Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-21
BAN PUT ON PERSONALITIES
Presidents Friends Believe Roose'
velt's Course Helps the Former.
EFFECT OF THE EASTERN TRIP
Turning of the Tide to Taft in Ohio
Reported by Burton
and SwitZer.


at the White House today that President
Taft will answer either of the two at
tacks upon him made by ex-President
Roosevelt. The President will follow the
policy he has pursued of leaving per-
sonalities out of the campaign and in
sisting that his friends do SO. If he
finally concludes to make answer it will
most likely be without mention of the
name of the ex-President, and would be
refutation of Mr.. ROosevelt's political
arguments.
The feeling of the Presidents friends
who called at the White house today was
that no answer is necessary and that
Col. Roosevelt cannot be stopped in his
evident intention of arraying one man
against the other. Without a real issue,
without material for an attack upon the
acts or policies of Mr.. Taft, Col. Roose-
vet, ii is asserted, turns to the only
thing that promises the smallest nope of
1Ul.4I-ns his ambitiOn-an appeal TO the
Disconnected. the depressed. and the pref
ut.ced. II is the firm belief of the Presi-
den friends t-.ett n uOlns tnls, IN seek
ing array one CLASS against another,
Ht t-.cs-. V4l - ARA! ms against MN
--..- iI-et O~s,J4y ciInrh.nS 1or IdIt
t--vSsp,l-ds " thinking men VINO nave been
-..u 90 10 se iIiendiy TO him and TO
s. 90. >lli-zC in some OF MS views. in
III l.S-II-, awful bitterness that goes
Wan class na.red Col. Roosevelt, il Is
con ended, S-mp-y draws closer to himself
an element of the people which has long
seen Tor him amy way and alienates sup
pOlt tHat might nave been valuable To
him and that has not been so cordial in its
acceptance of President Taft and his
policies
The candid feeling around the White
House today was that Col. Roosevelt IS
using precisely the best campaign ma
terlal 10 make sure the nomination OF
President Taft, but he is also arousing
passions that will make difficult the bring
ing together of the republican party tor
the November elections. Democrats view
it all with glee and renewed hope.
Hopes to Restore Harmony.
The President, however. hopes that by
pursuing q diSnifed course by refraining
from adding fuel to the fires that are
starting, he will be able. between June
and November, to reunite the discordant
elements of his party. He feels that he
can overlook unfair and unjust treatment
from the ex-President as to his attitude
on popular government. sure that the IN
and clearly discriminate as to the posi-
tions of himself and his predecessor.
Aside from a feeling of regret that
things are taking the turn they are, the
Men called conferred confidentially with
President Taft and Secretary Hilles and
went on their way.
Vice President Sherman spent hall
hour with the President. reviewing the
general situation.t Mr.. Sherman would
mot discuss politics. He said he would
mot talk on pubic affairs until Grant S
birthday, next month, when he VIII speak
lin Pittsburgh. President TAFT is to make
La Grants birthday speech before the
nil I l'lllh of PhlIa lDnld,
Invitations Received by President.
Senator Root visited the President with
Samuel W. Fairchid. president, and
|GeorGe Taylor. secretary. of the Union
ILea2ue Club of New York. TO invite the
President 70 attend the annual reception
| Q. that organization April IL. The Presi-
lent may accept the invitation. as the
|club, the largest in New oYrk. has
slrCnsiy indOrsed the President.
| The President has many other invita-
| |liOns 10 speak in all parts of the coun-
Try. and If ne wishes 10 give utterance to
.aay particular thought he can pick his
UWn city or town and date. The PreSl-
bent today found hundreds of letters and
.Ie.eGrams from New England telling him
nat his visit 10 Boston, Concord Nashua
and Manchester has aroused enthusiasm
iiAd resulted in good.
oO4 GIL 1N1nS, 1O1
Senator Dillingham; of Vermont had
talk with the President and there were
two democratic senators. Bailey and
. Overman, in addition to a number of
others, including Senator Crane of Mas
sachusetts. Senator Borah of Idaho, and
John Hays Hammond. The Idaho sena-
tor whose name is often mentioned as
most available for the vice presidential
nomination on the Taft ticket is saying
little on politics. His call was to intro
duce ex-Gov. GoOding of Idaho and sew
eral friends who wanted to talk about the
looming wool bill to be presented to Con-
sress-
Senator Borah is in a most delicate
position in some ways His friends in
Idaho are largely among men who are re-
garded as Roosevelt adhersnts, but the
senator cannot swallow the radical doc
trines of the oyster Bay statesman on
the judicial recall.
At the same time he has not commit
ted himself To Taft. He would like to
see more harmony, so as to insure re-
publican victory in his state in Novem-
ber and To considerable extent he is
bending his energies in that direction
seeking to prevent hard feeling among
Republicans
Senator Brandegee of Connecticut in
produced constituent. and talked poll
lies with the President.
Ohioans Turning to Taft.
Representative Switzer of Ohio talked
about the fight in that state. He told
the President. and repeated his declara-
ton 10 reporters. that the tenth Ohio
district. which has been warm for
Roosevelt. viii elect two Taft delegates
iay 81. There has been an amazing
eturn To Taft in Ohio said Mr.
5~itzer. and the changes taking place
laily insure victory there beyond ques-
ion
Senator Burton has returned from
ohio. and brings hack glowing news for
he Taft cause. His reports are that
the issues are so sharply drawn that
thousands Of men heretofore undecided
are 10cking 10 Taft and using their in
fuence TO bring others into line He
asserted that Taft now promises to
sweep the state from end to end
Prosperity in Porto Rico.
Foster v Brown. attorney general OF
Porto Rico, who recently sent his resig-