The Washington times., 1908-06-18
MRS. TAFT HAPPY,
EAGER FOR NEWS
Spends Day at Husbands s
Office Discussing Tele-
grams From Chicago.

II there is a happier woman in all
Washington today than Mrs. WilliaG
Howard Taft nobody knows anything
about her. The wife Of the Secretary
Of War-nOw more popularity referred
70 as the Republican nominee for ,he
Iresidcncy-ls spending the day in hor
husbands office at the War Depart
ment. She could rot wait for the reEl-
lar convention hour to come before
+ going over 70 the department., but ac-
| companied Secretary TAFT over 10 his
office when he left home in the morn
ing
As soon as Mrs Taft arrived she was
made comfortable in a great big easy
chair in the Secretary's private office.
Brigadier General Clarence Edwards
came in 20 help the Secretary and his
wife smile over the news from Chicago
that began coming Ia early. Along
about noon Secretary Taft received a
message that Senator Hopkins was inst
concluding the reading of the report OF
the resolutions committee and that
there was every indication that AN
would be over TO-DAY. the Vice Presi-
dental problem being solved before
midnight.
Dictates Important Letter.
While all the hustle and hustle was
going on around him Secretary Taft
/ was busy debating an important docu-
ment, the character of which was
/ closely guarded. 1t is believed to be
| some communication 10 the convention
/ or perhaps his resignation as Secretary
/ of War,
| James T Williams. jr.. a member OF
/ the stan of Frank II. Hitchcock. one OF
( the TAFT campaign managers, came to
/ Washington from Chicago this morning
/ on a special mission and was elosetej
/ with the Secretary of War several
/ hours
Mrs. Taft Like School Girl.
When Grs. TAFT went over TO the Wa,
! Department this morning she was a.
/ happy and smiling as a schooIzfrI of
! the first day OF vacation EverybOdy
/ who came within her radius was infect
/ ed with her enthusiasm and good rhaal
/ and she grew as excited over the fast ar
/ irving pulletins as boy at a baseball
/ game And there We're no teiegra M
/ which in the least confused her. Sht
/ understood every one and knew ftl
/ meaning EacI was handed over TO ne
| the instant the Secretary had read ir
/ and then th=Te would be a little ,,ba
| about the latest news and what il Nigh
/ mean.
The Secretary hurried over 10 tn.
/ White House for a few minutes anf
/ hurried back again to his desk. Nber,
| was no denying the fact that Mr. Taf
! was excited. It would have required
| wooden Indian to keep his coDposIir,
under the circumstances.
Roosevelt Demonstration.
The chief topic for conversation wa.
the demonstration yesterday for Roose
welt. 1t was the general opinion tbar
/ the cheering had been worked nm nv
| the Taft managers. Various callers ex
| pressed tie opinion that il was fb,
| cleverest piece of political strategy thgr
/ had ever been pulled of
/ 1t was believed the demonstration was
pulled of at the proper moment. th-t
il did no harm, but would have beer
fatal today As a result of If con1f1r
at the psychological moment delegate,
/ and specta trs were given the oppOr
/ tunity 10 work of their pent-up Roose
! Welt enthusiasm in a harmless wav
/ This morning they assembled calm anc
/ sober-minded prepared 70 do bushes.
according TO the arranged program.