Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
AN OVATION FOR TAFT
Secretary Cordially Greeted in
Columbus Today.
VISITED THE ARMY POST
Felt Fully Recovered From Severe
Cold.
TALKED OF PHILIPPINES TRIP
Declined to Say Anything About
Politics-Saw Many Callers at
the State House.
VISITED THE ARMY POST
TALKED OF PHILIPPINES TRIP

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COLUMBUS. Ohio, June 1.-Secretary
Taft said this morning that he felt fully
recovered from a severe cold from which
he was suffering when he left Washington
and which threatened for a time to put an
end to his western trip plans He break
tasted with his brother, c. P. Taft, at
the Chttenden this morning. and at 10
O'Clock called at the executive Office to
pay his respects TO Gov. Harris. While
the Secretary was there the state officers
and many OF the department employees took
advantage Of the opportunity to meet him.
Though no arrangements had been made
for a reception at the governors office the
scene there soon took upon it the aspect of
an ovation. 1t was necessarily cut short.
however. by the fact that Secretary Taft
was due at the United States military post
here at IL am. official ins ecton.
II Is said that the occasion was the first
visit of a secretary Of war to a local mil
itary post in its history, and his reception
there showed that the visit was appreciated
from the moment when the first seventeen
guns doomed his approach until the official
party left.
At pm. Secretary Taft lunched with his
brother. Charles +. Taft and a party of
MS local friends at the Chittenden. 1t Is
probable that the political situation was
discussed at that time by the Secretary
Mr. Norys and others here who are promi-
nently identified with the Taft movement
This afternoon the Secretary is to go to
the residence OF Prof. f. S. Caldwell where
his mother, Mrs. Alphonse Taft, Is a guest
and the remainder of the time he will have
here Will be spent in visiting with her The
Secretary leaves for Washington at pm
Three Objects in Mind.
Three objects were in my mind when
decided TO stop for day in Columbus on
my return to Washington" said Secretary
Taft at the conclusion of what proved to
be veritabe ovation to him in Gov.
Harris office this morning First want
ed 10 visit my mother; second, l wanted to
meet and pay my respects to Gov. Harris
and his associates in the state admins
tration and third. / wanted TO inspect the
military post here" You have here the
second most important recruiting station
Ia the United States only Fort Slocum,
near New York. outranking it.
There is demand for new buildings
here and the department wants to meet
that demand in the best way possible with
the appropriation at hand
No; ! will not discuss political matters
OF any Kind now, though | shall be glad to
answer any questions as to other matters
that you care to ask. | shall return to
washington this evening, and my mother
Will accompany me. l will be in Washing
ton one week. and will then come west
again. l have three university addresses
10 make. at the State University of Iowa
Minnesota and Wisconsin, and while in the
west on JIldJ occasion VIII inspect SeVeTa
military posts, and VIII visit Fort Meade
OAK. To try 10 solve the question of what
to do with 300 ties who are held there as
prisoners of war
I'VE are in the position of the man who
caught the bear as to these prisoners. We
hardly know what 10 do with them Then
want to spend a months vacation in
Canada before taking up the preparation
OF my annual address
A Trip to the Philippines.
''My trip To the Philippines is definitely
determined upon. l shall sail from Seattle
on the Minnesota on September 10. That
you know is the only one of the Jim Hill
steamers now afoat, the Dakota having re-
Gently sunk. My return is uncertain 1t
depends somewhat upon the conditions |
lind there. The first weeks of the session
Of Congress Will be taken up largely in or
ganiZdtiun. so that the presence of cabinet
officers Will not be so urgent at Washing
ton as il would be at the second session."
Til" reception Of the Secretary at the
governors Office was in reality an ovation.
One Of the first to arrive to greet him was
John x. Malioy. who has been acting as a
coadjutur Of Senators Foraker and Dick His
greeting WAS very cordial Adjt. Gen.
CrttChti,lG and his entire office force Joined
the reception line. and there an eX-
tended discussion of military matters con-
corning the Ohio National Guard between
the Scer.ta and the adjutant general
Representative H. c. Barnum of Ports
mouth tn" only republican member in the
state who IS still standing by Senator For
akrr. vino happened L. be in the city. joined
In the reception, and was most cordial in
his greeting to Secretary Taft.
\ singular feature of the reception to
Secretary Taft. which WAS purely an acct
dent, Was that the Secretary stood directly
beneath TIA" portrait OF Senator Foraker in
the governors Office when he received the
callers Col. r. r Glenn. commandment at
the military post here. accompanied by his
adIu'aut, Capt Burnsides, present at
the reception, and at the conclusion accom-
panied tine Secretary. Gov. IloTrs. Repre-
s"utatIv" +. l.. Taylor and Charles 7. Taft
to IN" barracks fpr the official Inspection
Before leaving the city Secretary Taft
VIII V!-i; Mrs Augustus Parsons, sister Of
Mrs. IJft who is IL