Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-07
OHIO WILL Be
BATTLE GROUND
Taft and Supporters Plann-
ing Campaign to Win
Home State
PRESIDENT NOT D|SCOURGEO
Did Not Hope For Better Results
In Maryland Primaries,
He Says.

AAS Jays
Il By Special Leased Wire to New Mexicanl
Cincinnati Ohio, May ohio,
President Taft's home state, bids fair
tc become the bloody battle ground
where the President and Colonel The
odore Roosevelt will fight to a finish
one of the decisive actions" of the
present campaign for the Republican
presidential nomination.
Coming Battle in Ohio.
Friends of President Taft, with him
on his visit to Cincinnati. declared
that the result of the Maryland pri-
maries made it certain the struggle
for Ohio would be hard. The Presi-
dent will spend more time campaign
ing in Ohio than he did in Maryland,
where he spoke only during one day.
His secretary C. D. Hilles, announced
that Mr. Taft would return to Ohio
for four or five-day stay He will
take in most of the principal towns
| and cities not touched on the present
trip. The Ohio campaign will wind
III, only a few days before the state
! primaries on May q. and from his
home state the president probably
! will turn his attention to New Jersey
which gives her opinion Of the presi
/ dental candidates one week later. SC
far, no invasions by the president OF
other states in which primaries are
to be held have been planned.
President is Undiscouraged.
The president is resting today, but
tomorrow he starts North on six
teen-hour tour that ends in Columbus
late tomorrow night and on which h,
will make at least fourteen speeches
in towns of all sizes. The presiden
was said today not to be discouraged
by the fact that Colonel Roosevelt
won out in the Maryland primaries
Mr.. Taft spent only one day cam
paigning there and was said to fee
that he had done well, although othe
members of his party we're disappoint
ed.
Taft Resting Today.
President Taft, for the first tim
in several weeks, today cast aside tn
cares of office and worries Of the pc
litical stump, and enjoyed day o
recreation and rest. A diversifie
program has been mapped out fo
him, official business having no plac
on it, In the morning the presiden
held an informal reception for hi
many friends made during his perio
of residence here In the afternoo
he occupied a box at the Cincinnati
Philadelphia baseball game.
Will Attend Music Festival.
In the evening Mr.. Taft will atten
| lIe UptIlAS VI IllC SIhSlllhdIl 4iet
Music Festival and while it is the Gu
tom of both himself and Mrs. Taft
remain through the musical season
he will be able to attend only tn
opening night. the political campaig
through Ohio necessitating the cuttin
short of his stay here. Mrs. Taf
however, will remain to the end {
the festival.
Cincinnati, Ohio, May Among II
; Presidents visitors were Mrs. Ric
etts Smell and Mrs. Sarah Falcone
representing the Twentieth Centul
Club two of Cincinnati's most actiN
suffragists. The question of just VIII
type of women were interested in II
] Ohio suffrage campaign was put
J them by the President with much i
terest. The club representatives to
him that in Ohio the movement h;
practically the same sort of suppo
that it had in California and in 9th
states where it had won. The Pre-!
dent said he could not properly gi'
his views on the question at the tim
. but he did not wish to exploit any a
1 vantage which might accrue throuf
seeking favor with the women wi
form the suffrage movement. but
assured his callers that if they wro
e him after the Republican conventit
e he would give them his views on Il
question.