Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-18
TAFT HURRIED
TO WHITE HOUSE
Occasion Was the Cheering in
Chicago Convention for
Prest. Roosevelt.
THEY HELD A CONFERENCE.
Result of II May he Message from the
President to Convention to Re-
store Normal Conditions There.

Washington, June t7.--After word had
been received at the White House that
the cheering for President Roosevelt In
the convention hall had continued for
4S minutes, Secy. Taft came over to
the White House and with his usual
good-natured smile hurriedly went in
To the presidents office Mr.. Roosevelt
had been carefully reading all the bull
letins received at the White House.
and both he and Mr.. Taft were fully
informed of what was taking place in
the convention hall
One sentence in the presidents bull
letin impressed him very forcibly as
Indicating that all the delegates were
not in fact carried away by the ex-
citement That was statement that
two-thirds OF the delegates had re-
tanned their seats. but the conference
between the president and Mr.. Taft
may result In some message being sent
TO the convention direct from the White
House In order to restore normal con-
ditions there
TAFT KEPT IN TOUCH.
Secy. Taft was in communication
today with his managers in Chicago
and kept apace with the situation as
1t developed from incident to incident.
Reports from the committees to the con l.
vention, which had been forcasted i'm
the early private advices, We're received
with satisfaction both by the secretary
and the president. There were import
ant exchanges between Secy Taft
and his Chicago friends as to the plat
form, and especially as to the anti-ln-
junction plank. The view here is that
me plank viii be retained In the plat
FORM as II was agreed upon tentatively
With every incident in the gathering
in Chicago flashed to them on direct
wires, President Roosevelt and Secy.
TAFT kept in constant touch today
with the Republican national conven-
ton. had a brief conference. and each
wound up the afternoon by driving in
TO the suburbs while the convention
was still in session. All day long the
wires brought news Of what was trans
piring in the convention. There were
direct telegraph circuits from the con-
vention hall to the executive Offices OF
the White House and the private office
of Secy. Taft, and long-distance tele-
phone in Mr. Taft's office as we'll.
with the officers at the convention.
Apparently disinterested in the clos
ing hours Of the days proceedings. the
president and Mrs. Roosevelt drove
from the White House late in the aft
ernoon to the vicinity of Rock creek,
northwest of the city, where they
mounted horses and cantered over the
smooth bride paths amid the wild seem
cry that characterizes that vicinity.
They left just after the great ovation
to Mr. Roosevelt had exhausted itself.
Following 45 minutes OF continued
cheering.
The president received bulletins from
fllx H..
ride. and after Secy. Taft had come
to see him while the excitement in the
Coliseum was at Its height and had
gone back to the war department. MIR.
Tnft also went driving without waiting
for the convention to adjourn.
Mrs. Taft manifested her keen inter-
est in the proceedings at Chicago to-
day oy joining the secretary in his pri-
Vate office and getting at first hand
the reports from Chicago. She re-
manned throughout the session of the
convention and scanned all the dis
patches received.