO the Chicago
convention will be more ebitterlycontested
than the recent political fights in Massa-
chusetts and Maryland. The Roosevelt
managers for a long time have been lay
ing plans to defeat the President in his
native State il possible. FOR the purpose of
using such an adverse result in other
States which are yet to select their dele
gates.
in his own State the Roosevelt managers
SAY it will demonstrate that MIR. Taft
would be likely. IL nominated. to suffer
defeat in the elections next November.
The Taft forces are making every effort
to defeat Col Roosevelt Both President
Taft and Col Roosevelt. as well as many
other prominent speakers, will he in Ohio
next week. The Taft speakers will he
Secretary of State Knox. Senator's Burton
Of Ohio, Bradley Of Kent ucky and Towns
end Of Michigan. Representative Camp
bell Of Kansas and job Hedges of New
| York.
Col. Roosevelt will he assisted hy Sena-
tor Ciapp OF Minnesota. ex-senator Bav-
eridge OF Indiana and Truman II. New
berry Of Detroit. Secretary OF the Nav y
in Col. Roosevelt's Administration.
The election Of delegates on May ~
will be the first test of the new Ohio pri-
mary law and politicians Of long standing
decline to make predictions The presi-
dent is strong III Cincinnati. his home city,
and in the southe pa Of tn" state.
In the northern part. however. there is
considerable insurgent sentiment. which
will probably support Col Roosevelt.
The farmer vote Ifs All important eiemen
not well disposed toward MIR. Tart because
of the reciprocity act.
President Taft spent to-day rest ing
et the home of his brother. Charles I.
Taft. In the morning the President re-
ceived Mrs. Ricketts, Smell and Mrs
Ssrah falconer. two suffragcttes who
wanted TO ascertain the Presiden; S views
OH woman suffrage
The President told us" said Mrs
Smell. that il We write to him after the
Republican convention IN Chicago in
June asking for statement on the woman
suffrage question he will give ii TO us.
He said that he could not probably give
his views AT this time because he did not
wish TO exploit any advantage which
might accrue through seeking favor
with the large body of women who form
the sfiurage movement.
, Mr. Taft called their attention 30 Ms
! las: public statement ON this question
and added that at the present he could
not sav any more except 10 express las
appreciation Of the attitude of The womer
voters Of California and other Western
States.
The women Of California have shown.
/ the President remarked that they
realize the importance Of franchise and
| that they intend to Use il as Worthily as
possible. There can be no question that
these women voters represent the right
! type Of citizenship
! In the afternoon the Presid and
! e. =. Taft saw the Philadelphia Nationa
League team beat Cincinnati. The HON,
team has "A short ocly midget. Brownie
Burke. about 3 feet high. who dresse.
in tine uniform and handles the bats
tie slipped away from his post to- day
went to the President box and told ont
OF the secret service men that he wante,
to shake hands with the President
How old are you, my little mani" th'
President inquired.
Nineteen years Brownie replied. an,
Mr. Taft laughed in surprise.
Tonight the President attended tn,
music festival and later was the CUES
OF Lawrence Maxwell al an informa
supper at the Queen City Club lie spcn
the night at the Taft residence on Pix
street. He declined To comment on tn
result of the Marvlan primaries