The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-20
MESSAGES TO TAFT
rrt.EGRAms AND LETTERS PooH
 INTO WASHINGTON.
nre.sawes Are Received from Japan Caba, scotland, Engiand, Panama and the Philippines--Many
 Personal Callers.

..-,,, rtssr Secretary Taft was little s-te tn tahfnS up the Business or the dav and if was after o'clock this morning before he came down uo breakfast. The principal lower rooms of the K Street residence oI ,;S- .ne cent bunches of cut flowers ana tele. grams of congratulations were pieo high upon a sideboard.
 one that came over night was of pe- c,,Iiaf interest to the Secretary. H
 Madison, Wis. June IS. .rzan William H. Taft. Washington. .While the platform is disappoint- ing in some fundamental provisions and omissions and I shall claim the right 10 say so congratulate you most sincerely and in the faith that you are more nearly in accord with the great body of Republican voters than the platform shall do all Tn nv power to insure your election.
 (Signed) Robert M LaFollette." A sign of the change that has taken place in the official status Of Secre- tary Taft was the appearance of blue coated policeman. who took station at the curb directly in front Of the Taft residence, where he or one of his mates remain constantly on duty day and night. whenever the Secretary is in Washington.
 when the Secretary descended from his bedroom this morning and entered the drawing-room, he found his first caller in the person of Lieutenant General Henry c. Corbfn. not only known officially to the Secretary fin that capacity, but also in his fncumb- ency of the Governor -Generalship of tbe Philippines, but a warm personal friend. and last but not least, as an ohio man and fellow-statesman He extended his congratulations and they were gratefully received.
 A telegram received overnight from d member of his family in the West determined Secretary Taft to leave Washington this afternoon for Cin- einnati. He expects to take the 3 o'clock train and stopping in cincfn- natl tomorrow. win leave that city in time to reach New Haven Monday 10 participate in the reunion of his class in Yale of 1878. Secretary Taft reached the White House at 10:30 o'clock this morning, and at once went into the executive oflce and conferred with President Roosevelt. Telegrams of congrautla- lions received by Secretary Taft to- day included one from General Luke E. Wright, at Memphis. Tenn. saying: Hearty congratulations and good wishes" and one from Booker T. Wash ington. Tuskegee Ala, giving assur- ance of negro support in the Presi- dentia1 contest The latter message was as follows:
 sAaost hearty and sincere congratu- iati6ns You more than deserve 1t all I feel quite sure you will be triumph antly elected to the Presidency and that my race will assist in bringing about that result"
 From Cuba. Governor Msgoon fash ed this message:
 efAts a,.AN 1nta~ %sSx Sa lions to you and rejoice at your non- nation"
 Andrew Carnegie cabled from Scot land:
 ''slncefe and cordial congratulations Our country and our party will both be safe fn your hands, Robert Taft the Secretary's son, telegraphed from cshacaso: sCongFatulations on great victory from whole family"
 From T0lkio, Baron Kaneko cabled:
 Heartily congratulate your nornina- From Berlin, Minister Hioki said:
 Please accept my heaFtiest congrat- ulations.' and from London. the Ameri- can Ambassador sent this message:
 "Warm organizations: proud that Ohio has you to lead our next victory" Congratulations also came from the Philippine Commissioners and from Chief Engineer Goethals, of the Pan ana Canal Commission.
 CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN
 MIR. TAFT AND MIR. FORAKER. Washington, June 19--The following correspondence. dated today, between Secretary Taft and Senator Forakor. following the nomination of the for mer at Chicago. was made public at the War Department today:
 Dear MT. Secretary:
 Although I fear 1t may be unwel- come and probably misunderstood, it is nevertheless my pleasure to avail my self of my privilege to send you the heartiest congratulations and best wishes for success In November.
 'sVery truly
 (Signed) "J. B. Forsker."
 Secretary .Taft's response follows: ''My Dear Senator:
 ''I assure you that your kindly note of congra tIIlation gave me the greatest pleasure and thank you for 1t from the bottom of my heart. I have never ceased to remember that I owe to you my first substantial start in public life and that it came without solicitation.
 with very best wishes, believe me, my dear Senator.
 Sincerely yours.
 William H. Taft"