Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-10
J. M. HARLAN GOES TO OREGON
He Will Follow Trail of Teddy on
Special Train.
WILSON PLANS SECOND TRIP
Democratic Candidate Expects to
Meet Bryan in Nebraska.
NEW ISSUE IN THE CAMPAIGN
Democrats VIII Make Special Effort
to Line Up the Advocates of
Stronger Pure Food
Legislation.

CHICAGO, Sept. 9.-An aggressive
campaign for the reelection of President
Taft will be launched in the west this
week by the republican national COM
mittee.
In addition to Michigan, Colorado and
Oregon thorough organization will be
made in California, South Dakota and
Kansas. where the Roosevelt forces re-
tain control OF the republican party.
One OF the most significant moves of
the campaign is the announcement of the
Taft leaders that they will fight to
finish in the so-called Roosevelt states.
As soon as Colonel Roosevelt's special
train departs from Huntington, Ore,
Thursday. John Nj. Harlan of Chicago,
with, corps of assistants from the
New York and Chicago headquarters will
take up the trail on special train.
which will follow Colonel Roosevelt's
itinerary through Idaho, Utah, Nevada,
California and back into Colorado. Mr..
Harlan, 1t was said, would make vigor-
GUS attack upon Colonel Roosevelt and
his policies.
|. Purely Academic, Says Teddy.
SPOKANE, Wash, Sept s.-Woodrow
Wilson's criticism of the progressive min
Colonel Roosevelt in speech here today
as purely academia" 1T Is an objec-
tion of the school room, and II will not
have any weight with anyone who knows
what life actually Is" said Mr.. Roose-
velt.
He states," continued the colonel,
that he is utterly against this plank for
various reasons. among them because he
thinks employers, II such law were
enacted. would reduce the wages of their
employees to the minimum prescribed by
law. Such fear Is utterly groundless." )"
Mr.. Roosevelt said he believed Governor
Wilson was sincere. but had been misled
by ideas laid down by political econo'
mists.
Norris says He is n Republican.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Sept s-Congressman
George w. Norris, candidate for senator
on the republican ticket, today gave out
q statement in which he declared that
while still republican he would support
Roosevelt for the presidency. His state
ment In part Is as follows:
mo one seriously believes Mr.. Taft
was the honest and lawful nominee of
the Chicago convention. No one can seri-
ously doubt that his pretended nomination
was obtained by political theft. The men
who perpetrated this fraud privately ad-
nit It and justify themselves on the
had Of defeating the nomination OF
Roosevelt
Wilson VIII Come West Again.
NEW YORK. Sept. Ex-Governor Wood
row Wilson probably will do much more
speaking on his western trip than he
originally intended doing. Requests
from numerous cities that he visit them
and speak on the issues Of the cam
paign have been made. Governor Wilson,
at national headquarters, today dis
cussed with Senator Gore of Oklahoma,
who has just returned from campaign
tour through Maine, and others plans for
his trip.
After the first western trip, which will
begin September 16 and end September
q, the governor will have two days rest
at his home In Sea Girt, N. j.. but
present plans are that he will start out
almost Immediately for another western
invasion. 1t Is likely that on his second
western trip he will go to Missouri.
Nebraska and Illinois. The governor will
probably meet William J. Bryan the
latter part of the month in Nebraska.
VIII Make Food Laws an Issue.
A conference of advocates of pure food
legislation attended by Governor Wilson
resulted today in q plan to organize
workers for pure food laws throughout
the country in an association to work
for democratic success next November.
| Governor Wilson discussed his attitude
on this subject and the democratic plat
form insofar as 1t related to pure food
legislation with Prof. Irving Fisher Of
Yale, DR.. Woods Hutchinson, DIR. ]. A.
Mccormick, Drs. Thomas Darlington and
William A. Evans, former health COM