The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-14
WILL NOT COMMENT
ON ACCEPTANCE SPEECH or MIR.
 BRYAN.
Mr. Taft Made This Announcement Yesterday Even Before He Had Opportunity to Read the
 Bryan Speech.


 Hot Springs, Va. Aug. 13--No coni- ment for publication in the news papers on the acceptance speech of William Jennings Bryan Is to be made by William H. Taft. This decision was announced by the Republican candt- date today even before he had oppor- tunity to read the Bryan speech.
 This reading. he said he wished to do with great deliberation and should its rersual make reply necessary or ad- visable, 1t will be made the subject of a speech or included in a speech, Mr. Taft may make at some future time. His next speech will be delivered here a week from next Friday to gath ersng of Virginia Republicans who are coming to the mountains for a general rally.
 Through an erroneous newspaper item from the South to the effect that Mir. Taft had bought horse. it was learned here today that while riding with General corbin last week. when a sixteen mile ride was accomplished. the big saddle horse which Mir. Taft has ridden for some time In Washington, and which he brought here. suddenly developed ankle weakness, and MT. Taft was thrown. He sustained no in- Juries and made no mention of the occurrence. But today he admitted that he believed he would be more com fortabie hereafter on q horse of sturd- fer build. General Clarence R. Edwards, Chief of the Tnsular Bureau of the War Department, is on the look out for such horse. with authority to make purchase when found.
 There was relaxation today of the tension of yesterday when political conferences were held every minute. Mir. Taft devoted the morning to his nail and to MT. vorys, his chief of stan. The West Virginia politicians. who still remain, have telegraphed for A. c. Scherr, the Independent candi- date for Governor, upon whose arrival tomorrow 1t ts said an understanding will be reached as to what manner of questions will be placed before the Re- publican National Committee In the de- sire to eliminate one of the two State tickets, or ascertain which of the two shall be recognized by the National Committee.
 Representative Hepburn, Of Ohio. ar the request of Speaker Cannon, ia to spend most of hts time in the East this summer, giving personal atten- ton to the construction of the new Congressional ofiice building. is here for day or two with Mir. Taft. Colonel Hepburn has just returned from Iowa and is In position to give Mr. Taft first information on the situation In his State, particularly with refernoe to the changed conditions brought about by the death of Senator Allison. It is un- derstood here that former Congressman John F. Lacey and Governor cummins will eventually be the opposing can- didates for the Senatorial vacancy. For the present. Colonel Hepburn re- gards a public discussion of the sit- uation on his part as innpportune, al- though he predicted the State would give Taft plurality Of s0.Ooo.
 Frank n. Platt, son of Senator Platt of New York, elassmate of Mir. Taft, arrived here today. He said he came to consult Mir. Taft regarding 8 legal action in which he has been retained.
 Representative Bartholdt. of Missou- Il. also was an arrival.