Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-13
NILLARD PICKS JUDGE TAFT
Rebraskan Believes Secretary Of War
Logical Candidate for President.
VIEWS SITUATION ON RETURN HOME
Former Senator Calls on President
Roosevelt and Taft ms He Comes
Home from Europe and
Africa.

Taft seems to be the logical candidate
for the presidential nomination" said for
mer Senator Joseph IL. Millard Sunday
morning upon his return from a three
months trip through southern Europe and
northern Africa. Mr.. Milsrd stopped in
Washington for few days on his return
to this country, and called upon President
Roosevelt as well as Secretary Taft. He
was accompanied on his trip by Miss
killard The only way We have Of tell
ing whether the president would be can
didate for third term is to take his word
for It"
Senator Millard looks hearty and brown,
having spent about two-thirds of his trip
on the water. He says his health is good
and he enjoyed his trip immensely. Re-
turning to the president, the senator
added:
HE has said he will not be candidate
for the third term and we should take his
word for It and look about for another can
didate. At this stage Taft seems to be in
the lead, and with peace in Ohio, which
now seems assured, he should be the man
to carry the standards Of the party. There
are surely plenty Of good men, so Roose-
welt would not have to be forced If he
did not want 1t.
Around Washington the impression
seemed to prevail pretty strongly that
everything was patched up in Ohio and
that Taft was to have the presidential del
egation and Foraker was to have chance
at the senatorial toga. 1 think Taft would
be successful candidate.
East Has Fears.
I'm New York there seems to be some
unrest and some business men claim to
fear the strenuous efforts of the president
against the corporate inerests might pre-
cipitate hard times. The west, however,
does not seem to share in that opinion,
for we in the west are strictly an agri-
cultural community and, given good crops
we can let the other people do the worry
ing"
Senator Miiard visited Egypt and as he
| said, went far back of the Roman civil
ization, for we went 500 miles up the Nile,
which is about 1900 years beyond Rome
in civilization. Returning we visited Ma
| Piles, Rome, Genoa, Nice and Paris, but
did not go into northern Europe at ali.
Egypt is about to lose a man who has
! been Of inestimable value 70 that country.
Lord Cromer is about to leave and all are
| regretting 1t, as he has been administering
the government under the suzerainty Of
Great Britain for many years. He was
instrumental in starting great internal i'm
provements, which are still going on. and
the people feel indebted to him for his
| part In the building up, of that ancient
country. Irrigation. including the Assouan
dam. has done much to better the condi-
tion Of the people and they can roap such
larger returns from the land.
Egypt is better governed than formerly
and the people are much more contented
and happy. The winter season was just
| beginning to wane at Alexandria and
| Cairo and the hotels were still crowded
and I met many Americans. The Suez
! canal was most interesting. but I did not
| give the attention TO detail I might have
done had 1 still been chairman Of the
! committee on oceanic canals"
nv Millard says he has come home to
/ devote his attention to the banking busi-
ness and says he feels as he looks, that
he might live to be 100 years old"