River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-06
TAFT WILLING TO
Be CALLED BILL"
TELLS HOW HE GOT NICKNAME
AT YALE UNIVERSITY.
M'cLEARY SEES NOMINEE
Gives Good Account of Minnesota and
Wisconsin-Chief of Republican
Literary Bureau Is
Appointed.

Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 3.-"Just call
me Mr.. Taft and if you drop into col
loqualism, call me Bill" This was
Judge Taft's laughing reply Sunday
when granting audience to number
of newspaper men, who had addressed
him as Mr.. Secretary" Governor"
Judge" and Mr.. Taft"
81 first got the name Bill at YALE"
continued Mr.. Taft replying to a Ques-
ton. Before l went there l had been
Willie in my home and among my
Cincinnati boyhood friends. But when
l got through school / was called
Will at home. My younger brother,
Harry, however, never called me VIII
lie after a happening one day at col
lege We roomed together on the top
floor of Farnam hall, our room was
just over the middle entrance. Harry
was a freshman, / junior. He had
gone out and forgotten to take with
him a book he wanted. He came back
to the entrance and looking up on the
outside, yelled o, Willie Well, in a
second there was head out of every
one of the 400 windows, and it
seemed as though everyone yelled at
once At any rate there was one long
chorus of % Willie That cured
Harry. He has called me Bill ever
since"
McCleary Calls on Taft.
James T. McCleary, second assistant
postmaster general and candidate for
congress, who has just returned from
a review of the situation in Minnesota
and Wisconsin, spent Sunday here.
Mr.. McCleary assured Mr.. Taft that
in his opinion the Republican situation
in Minnesota is in excellent shape.
1t is his belief that Gov. Johnson will
not be candidate for reelection.
In Wisconsin Mr.. McCleary says he
can see the good effect of the speech
of acceptance already. The handling
by Judge Taft of the railroad question,
he says, has pleased the La Toilette
wing of the party in that state.
OuIahan Directs Literary Work.
New York, Aug. 3.-Richard V.
Oulahan, for many years the Washing.
ton correspondent of the New York
Sun, will have general charge of all
the literary work for the Republican
national committee. This appointment
was announced Sunday by Frank H.
Hitchcock, the national chairman. Mr.
Oulahan began his duties Monday
Under the arrangements made for the
consolidation of the press bureaus OF
the national committee and the con.
gressional committee, the preparation
and distribution of all of the Republic.
an literary work will be directed by
Mr.. Oulahan, who will be assisted by
Francis Curtis of Springfield, Mass,
whose selection as editor was an
nounced two weeks ago.
The appointment of Mr.. Oulahan is
pleasing to Mr.. Hitchcock and Repre-
sentative Mckinley of Illinois, chair
man of the congressional committee.
He is native of the District of Column
bia He was an intimate friend of
President Harrison and has held the
confidence of all subsequent admins.
trations.
Democrats Like Bonaparte's Ruling.
Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 3.-At
torney General Bonaparte's opinion
holding it to be illegal for national
banks of Oklahoma to contribute to-
ward the guaranty fund for the protec-
ton of depositors or to avail them
selves of the other privileges of the
state banking act, was the subject OF
- Cur
Prominent Democrats of Lincoln
freely averred that, following so close
ly on the heels of the Standard Oil
reversal in Chicago and the contempt
cases against the labor leaders in
Washington, the opinion of the attor
ney general still further strengthens
the Democratic party in the present
campaign. Mr.. Bryan said only: 1T
accentuates the issue and emphasizes
the necessity of legislation framed
from the standpoint of the depositor
rather than from the standpoint of the
banker"
Watterson Lunches with Mack.
New York, Aug. 3.-Col. Henry Wat
terson of Louisville, KY, chairman OF
the press committee of the Democratic
national committee, was luncheon
guest Sunday of Norman e. Mack,
the Democratic chairman. Other
guests were Roger G. Sullivan, the
member of the committee from Hi
nois; Urey Woodson, the national sec
rotary, and Mrs. Mack. Mr.. Mack does
not believe in doing political work on
Sunday and he spent free day. He
made no appointments and the only
consideration given campaign work
related to the literary question, which
was discussed to some extent with Col
Watterson and Mr.. Sullivan.
Josephus Daniels of North Carolina,
who will have active charge of the
press work, is expected here soon and
Col. Watterson will await his coming