Show TAFT HAS A l PUBLICITY U BUREAU While the secretary of war is a absent on foreIgn duty ut it must be bo admitted ho Is represented within the tho United States by y a cr very capable publicity bu bu- bu reau There arc nrc papers in various parts of or tho ho country countr seeking ing suggestions as lS to the tho political leanings leanings lean lean- ings jugs of or various states stales an and they have havo taken pains to publish their thell findings The Thc result seems favorable to the can candidacy l acy of Mr 11 Taft lart An And the tho Taft Toft bureau has lias taken tal-en advantage ad of or them On this pa page e will willbe willbe be found foun a n table showing what Republicans of tho lie United States think of or Mr Ir Taft raf as a Presidential candidate atc as ns told to the Chicago Tribune by tho lie i people themselves h es j I Do You OU Do you rou prefer a approve e can candi- candi ll- ll the pro pro- date ato of r V f gressl e thc pro pro- Cannon u les r Knot i r. r policIes gress gresse e bankS bankS' Can l fj ij L or of the or 01 con Con- Pre s i- i s s e r v y- y t ff p 1 1 I a t tl c I C f S ST STATES S. S school I t o P 4 4 P 1 Q 11 t I I 11 3 I l- l j 0 o. o 0 c C c. c fD g c 2 cc c c c 0 t 9 2 J J Q r Q J r J 9 r J 9 j J 0 C 1 8 5 1 2 So So So So 0 9 J. J c n n c n 0 n 2 e c n r r n I j 0 oj c C 0 Q I I I II 1 6 2 34 3 3 33 3 7 7 5 4 9 6 H 14 3 1 S 22 71 1 1 1 Maryland at 1 a J 73 73 18 S 5 6 65 r 25 5 G 6 5 j Hi 15 2 9 1 I 10 0 4 3 i 16 4 S 1 12 G 67 j 9 I 4 14 ii 1 1 1 Pennsylvania OG 1 iSO 30 10 3 2 12 31 3 8 19 10 H 44 61 11 15 74 S 51 27 iO 0 S 3 26 6 5 2 24 2463 6 3 2 G 5 2 2 G 6 4 i 3 5 j Hil G 5 16 I 4 r 5 5 f 2 31 51 S 1 H 1 t 1 1 C 6 6 1 21 I 1 G 3 1 1 17 2 10 1 1 1 Totals O 14 9 11 11 31 il 71 4 1 M c raft ls is the tho fil first st choice of or the luc Republicans of every one ono of or these states save Pennsylvania which hasa ja favorite son Taft TaCt Is Jg the first fint choice of or 33 1 3 per cent of P Pennsylvania ania Republicans an and the lie first second or third choice of or 92 per or cent of them Taft Tact received more votes than all other candidates I atc combined Analyze these figures These states will vill have votes In the national convention con Necessary tu to u u. choice 1 Not ot so long lOllS ago the tho same paper sent out to tho ho country a statement prepared prepare in the samo same manner showing Mr Ir Tafts Taft's preponderating strength In tho the East Very mel likely other statements will later como come along revealing rc the fact that the thc same situation exists all over the nation There will bo be no quarrel with the Taft TaCt promoter of publicity on the part of Tho The Republican In only one wa way could coul the man lose the hold he uil undoubtedly lly has upon the tho country an and that would woul be for him to answer negatively tho the first question on the car card I If Mr 11 Taft were not thoroughly belle believed by tho the people to stand for the Roo Roosevelt elt e policies of or aggressive sive she honesty for fOl the enforcement of law against rIchand rich richand richand and poor nn and l for the broadening roa o of national lines of influence an and power he would woul not be In Indorsed indorsed in in- at all aU It t Is because the people believe bellove he represents the sentiments expressed in actions by Pr President l lent Roosevelt that they want him as their can candidate l ate for the Presidency enc Always Alwa's pro I providing 1 Mr r. r Roosevelt if is not himself a 3 candidate rom From hero here the people aro are for fOI Roose Roose- velt elt If he ho does docs not want to run they do not feel Inclined to force him His Ills can candidacy ll ac coul could be 10 ma made o necessary by the opposition to him In lh the nation the forces that answer that first question in tho the negative An And In that case caso the nation would woul call for Roosevelt Just as positively as ag the nation called for r sOl soldiers lers at the time of the civil cl war Men Ien mo may had plenty plent of goo good personal reasons for tor de declining de- de e- e dining clining to go so Into tho the arm army Maybe labo the they had been there an and ha had ren rendered ere valuable le service they I could not be spared from tram other necessary du du- du- du ties tics But nut the nation nallon sal said You arc needed in the army Go there an and report An And the man since he ho was a a. 19 loyal al citizen of the republic obeyed It U nUl may come to that In iii Roosevelt's cas case CUSe Jf if It does and tho the nation commands him he lie will serve e There will be no other recourse But nUt In the absence contingency his successor or In iii the Republican convention will be e tho the man who most nearly expresses ex ex- presses prees the Roosevelt policies l 8 un und and will mo most t likely 1 put them into effect From hero hert It seems rather lather clear that Mr 11 Taft Is tho the man |