Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-13
AT WORK ON SPEECH
Taft Writing Address to the
Notification Committee.
SENATOR WARNER ARRIVES
Details of Cincinnati Ceremony Ar
ranged.
NOMINEE OUT ON THE LINKS
Plays Eighteen Holes-Will Not Let
Anything Interfere With
His Exercise.
SENATOR WARNER ARRIVES
OUT ON THE LINKS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOT SPRINGS. Va. July 13.-Judge
Taft started to work today on his speech
Of acceptance, which is to be delivered in
Cincinnati July %. Senator William War
ner of Missouri. chairman of the commit
tee on notification, was here yesterday
and arranged the details of the notifica-
ton program.
Judge Taft intends to spend the entire
week on his speech. taking time only for
h daily game Of golf. He has begged off
from all political conferences for the next
seven days, but after that he will invite
most of the leaders of the party here to
get their opinions of his speech He is not
ready to say yet whether his speech will
include an attack upon the democratic
platform, but it probably will.
He has in a general way discussed the
various matters he will incorporate in his
speech with republican leaders who have
visited Hot Springs in the past ten days,
but he had not framed a single sentence
Of the important document until today.
Plays Eighteen Holes.
Judge Taft went out upon the golf links
today, as usual, and played eighteen holes.
He proposes to play golf every day while
at Hot Springs, and 1t is not likely that
anything that he will have to do will in
terfere with the game.
Il play golf just as I would take medi-
cine he said. in referring to his regular
visits to the links.
After he returned from the links today
he went to his Office and was closeted
with his secretary, beginning the dicta-
ton of a part Of his speech. The entire
day was not devoted to that work. as
there were many letters to receive his per-
sonal attention. His mail now consists OF
about $50 letters daily.
One of the most interesting portions OF
the speech of acceptance will be Judge
Taft's reference to the injunction plank of
the republican platform adopted at Chi
Icago. He will make his position on that
subject very clear. The speech will not
be long one. but will touch upon all of
the vital issues of the campaign.
Attends Church.
He enjoyed rest from his usual oc-
cupations yesterday. In the morning he
walked to St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
only a stones throw from his rooms in
the hotel. accompanied by Mrs. Taft, and
listened to doctrinal discourse by Rev.
John G. Scott, the rector. There was the
same small assemblage that characterized
the services last Sunday morning, less
than 100 persons being present. Upon
leaving the little edifice Mr. and Mrs
Taft faced a camera. as one of the in
ev.table accomplishments of presidential
candidacy.
Senator Warner arrived yesterday and
talked with Judge Taft for half an hour.
They discussed conditions In Missouri, In
which Judge Taft showed interest. The
fact that In the last four or five years
many farmers have sold their lands in
Illinois and Iowa and moved to Missouri,
and that these farmers are republicans
was referred to as likely to play part in
the campaign.