The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-25
TAFT SANGUINE
Of REELECTION
He Processes to Sc e
No Reasons for
Despair.
BELIEVES PARTY
| is STRONGER NOW
Confident That He Can Hold the
Solid East and Take Large Part
of West From Roosevelt,
Whom He Doesn't Fear.
Admits Reduced Ma
! jority.

IaIt, IN pIePd'Su ei''S" ASS~S
tonight declared that his recent
claims Of strength were entitled 70
/ respect He repeated that hA beiieveo
he would be elected and gave mis- rea-
sons for denying that ne had oeen
over-sanguine. He analysed the poll
teal situation as he saw II. maintain
! ing that the regular Republicans
would carry the solid East. and hoio
/! enough Of the Central and Western
/ States to win. 9
/ The President made these statements
at the home Of his brother. Henry W.
TAFT, where he went on his arrival
| from Washington late to-day. and re.
ceived a number Of his frienos ano
political associates. President Ia1rs
statement is as follows:
When / declared a few weeks age
| that felt reasonably sure OF my own
reelection in November and OF the
success of the Republican party
was regarded by some a. entirety
! over-snnzuine and unaware OF the
| public opinion.
Admits Reduced Majority
To-day, after a number OF inoica-
| lions that the Republican party -
| still the dominant party ana tna'
the expected growth OF Democratic
strength has failed to materiaiize' my
only declaration is shown to be en-
titled to respect The AepuohcAhe
necessarily will have q reduced major
ftv over 1905. because of the presence
If three tickets in the field, out the
Democratic party will suffer also. Inc
combined strength Of the third term
marty will no. be enough to cnange inc
ultimate result
give ar six weeks ago 1t was
serted generally that the Rspuo'. ).
! n.rty would secure the vote OF the sou
East. including all of the New Ems
i land States with the exception OF NAM
! and Vermont; that the DeHoe.s
i party would maintain Its hoio upon ~.
! solid South. and that the thiro-terh ~
| nartp would secure the solid West
| leaving only the Middle West as deoat-
| able ground. To-day. with the election
still one month away. the Repuoiican
nartv finds itself with strenStneneo
hold on the solid East. having routeo
tn. third-term party In Vermont anu
the Democratic party In Maine. Inc
third-term leaders recently conceoeo
that we would pick the State OF Utah
ont OF the solid West. and after con-
ferr,nr with Chairman Hilles and oth-
ers recently in the West there IS every
reas, IN to believe that the Repubhcan
party will carry Michigan. washington
Idaho AMI wyoming. Moreover. II tne
proper kind Of q campaign - waged'
we will carry Oregon. Kansas ana MN
nesota, where the third-term st5enst'
has rapidly waned since the reeent
tour through that section by the party
candidate.
IT am not familiar with the devel-
opments in other Western States, al
though many good reports have come
{, me at Beverly concerning them'
but even with the States already men
toned. it can be seen that there Is no
longer a solid West back Of the new
party. but, more nearly. solid West
reunited in support of the Republican
ticket This strength. added TO the In =
disputable Republican hold on the
Eastern States. constitutes in itself
suhicient strength to give success to
the party.
Heves for Republiean Hesse.
1T il scarcely necessary for me 20
tint TO the necessity Of re-establish-
ing a Republican majority In the House
OF Representatives. II this 10 done
feel confident that / will be able to
have placed on the statute books the
! workmen's compensation law. which 1
urged upon the last session, OUT ~u'S"i
was sent to oblivion by the Democratic
House. II the country will give the
Republican party a complete victory
in its congressional as well as its pres
idential ticket. a proper tarin revision
will he speedily effected. with kno~l-
edge Of the facts ascertained by tar
IN commission. which will harm no one
and remove It's present defects.
Among the prominent politicians who
called upon the President to-day was
Alvah r. Martin. Of Virginia
The President left for Alto,na Pa
shortly before midnight. Chairman
miles will join the President at Har-
risburS Pa tomorrow nigh: as he
comes eastward. bound Tor Boston
The President and Mr.. Hiiies will hold
q conference either in Boston or in
Beverly later In the week to which
the Republican state chairmen OF the
New England States and many ,thsr
Republican leaders in New England
have been invited.
The President made 80 clear hat he
has not changed his position. snnounccd
from Beverly. Of keeping hands on the
the New York state political Affairs.
He declared that he had no candidate
for Governor and would leave the
choice TO the Saratoga convention
Cesssei Nssscks Ws1s~o-