New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
MR. TABTS QUIET DAY
plans Long Horseback Rides-Golf
Clubs .4re Lost.

-,-,s Va July 4-To-day was period
.+ r. s,,a rest for William Fl. Taft MI ana
.. -s4t spent much OF the day on the Neranua
,.,,ins their apartments on the hrst hoor VI '"e
Asul'.-as-ead Hotel where they enjoyed view OF
s,ro,,udins mountains and overlooked the
golf links .z.z..o,s .e,-,aar-oId son.
1be earliest riser in the party, and went 10
" 5f1tgently TO dispose of the packages OF tre-
,o-s he had brought along TO celebrate the
Foarth- ,,,,.,. - .bo,,t
ss.ae- hundred letters awaiting Mr. Taft's sig
,,,re most OF them being replies to congratuia-
- 1etters and kilograms. and during the Gay
= 7aft read and signed many of mem
N, .,.assn+ative Theodore E Burton. of Ohio. is
80 together with Frank B. Kellogg, had
o-fereuces during the day
,,s+e Of five rooms was reserved for Mr- Taft
= he viii have a complete working library here
s soon as the rest Of his baggage arrives. Many
s.-,,,,erts and books he is likely 10 need as the
.csu7paign advances viii be accessible
r,-ank H Hitchcock is expected here In a few
- The postmaster at Clifton Forge. inQuiring
ts.l,ar Mr. Hitchcock In the party. was told
:. NJ Taft that he could the former First
.sjs+ar- Postmaster General at Hot Springs in
few days
serious difficulty faced Mr. Taft to-day. as he
.sn,ed the fine golf links stretching in front OF
his quarters. He inquired for his golf ciuos' ana
Uncovered that he left them at Murray Bay Wrel
= started on his trip around the world They
,ave been lost He is endeavoring TO buy some
IF clubs but remarked that when one gets used
= his own cubs il is not pleasant 10 have TO break
IN new ones.
~ Tafts horses arrived this evening, ana plans
&c l,eiug made for extended horseback rides over
=. mountain paths probably beginning to-1nor-
-ow He is endeavoring to persuade Mrs Tart 10
accompany him. she frequently did IN MS ulpS
81 The Philippine mountains As she Is not an
,orco-775eut rider she has not Yet made up her
I'm about the Springs
Mr. Taft dictated several letters before going IN
- breakfast to-day. but as his office has not been
established he does not expect 10 get down 10
v-orl, before tomorrow.
T IS evident from the list Of prominent politicians
invited 10 come TO Hot Springs before the meeting
Of the executive committee Of the Republican Ma
+ional Committee that Mr.. Taft Is preparing 10
smooth out any differences that might have de-
veloped a. Chicago. Senator Crane. OF Massachu-
sets viii be here tomorrow morning. Senator
Eenenway Of Indiana. who had charge Of the
Fairbanks candidacy, and Representative Watson,
candidate the CiovernorslIip Of Indiana VIII be
here Tuesday Representative Mckinley, of Illinois
who had charge of Speaker Cannon's campaign Tor
the nomination. viii come Monday. All have been
invited by Nh. Taft. whose conference with them
viii r-ecede the convaning Of the executive com
r1ittee Of the party Representative Burton. OF
Ohio. who placed Mr.. Tafts name in nomination, IS
here and viii remain throughout the week
Frank B. Kenogg. Of Minnesota, the only mem
her Of the executive committee. who viii be on
hand dl1-in- this preliminary conference, accom-
psnied Nj Taft here. and VIII not return for sew
eral davs 10 New York. where he is engaged in
government prosecutions. The conference with
these leading Republicans IS expected TO produce
t-nportant results Their coming is looked upon as
having a bearing upon party harmony, but they
will also be present ar a time when their counsel
will be needed in the framing OF the speech Of &C
eeptance which Nj Taft has not yet begun 10
write il any definite form.
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Taft Indicated that he welcomed counsel by party
leaders and believed that wisdom is - be found
II such counsel This meeting Of leaders of the
party before the meeting OF the executive COM
1nittee VIII also be Of especial interest as II will
be the first tine they Will see the nominee of their
party since the convention named him
The question OF receiving political delegations
here is one that VIII be decided by Mr. Tafts
friends L is likely that delegations Of Republi-
cans viii be advised 10 defer their visits 10 Mr
Taft until they can meet him in Cincinnati For
some tine. al least. ne viii be kept busy with
matters incident 10 the work OF the executive COM
nittee and outlining the campaign 10 be followed
His speech Of acceptance will call for many con
ferences. and before It is finally approved will
probably be the subject Of discussion By many
party leaders here
M Taft left the selection or business quarters 10
his secretary. and only them for the first zine
to-day when he returned from trip over the golf
links. where he spent three hours. His golf game
vas strenuous affair, as the mountain links en-
brace many difficult, steep climbs.
Mr.. Kellogg persuaded him 70 test his skill on the
links. They had been out only short time when
storm swept over the mountains and the rain fell
in torrents. Convenient shelters along the links
protected them during me worst Of the storm
However. they played the full course, eighteen
roles. The score was 10 for kellogg and Io2 for
Mr. Taft
7 want 10 play Kellogg again 10 see whether I
can beat him" remarked Mr. Taft, who claimed
Kellogg had come of victor, but don't believe
can do il
NJ. TAFT Is leading Z quiet life here, and is en-
1oying The mountain air ard the retirement quite
as much as he expected. There was not much Of
celebration here to-day. but large part Of II
was by reu-year-old Charles Taft, whose supply Of
fIecracksrs lasted long into the day