New-York tribune., 1908-09-08
MIR. TAFT in SANDUSKY
VISITS r. b. HAYES HOME.
Speechmaking Trip to Cincinnati
*. Scheduled for To-day.
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with their son and other members OF their party.
spent Labor Day as the guests Of Colonel webb
Hayes son of President Rutherford B. Hayes.
at the Hayes homestead. SpiegeI Grove. in Ere
mont Ohio They arrived in Sandusky late N
the afternoon. and Mr.. and Mrs. Taft and taeT
son were the guests at dinner and overnight
Of Edward Marsh an old friend Of the family
The members OF the Middle Bass Club gave MI
and Mrs. Taft a cordial farewell. practically
all Of them coming down to the wharf 70 see
the party off. A party OF college boys gave the
Yale veil at frequent intervals with an addi-
ton complimentary to Mr. Taft, and the entire
assembage sang Everybody Takes His Hat
Off TO Taft" AS the boat got under way three
rousing cheers were given
The trip to Port Clinton was made on Conino-
dore Richardson's yacht. the Jessamine, over a
comparatfvely smooth President Lewis
State Chairman Walter Brown and other mem
hers Of the club accompanied the candidate as
far as Port Clinton and Mrs. Richardson MIS-
Lewis and Mrs Brown accompanied Mrs Iaft-
When the Jessarnine poked her Prov into tne
channel at Port Clinton the Industries OF thaI
town Indicated themselves by the tootins Oh
steam whistles the ringing OF bells and the mr.
ing OF salutes. County Chairman 1aosen
stepped aboard the yacht and proclaimed MI
Taft as the next President. whereupon tne
crowd on the dock cheered heartily. Mr. Taft
declared he would not talk politics because this
was a social day-a day reserved for celebration
and for the festival of labor. This decision was
not received with approval. repeated cries being
made for statement of political views. This
was met with an expression Of congratulation
by the candidate the prosperity Of the town
and county. its boat building and fishing In
dustries and it's agricultural prosperity Port
Clinton peaches. Mr.. Taft said he had found so
large and luscious as to overtax even his capac-
ity. He said he felt at home in Port Clinton
because Of it's large German population, as he
was born In Cincinnati where One-third Of the
population Of that race, "and they have
added materially to our prosperity"
Colonel Hayes and General Corbin met Mr..
Taft and his party at Port Clinton and escorted
them to automobiles. and the run to Fremont
was begun Immediately. When the De Mars
Hunting and Fishing Club. seven miles from
Port Clinton, was reached the members were
assembled to greet Mr.. Taft. and the automo-
biles were stopped long enough to permit intro
ductions to Judge and Mrs. Taft. and several
baskets Of fruit were presented to them
The run to SpiegeI Grove was without Incl
dent, and the broad veranda of the Hayes
homestead a considerable party received Mr..
and Mrs. Taft and their friends. The hostesses
were Colonel Hayes's sister. Mrs. Fannie Hayes
Smith; Mrs. Buchard A Hayes, wife of the old
est son of the late President. and Mrs. c. r.
Truesdale, of Fremont. They assisted by
a number of women. including two cousins Of
| Colonel Hayes Miss Keeler and Miss Pease.
| Mrs H c. Durand Mrs. E t. True. Mrs. Bris-
/ toll and others Burchard A Hayes. OF Toledo.
| and Professor Smith, Of Annapolis. Colonel
Hayes's brother-in-Iaw. also were present.
| Before luncheon some time spent in in
specting the many interesting curios with which
Colonel Hayes has decorated the large rooms OF
| the old mansion. which built before the
1 beA Ovyued bT
Hayes family for almost century. After
| luncheon Mr. Taft saw the library. which is
preserved tust as the late President left it, and
| the numerous historical trees, many OF which
have attained great size. these constituting one
of the chief beauties Of the place A great white
oak twelve feet in diameter. was named the
Taft oak in honor OF the visitor Other nota-
BILE trees are the Garfield maple, the Mckinney
eroups of three oaks, the Cleveland hickory and
a group of five oaks named for Generals Sheri-
dan. Rosecrans, Crook. Scammon and Conley.
All these trees have been visited by the men ror
whom, thew are named, spIegeI Grove having
bser the scene of many notable gatherings, the
first of which was in 1852. In the afternoon a
number of citizens Of Fremont called and were
presented to Mr.. Taft. as was also F1npino
Youth Primitive v. RefundO. OF Panay' VINO
has been attending the public school at Ere
mont and speaks excellent English. He was rs-
ceiyed cordially by MI. 1dAI- MI anu -'S-
Taft attended baseball game on the grounds
IN which their son Charles took an active part
and Burchard A Hayes played hrst BASE
Az n m. automobiles we're taken to the
u-an,ort cemetery where Mr.. and Mrs. TAFT
rtsttAd the graves OF the President. his wire
I'd ether members OF the Hayes family.
.,,,nIs monument of granite marks the Hayes
LOT and each grave Is indicated by srnaO
bao6a+one The monument was designed %
president HAYES and erected soon after the
aao+b of his wife. Out Of Difference to his wish
nothing more elaborate has been added
The start for Sandusky was made at $40
o,c1ock on the Toledo & Cleveland electric hne'
o,d at u NJ Mr. and Mrs, Taft reached the
,o-,a of Mr. Marsh. A considerable crowd gath
arad m see the candidate of at Fremont. but
,oanv who rode in the car with him between
Fremont and Sandusky were unaware or the
ract As Mr. Taft expects strenuous day To-
morrow. he spent quiet evening at tne nonio
=, Mr. Marsh and retired early.
M Taft after making two addresses here TO-
morrow will start for Cincinnati speaking at a
number of places on the way. The importance
norticaIly Of the meeting to be held IN the tne-
a+ra has been increased by the assurance re-
cetvad here tonight that Ex-Governor HerricS
u,r sneak on the guarantee OF bank deposits
~, the government taking the ground thae
rcb Guarantee would be another form OF
c,o,onoIv. General Keifer will speak on the
.a,r, and General Henry G. COrbin is sched-
1a for remarks Mr. Taft will begin here the
addresses he is to continue throughout the daN-
14a will address the old soldiers in an historian
speech earlier in the morning