Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-30
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Taft Will Devote Most Of His
Time to Golf. .
RETURNS TO HOT SPRINGS
Trip From Cincinnati Made Without
Incident.
EXPECTS IMPORTANT VISITORS
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Will Address Virginia Bar Asso-
citation Next week-Remarks to
the Steam Shovelers.
EXPECTS IMPORTANT VISITORS

! Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOT SPRINGS. Va, July 3o.-Mr ane
Mrs. Taft arrived here at 1920 O'Clock
| this morning. The nominee immediatel,
pulled of his coat and got ready for tn.
golf links. He has no conferences SEIZED
ued for the day and intends. anyway. t.
devote the most Of his time for the mex
week to improving his form on the links
With that speech of acceptance of hi.
mind he feels as II he could trim almost
any republican statesman who turns VI
here.
The trip which began last night at Gin.
cinnati was without incident. Gen. and
Mrs. Henry c. Corbin were travelins
companions. and Senator Scott Of Wesi
Virginia, who boarded the train this
morning, had an extended talk with the
nominee regarding national committee ar.
fairs. Frank H. Hitchcock and Arthur
Vorys are to be the first important Wis
itors. but they will not be here for sew
eral days Judge Taft will address the
Virginia Bar Association which meets
here next week. His speech will be non
political.
Taft's Attitude Toward Labor.
CINCINNATI. July 30. William H.
Taft. accompanied by Mrs. Taft. left Gin
cinnati at $40 o'clock last night for Hot
Springs. Va, where they will remain until
the opening Of the campaign, the first
week in September. At that time Mr..
Taft will return to this CITY, where it is his
present intention to remain until election
day.
Mr.. Taft said he felt no Ill effects Of his
speechmaking exertions, but will go back
to the mountains with some relish for a
month of comparative quiet and golf
In accepting membership In the shovel
ers' organization yesterday. Mr.. Taft had
this to say regarding labor:
Il am very glad to have at your hands
this expression of confidence in my efforts
to do justice while l was in ONCE. As to
the work upon which many OF your men,
bers and l were engaged in one capacity
or another, endeavoring to facilitate the
greatest constructive work Of modern
times. 1t adds a great deal of interest. to
me in the compliment you pay me today.
l am especially grati1ed because you evil
dence liberal and impartial view in thus
rendering me this compliment, because In
the administration of work on the isthmus
did not always decide in favor Of your
contentious But when I decided contrary
to the claim which was made by you I
tried to give reasons. which, I think, by
your action today, were convincing Of my
desire to reach just conclusion.
President Mckinley had the honor to
be an honorary member of the brickla wing
union: President Roosevelt has the honor
to be an honorary member of the fire.
mems union. With such examples az these
and with the presidents in my own life in
becoming an honorary member Of a num-
Der OF useful organizations. cannot see
the slightest objection to my accepting
this compliment at your hands. which
appreciate highly. and which shall al
ways cherish as one of the evidences that
there are some men whom / have con-
WINGED through my official work Of my de-
sire to do the square thing for every
body"
1t became known publicly yesterday
that the steamer Island Queen, which
Tuesday night conveyed Judge Taft and a
distinguished party. including the notifica-
ton committee, up the Ohio river, was
fired upon by an unknown man on q
shanty boat moored on the Ohio side Of
the river opposite Dayton. Ky. Several
shots from the spent charge hit, but did
not seriously injure. Mrs. Charles b. Rus
sell of this city. who was standing with
her husband near the rail on the deck d.
rectly below where Mr.. Taft was at the
time standing. An investigation of the at
fair is being made by the steamboat COM
pany.