The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-09
TAFT BOOM HERE
 FAIRLY LAUNCHED
Senator Frank $. Butterworth Chosen President of the Organization in His
 Support.
MANY MEMBERS ENROLLED
Red Fire Celebration on the Secre- tary's Next Visit to This City, Branches Are Planned All
 Over the State.

Enthusiasm among the republicans of New Haven for any object was nev- CT more marked than at the meeting of a hundred representative citizens in the republican headquarters on Ashmun street last night for the preliminary steps toward the formation of a Taft club in New Haven. Those who said that it was too early to start a move ment in favor of any presidential can diGate were certainly mistaken, for be- side the hundred present who joined already twice the number have sig nified their intention of becoming mem bers of the first Taft club in Connecti- cut and one of the first in the United States.
 Frederick W. Orr. chairman of the Ninth ward committee, briefly outlined the plans for the club after which Senator Frank s. Butterworth was unanimously chosen president of the VI SliilLdtioil. tSCidlpI DultCi WOi LII ID personal friend of MT. Taft, and on a recent trip to Washington conferred with President Roosevelt in regard to the candidacy of the secretary of war. When called upon for remarks after his election, Senator Butterworth said: "Mr. Taft comes from my state and I have known him for years. He Is acquainted with every branch of the government and represents ali the peo- pie. every class. For many years on the bench, he reverences the laws of the country and thoroughly under stands them. Mir. Taft is we'll fitted to be president, the best fitted man of the time, believe. We have been through a period of trouble recently and now we are trying to readJust things. For the accomplishment of lhis work think MT. Taft is better than anyone else. Our work-is to secure the state delegation to the, next national convention for Mir, Taft.''
 Following Senator Butterworth's re- marks Col. Ruthe. lord Trowbridge and Hon. Ell Whitney were elected vice presidents. The other vice-presldents chosen at last nights s-ssi.n were: Walter Maltby. Commissioner Joseph c. Kelley, s. T. Riggs, ex-Capt Luz. erne Ludington, Andrew Dwyer, Roger Jones. Nehemiah Barnes, Edward Grodsk, Arthur Green and Henry Booth. Others will be chosen at the mex, meeting
 Frederick Ldker was elected secre- tary of the club and President But .erworth was empowered to appoint three committees to complete the or. ganization of the club: ways and means committee, a membersh.p p com. mittee, and a committee to draw up g constitution and set of by laws.
 Following the election of officers there were enthusiastic speeches by several of the presidents and Al. aerman David Foley, ex-A.derman Da ,id L. Davis, Robert E. Lee, Alexandel Bruce, RoDert Callahan and others.
 IL was decided to hold the club: liIst celebration February IT, the dat of the secretary of w4rs s next visit tt New Haven. The members of he clul will parade from headquarters headed by brass band and With ? en.y o red fire, to snow Mir. Iatt that organ izea wor':: for him in Connecticut na! started.
 The purpose of the club as set fortl in the preamble is, besides ra s.ng en .huslasm and support in New haven to establish branch clubs throughout the state, and employ other methods t' swing Connecticut and it's delee eation t Mr. Taft. The preamble of he clul follows:
 The Taft club of New Haven | formed to advance the intelesls o William Howard Taft of Ono for tn position of next president of the Unit ed States, succeeding Theodore Roose welt.
 The membership of the club is opel to any supporters of MT. Taft, who ar available man for the head of the na ton during the coming four years.
 It is the purpose of the club 10 carr on an active propaganda, to establis
 branch clubs in every town in th state, to hold meetings, circulate lit erature and employ such other foice
 and influences as shall legitimately a complish the end in view.
 The club believes that the broa views of Mir. Taft, his strength of char acter, his distinguished ability, varie experience and temperament point him as the man of all to guide the ns ton In the next four years. Ills whol . life since his coming of age has bee
 passed in the public service, and show
 clean and splendid record of devotio to his country.
 | The headquarters of the club will | f located in New Haven. All those rt , quiring information can secure it b addressing the secretary.