Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-14
TAFT MAY NOT SEE HIM
Negotiations Will Be Conducted by
Vorys.
WILL TRY TO OBTAIN HARMONY
Samples of the Letters Received by
the Presidential CandidAte-Not
Reducing His Weight.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOT SPRINGS. Va. August 14.-Arnold
c. Scherr, the republican nominee for
governor of West Virginia, who bolted
the regular convention, arrived this morn
ing and threw fifty-seven varieties of
scares into the supporters Of Charles w.
Swisher, the regular nominee. who has
been hanging on here for a week trying
to get the support of the national ticket.
Scherrs appearance was not a surprise
to the Swisher people. for they knew he
had been summoned by West Virginians
who are anxious to patch up the row. but
Scherr's presence alone was sufhcient to
disquiet the Swisher ranks. :.
Scherr's coming was not suggested by
Judge Taft He has had trouble enough
with the members Of only one faction
around. Things promise to be good and
lively now. Judge TAFT: who has de.
cined all along to take sides IN factional
rows, will probably not see Scherr. Any
comforting that Ia to be done will Be
turned over to Arthur I. Vorys, Mr.. Taft's
chief of staff.
An attempt will undoubtedly be made
while Scherr Is here to get him to with
draw in favor Of Swisher. There is prac-
tically no doubt that the republican ma
tional committee will recognize the Swish
err organization as regular and support
it. In that event Scherr's cause will be
hopeless, and If he can be made to see
though he has vowed that he C-ould never
retire as long as his enemy Swisher was
In the field.
Judge Taft's Mail.
A good part of Mr.. Taft's mail these
days is Of the '.just-a-word- -from-you'
class An old soldier in a San, Diego
hospital wants his pension twelve years
overdue. "A word from you will get it.
=. Re- Il
tious to have his son get a West Point
appointment. The daily mail contains also
the usual gtist Of advice. Most OF 1t good
but mighty conflicting. The negro aues-
ton probably calls for more suggestions
than anything else.
You are justly entitled to the support
OF the people of my race, as you hav,
given them a square DEAL" a New Yorl
negro writes. '.-,'-
"Nnety-eight per cent of the colored
favor" a colored optimist' of Washing.
ton asserts
A Bridgeport. Cal. man relieves himself
of the following:
The Lord loves you. Mr.. Taft. but o.
all the Presidents we have ever had.
think you are going to be the worst, witt
the possible exception of Grover Cieve
land. l am certain you are going to b(
elected because the republicans could cleo
Piute squaw this year IL they wantet
to-
The Bridgeport mans opinion of Judg,
Taft is not shared by Springfield, Ohio
correspondent. who unhesitatingly writes
MOT since Lincoin's call to the presiden
cy has a better equipped candidate for tht
presidency been named.
From Queen Anne, Md. comes an in.
quiry from a Woman, closing discourag
ingly: MY husband and I are the onl,
republicans in this town Of go people.
Keeps Away From the Scales. =
II would like to get on the scales and
weigh. but am not going to permit my
self. for. might be disappointed in the
belief. that my daily exercise on the gol,
links has reduced by weight" This was
Judge Tafts admission today that he had
not weighed in during his period Of
training for the campaign soon to begin
In Cincinnati. :
II am convinced that could have done
nothing in the way of exercise .tha,
would have done me more geod than hal
the daily game Of golf, which have %