Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-03
BAD START IN RACE
w. E. Andrews View of
Roosevelt Candidacy.
DUTY OF THE REPUBLICANS
No Provision in National Platform
for Recall of Judges-Repub-
lican Club Meeting.
DUTY OF THE REPUBLICANS

That "Col. Roosevelt has made q
mighty bad start if it is really his ptr-
pose to run for the presidency on the
republican ticket" was the keynote of
an address delivered by Auditor Will
liam f. Andrews of the Treasury De-
partment last night, before a large audi
ence gathered in the rooms of the
National Republican Association, 1341
Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
THE time has come, said Mr..
Andrews. when the republicans of the
country must take an inventory of their
resources and it must be done immedi-
ately.'' Their first task. he said. will
be the selection of national convention
that will write genuinely republican
platform that shall ring true to the
principles of the party through the
years, and that shall pledge the rank
and file of the party to a loyal and un-
wavering support of the national Con-
stitution, without any subterfuge or en-
croachments upon the vital principles
that have made the nation great and
strong.
There must be no provision in repub-
1ican national platform for the recall OF
judges or of judicial decisions
Resents Use of Lincoln's Name.
to bring the martyred Lincoln into that
controversy.
There never was any question of SUBJ
hitting to the people of this country the
recall of the bred Scott decision" he
said Lincoln appealed to the country
for the preservation of the Union. and all
other questions were subordinated to-
that greatest of all questions.
Slavery was abolished as a result OF
the civil war and an incident thereto. and
with it was destroyed the foundation
upon which the bred Scott case arose"
Mr. Andrews also paid his respects to
the House committee on ways and means
for its attempt to remove the duty on
sugar, and suggested that if the commit
tee would direct it's attention to the tea
and coffee trust of the country in bust
neSS-like- way 1t would render the people
a greater service.
First Political Smoker.
Mr. Andrews address was feature OF
the first political smoker held this season
by the club. The program also included
an illustrated lecture on Americas Ma
tional Park by C. j. Blanchard, which
served to exhibit many rare colored
views Of the Grand Canyon of the Colo
RADIO. which, at the risk of his life, Mr.
Blanchard said, was first geologically ex-
plored by the late Prof. J. w. Powell, a
Washington man.
Others who contributed to the enter
tainment of the evening We're Earle Car
baugh, baritone; George NJ. Hanson, in
dialect stories; Arthur B. Pierce, in comic
songs; A. l.. Dennison, baritone; Carl
Goetzinger. tenor; r. Byron Bond illus
trated songs; Charles b. Hanford (the
tragedian), recitations. and an orchestra
under the direction of William +. Rick
ert. A collation. was served at 10 o'clock.
President Snyder in Chair.
The smoker was presided over by Presi-
dent Edgar c. Snyder, who announced
that it was the first of series to be
held at which leading prominent repub-
licans of the country would be heard.
Last evening, he said, the dominant idea
was to foster good fellowship among the
! members and get them we'll acquainted
| before the more serious work of the cam
paign was entered into.