Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-17
POLITICS DAY BY DAY


added Senator Dixon, by the delegates
instructed for Col Roosevelt, none of
them officeholders, elected by legal and
proper methods and in accordance with
the call of the national committee.
1T is apparent that the Taft man.
testing delegates into northern states
in order to cloud conditions. This is
demoralizing to the party. but the Is
sue, as thus made, will be met with
vigor. In adopting this plan. the Taft
managers have assured a decision of
the contests on their merits. Northern
states and districts never will submit
to the man. handling of their delegations
through bogus contests. When the
national committee is confronted with
the necessity of making fair declsions
in northern districts, it will establish
presidents that must insure fair de-
cisions in southern districts also"
The Taft claims, as given out by d.
rector Mckinley, concede contests IN
the following congressional districts:
First. Georgia. third Virginia, third
and fifth Missouri and third Oklahoma.
This makes a total of ten delegates.
The Roosevelt statement declares that
the following delegates. now claimed
by the Taft forces. will be contested:
Alabama, IA; District of Columbia, q;
Florida. IL; Georgia, 20; South Carolina,
s; Tennessee, IL; Virginia, Is.
THE conventions in the southern
states were all called and held strictly
in conformity with the call issued by
the national committee said Mr.. Nc
Kinley. so far as we know, the Roose-
welt supporters went into these con-
ventions and made their fight; If they
have held separate conventions and
elected other delegates We have not
been advised of the fact
Michael Kennedy, chairman of the
republican state committee. has wired
from Stamford, Conn, to Taft head
quarters. as follows:
Practically all of the republicans of
Connecticut earnestly desire the re-
nomination of President Taft. No one
at all familiar with the situation can
truthfu1ly say that there exists in
this state any sentiment other than
that Mr.. Taft has earned and should
convention. The Taft sentiment is
universal throughout the state, the
country towns as we'll as the cities
are for him. Those in charge Of his
canvass need give themselves no con-
Germ regarding Connecticut. Every
delegate will be a Taft man."
G. J. Diekema wired from Grand
Rapids. Mich, as follows:
noon Chippewa county, Gov Osborne's
home; Taft, q; Roosevelt, T."
Harry s. New wired from Indian
apolis. Ind. as follows:
Inc IdIt supporters made almost a
clean sweep at the primaries in the
seventh district today, insuring the
election of two Taft delegates at to-
morrow's convention"
This statement was issued from the
Harmon national headquarters in the
New Ebbitt last night:
THE past week has been one of
unusual activity in all states where
concerted efforts in behalf of Gov
IL q nn'c
made. Telegraphic advices received to-
day from the several branch head
quarters indicate tremendous i'm
petus to the Harmon boom.
During the week visitors from thirty
nine states visited the headquarters here.
Many of these were men experienced in
making political observations in their re-
spective localities. To man they re-
ported growing sentiment in favor of
Gov. Harmon at the Baltimore conyen-
ton. and they declared this constantly
growing sentiment to be due mainly to
the fact that democratic voters are dis
gusted with sentimental politics such as
has been played with such disastrous re-
suits In the last few presidential contests,
and are desirous of once more having
Tor the party's nominee a man who ad-
m1ttedly can carry at the November cleo
ton the great states without whose cleo
toral votes defeat from the start would
be assured.
The Ohio tax commission will on Tues
day and Wednesday of next week hold
its annual conference with county audi
tors and representatives of city boards of
review in Columbus. This will be the
most important gathering Of tax officials
ever held In the state. Gov. Harmon.
who was responsible for reducing the tax
rate in Ohio, has accepted an invitation
to attend the sessions, and will likely
take part in the discussions"
Taft headquarters last night said:
In answer to the assertion of the
Roosevelt campaign manager that the list
OF polling places for the primary elections
held In Indianapolis yesterday was not
made public until the afternoon Of the
day of election, it can be stated officially
that the list of polling places was pub
lished in the Indianapolis papers Wednes-
day, thus giving the voters twenty-four
hours more notice than they had ever
received before. Furthermore the list
of inspectors was also published, some
thing never done heretofore
In Indianapolis yesterday supporters of
the denomination Of President Taft con-
trolled the seventh congressional district
convention, and elected their
candidates for delegates to the national
Mayor Lew Shank and Will
liam E. English, by a vote of 1913, to six
for the Roosevelt candidates.
Resolutions were adopted instructing
the delegates to vote for President Taft.
and condemning the political theories
Of recall of the judiciary or judicial
opinions and the presidential third term"