Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
DOUBLES ON HIS TRACKS
Messrs. Harlan and Bede, Trailing
Him, Puzzling Over Movement.
H1LLEs RECEIVES GOOD NEWS
Is Advised of Decided Change in
Sentiment in Favor of
President Taft.
From a staff Correspondent.


NEW YORK, n. Y. September 20
Col. Roosevelt is playing ''possum" with
J. Adam Bede and John NJ. Harlan. the
two republican spellbinders who are
trailing him through the west. and to-
day the colonel has the republican man
ayers guessing as to his next move.
When the colonel found that these two
orators were following closely in his
footsteps. he changed his published
itinerary, and doubled on his tracks. so
as to throw his pursuers off the trail.
Somewhere in the far west Mr.. Bede
and Mr.. Harlan are today kicking their
heels against a store box while await
ing information Of the coloneTs next
speech. and he Is five hundred miles
away from them and still going
Reports received by Chairman Hilles at
republican headquarters continue optimis-
tic in tone and are indicative of the de-
cided change in sentiment which seems to
have swept the entire country. Much of
this has been stimulated by the excellent
work quietly set in motion by Mr.. Hilles
during the last few weeks, which he ex-
tended into every city, county and town
ship.
Letters by the tens of thousands have
been forwarded from the headquarters
here, arousing party workers to the needs
of energetic action. These letters haze
gone out not only to the state leaders.
but to those who in a humble capacity
have heretofore assisted in the work.
Hundreds of Letters Daily.
The effectiveness of the method is
evidenced by the receipt Of hundreds or
letters daily, of which one from an east
ern town committeeman is a fair sample.
This committeeman says:
when l received your letter I had
partly made up my mind not to go into
the campaign this fall. l am a shoe
dealer, and my trade has occupied my
full time, you cannot blame me Tor
the stand l was thinking of taking, as a
business man: but your letter has put
new life in me, and | am sending let
ter out to my friends to get them to-
gether. | shall do all that 1 can to help
maintain the principles OF the republican
party and to achieve a great republican
success in November.
| Other letters, to business men, to labor
men, to colored organizations number as
many thousands more as do the letters
| to political organizations, and Mr.. Hilles
| is more than contented with the results
| thus far obtained by this method. Ihe
activity lately displayed by members, mer-
chants ana business men SeHeidhy WIZ
seem aroused by the tariff question and
| by the necessity Of maintaining the pros
perity of the country, has been most
gratifying, and promises to become per-
haps the most important factor in the
campaign.
Business men are reporting organiza-
| tions in every section of the cOuntry-oF-
CARNATIONS quite az enthusiastic and ar
dent in their support of the ticket as were
| the organizations of 1896, which aided SO
hon fnn N-ynfN
of William Mckinley and the destruction
| of the free-silver bug. The machine man.
ufacturng interests especially seem to
| have been aroused, and in letters from
| them there is frequent expression of their
appreciation of President Taft'S stand in
| vetoins the free trade bills which would
have resulted in the destruction of this
American industry.
Special Textbook Issued.
The republican national committee has
| issued special text book for the ex-
elusive benefit of the negro voter. 1t
| comprises sixty-tive pages. compiled by
Cyrus Field Adams, Of statistics of Afro
Americans in the United States. 1t tells
| of the negroes who hold office and re-
views the history of what the republican
party has done for the negro. In the
| cover is spirited drawing of Col. Roose-
welt kicking the negro delegates out Of
| the progressive national convention.
Down near Union square, this city, the
democrats have established what is
termed "a chamber of horrors being an
| exhibit Of the alleged iniquities OF the
protective tariff as it APPLIES to the house-
keeper. There are samples Of all kinds of
articles Of everyday use. with compare
| tive prices in this country and abroad.
To offset this the republicans have
| stationed men at the door who hand
out copies of an illustrated pamphlet
of a dozen pages, giving extracts from
the illustrated papers of 1898 showing
| the horrors Of the bread line. the I'M
employed the CoXey armies and other
| instances of the hard times. OF course,
all the misery that is depicted is laid
at the door of the democrats and
voters are admonished against running
| the risk Of repetition by voting the
| democratic ticket next fall All of
which might lead one to observe what
| a lot of bunk this political game is, aft
er all. \. o. NJ.