Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-04-30

outside of two or three States. except the
support he gets from Iorimer, Penrose.
Cox, Guggenheim and Gallinger and their
like. and from the sinister people VINO
stand behind these BOSSES
"1f you vote for Nj. Taft you vote for
those men and those interests and you
will arraign Massachusetts, in support Of
them. If you can salve your conscience
by calling the men ! have above men
toned patriotic leaders Instead of bosses,
then there. is urgent need that Massa-
chusetts should get back again closer to
the standard of conscience that she has.
had In the past"
Roosevelt raped the President again
for having kept quiet about the support
Lorimer gave him until after the Illinois
primaries.
Mr.. Lorimer's sole support in the
Senate came from MIR. Tafts friends,
he said warmly He created a laugh
when he remarked as he did in his at
tack at Worcester, that Mr.. Taft had
meant well, but meant well feebly."
Soak him, Teddy" cried a voice.
I'm only telling you the facts re-
piled Roosevelt nodding his head. Tn
not afraid to talk
Everywhere the colonel went today he
was cheered by great throngs. Most OF
the days run was taken up in going
Gardner. son-in-law of Senator Lodge,
who wrote the open letter to Roosevelt
two weeks ago challenging him to have
the Harvester trust records In Washing
ton made public. To the Roosevelt train
there came word that the colonel is
likely to carry Gardner's own district
The colonel avoided reference In his
speeches to the harvester trust, although
Gardner had the fences splnshed with
posters demanding that he explain why
he had prevented the trust being prose-
cIted The only allusion to the harvester
combine during the whole day was the
former Presidents reply TO Mr.. Taft S
st. tement at Washington, In which the
President declared he had no voice IN
holding up the harvester prosecution
The former Presidents day OF stump
ing began ut Lynn, where he told n
crowd of 1000 that every stand-patter
loves Progressive who Is dead. His
train went on through Beverly, the Presl-
dents summer home. where 1000 towns
people gave him a hearty well ONE. Roose-
welt made no reference to the President
there.
At Lawrence. the scene of the recent
mill strike, the former President went to
hall and before a throng of 5000 mill
workers. urged the observance of law and
order in carrying on local disputes.
"We need laws that will make the wage
earners life ea sier." declared the colonel.
That's what | want TO get for you"
The coloners special ran into swirl
ing snow storm as 1t turned away toward
Middlesex County.
BOSTON, Mass. April s0-After cy-
clonic eve,of-election tour of this section
of Massachusetts President Taft depart
ell for Washington last night deeply
eratified at demonstrations made in his
favor by a a dozen different towns"
He was so boarse his Voice was mere
rasping whisper. He was tagged out
from the long train ride and half dozen
automobile dashes. He was soaked to
the skin from making speeches in a
slashing rain,
But still he was deeply gratified" be-
cause he believed his receptions we're far
greater than those of Colonel Roosevelt.
whom the President today began calling
my former friend" my antagonist
Mr.. Taft would not predict he would
get the majority of delegates in tomor-
rows preferential primaries, even indi-
rectly through his managers. Nor were
they especially confident in their per-
sonal utterances. The almost unanimous
opinion of the best informed in the
twelve towns which the President visited
was that today's election will be q
pure and simple tossup. But 1t looks
hetter for Taft than ever before.
There was a chance for comparison of
the popularity of the rivals afforded by
Tafts whirling trip yesterday Roosevelt
had previously visited almost every one
of the dozen towns, and the residents of
each naturally sized up one against the
other.
Taft got out the biggest crowds: but
the londest noise was for Teddy" Which
may and may not mean anything at all.
| inasmuch as the colonel has always called
forth much racket. and. on the other
hand, any President visiting places which
Presidents don't often visit can draw
out crowds.
The towns at which Mr., Taft made
speeches Tor rather the same speech with
yariationsl were Attleboro. Taunton. Fall
River. New Bedford. Middleboro. Bridge
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