New-York tribune., 1908-09-02
TAFT BEARS NO ENMITY
NOT DODGING FORAKER.
Conference Betsoeen Them Un-
IikeIg-Ihe Candidates Plans.
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Middle Bass Island, Ohio, Sept. 1.-The re-
port that Mr. Taft might attend the unveiling
of the monument 10 the heroes of lSl2 at For'
Meiss to-day, where Senator Foraker delivered
an address. caused considerable political gossip
sn Ohio Then came the announcement that
Mfr Taft would not go to Fort Meigs and
ruu,or was Immediately circulated that Senator
Foraker would be at Toledo Tomorrow, where
Mr. Taft viii attend the Grand Army reunion
and reception win be given in his honor al
the Lincoln Republican Club. Mr.. Taft knows
nothing Of Mr.. Foraker's plans.
The fact IS that Generals Keifer and Corhin
sought earnestly TO induce Mr.. Taft, by an ap-
peal 10 his state pride, TO attend The exercises
at Fort Meigs. and for time he was disposed
10 believe he could 90 so without causing gossip
When, however, ii became apparent that his
going would be construed an effort to meet
Senator Foraker and to go more than half way
to nave the way for Mr.. Foraker's becoming an
amigo" Mr. Taft decided that he would not
go there IL Senator Foraker comes TO Toledo
10 meet Mr. Taft he win be received with the
same cordiality as would be shown to any other
prominent Republican politician in the state
but there will be no opportunity for politicians
or the press to say that Mr.. Taft sought MI
Foraker. nor is IT likely that there will be any
o,ro-..n;tv for conference between the two,
ss Mr. Taft's time will be fully occupied from
the time he reaches Toledo until he departs,
probably about 5 p m.
HANDS OFF THE sENATORsHIP.
sro,ld Senator Foraker desire conference
with Mr. Taft he can easily have il by coming
10 the Middle Bass Club of which he has long
been a member and which he frequently visits
On the other hand, should he fail TO pay his re-
spects TO Mr. Taft he viii incur no enmity on
the part Of the candidate. who has laid down
the proposition that the Presidency, was the
nomination, is being contested on lines wholly
separate and distinct from the Senatorship. As
candidate for President Mr.. Taft stands square
ly on the policies laid down in the Republican
platform He has pledged himself to carry out
those policies. but precisely as he has consis-
tently declined to interfere in the selection Of
a candidate for Governor in any state, so he
win hcld aloof from any senatorship contest
Generals Keifer and Corbin left here for To-
fedo to-day to speak at the campfire tonight
and SO far as is known, they will return to
Middle Bass for the present Commodore 5. O.
Richardson. commander and owner Of the Jes-
sau1ine. will convey Mr.. Taft and his party TO
Toledo tomorrow morning, the start being made
at 6 a. m The return trip will be made as
soon as the reception at the Lincoln Club ends
Commodore Richardson has also placed his
yacht ar the disposal Of Mr.. Taft for Tuesday
September s, when the start for Cincinnati will
die Bass on that day at a. m. At / p m Mr.
Taft and his party will board the Big -Four
train at Sandusky. and. after several rear plat
form speeches delivered on the route, will reach
Cincinnati that evening On Labor Day Mr.
Taft Will visit the Soldiers Home at Sandusky
and make a non-political address to the In
mates.
Mr. Taft spent the morning fishing. but
caught nothing. He had planned an early start
b;1t a brisk wind blew all night, and although
he was on hand those who have charge Of his
safety decided that the lake was too rough, so
it was late before he put off. Charlie" Taft
landed bass and sheepshead, which is not
regarded as edible, but from which he removed
the lucky stone as a keepsake.
RECEIVES PARTY FROM MICHIGAN
soon after noon Colonel Frank ]. Hecker. Of
Detroit arrived at Middle Bass with party
cf friends on his large yacht, the Halcyon. The
other members Of the party were Representative
Edwin Denby Colonel Oscar James, Pension
Commissioner for Michigan; Marvin Preston
O. r. LOCKER. T. Z. McDonough, Thomas Nc
C;,-aw Thomas Wadsworth and Herbert Boyn-
ton Of Detroit Colonel James is commander Of
the Detroit G. A R. post, and Messrs. Preston
LOCKER McGraw and Wadsworth are members
and past commanders. The party was on the
way to Toledo to attend the reunion. Mr. Taft
was fishing when the yacht hove to, but soon
returned and vert aboard. His call was brief,
and then the HaIcyon steamed off for Toledo
While waiting for GIr. Taft to return Mr.
Denby who has just arrived from Panama, was
asked regarding his observations on the 18TH
mus. He said:
left everything on the isthmus in most salts
factory condition. The engineers doing excel
lent work. and while they have not cared to alter
their estimate of fifteen years the time necessary
TO complete the work, ] regard that as extremely
conservative. But I approve the wisdom Of the
engineers in standing by the original estimate The
rain is terrific that il iniects an inca aiculable
question into the problem. For instance, in 1906
they had q rain Gatun of 104 inches in twenty
one point within ten minutes
Speaking of political conditions. Mr.. DENLY
said:
All that / saw in New York looked well for Taft
In Michigan IL is all Taft Michigan gave Roosevelt
majority of III eGG and it viii do nearly as well
for Taft The only cOnplic2tlon-the fight for the
nomination for Governor-was removed by the
primaries to-day.
Mr.. Taft asked to-day 10 receive dele
cation of Sandusky wine growers consisting OF
Messrs Schmidt, Rinehart and Dorm, and con-
sented to Go so. He also received word from
A D. Alderman. of Marietta. that a large dele
cation Of voters from the 10Th Congress Dis
trict desired to call on him at Cincinnati on
September IL He expressed his pleasure at the
proposed visit and the date chosen.
Chairman Hitchcock of the Republican Ma
tional Committee telegraphed to-day that he
would reach Middle Bass Friday or Saturday
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