Albuquerque morning journal., 1908-09-01
Photographers Busy While
Candidate Proves Himself
Worthy Disciple of Izzack
Walton by Landing Bass.
SIDESTEPS MEETING /.
WITH SENATOR FORAKER
Transportation Difficulties"
Forbid Attendance at Monu-
ment dwelling in Which His
Rival Is to Participate,
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Middle Bass Island, Ohio, Aug. 81.
Judge Taft caught three black bass
this morning and Charley caught one
and pickerel No one else of the
entire fleet of enterprising anglers got
single strike. Lake Erie was de-
clared to be too warm and too smooth
around Rattlesnake island today but
the morning fishing expedition was
not in vain, for besides furnishing the
four bass for the candidates supper,
It preserved on many Photographic
plates Mr.. Tafts striking likeness as a
fisherman to Grover Cleveland. 1t
also furnished entertainment for
| large audience ana remunerative en-
ployment for all the available row.
boats and launches within the en-
virons of this group of bass islands
Mr.. Taft got the first strike He
was caught in the act by half dozen
cameras and the event was saluted by
one shot from brass cannon fired
| by Walter |, Brown, the republican
| leader of Toledo. from the stern of
| his power yacht. 1t was half past
| eight in the morning and the game
had been going on for half an hour
Then Charley got strike and landed
bass More photographs and more
| rejoicing. The candidate soon fol-
lowed his son with another landing,
and more Impressions on the photo
graphic negatives were made 1t was
again Charley's turn, and he produced
pickerel. The professional anglers
of the famous club of which Mr.. Taft
is the guest began to shift uneasily in
their rowboats, pull up their lines to
inspect their bait and wonder why
their regulations were going into
eclipse and then console themselves
with the thought that they were being
indeed courteous to their guest And
then Mr.. Taft caught another bass
and quit fishing.
The fishing expedition was repeated
in the afternoon but not u bass was
caught.
The presence of Mr. Taft was de-
sired at Fort Meigs tomorrow, where
there is to be unveiled a monument
to the soldiers of Ohio, Kentucky and
Virginia who fought and fell during
the war of 1872 Governors Harris,
Swanson and Wilson and Senator
Foraker are to make speeches on the
occasion and 1t was Mr.. Taft's desire
to be in attendance, but he decided
not to go owing to transportation diff
fculties.
Frank Hitchcock, national republi-
can chairman, is to come here on his
| return east from Chicago during the
latter part of the week. He has writ
ten that he desires a conference with
Mr.. Taft Wade II. Ellis, attorney
general of Ohio, has already written
his intention to visit Middle Bass this
week
1t was announced that Judge Taft
and family would accept the hospital
| ity of his brother Charles when he
| goes to Cincinnati at least for the
| first few weeks of the campaign. This
had been the original intention. to be
/ changed later to one which contem-
plated the housing of the Taft family
at the Hotel Vinton. Since making
reservations at the hotel II has devel-
oped that this arrangement would be
more expensive than Mr.. Taft feels
able to pay and this explanation was
given today as the reason for the
change. The desire not to dlscom-
mode his brother has led to an un-
successful search for furnished
house for the campaign but none Of
convenient location could be found