The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
Will Direct His Campaign
From Hotel in the Midst
of Virginia Mountains.
NATIONAL CHAIRMAN
is NOT YET CHOSEN
Republican Candidate Receives
Many kilograms Of Congratu-
lation, but Says What He
Wants Is to See Red
Hot Game OF
Baseball.

| INCINNATI, o., June 21.-Secre.
tary of War William II. Taft
tonight is speeding toward
~ New York, on the Pennsyl-
vania Flyer, having left Cin-
cinnati this afternoon at $500 o'clock.
He expects to reach New York to-
morrow morning at $3.50 en- route to
New Haven, Conn. He will remain
| at New Haven through the commences
lment exercises of Yale--his alma mater.
| He will attend II meeting of the Yale
lCorporation tomorrow, and on Tues
day he will be present at the class day
exercises and at the reunion OF his
own class of rs. On Wednesday he
| will attend the graduation exercises
Of the university, and expects to see
the Yale Harvard boat race at New
London on Thursday
! The secretary will not reach the ma
tional capital before next Sunday. He
will remain in Washington until after
the session Of the subcommittee of the
Republican National Committee. which
| is to be held July 1st. 1t Is not Inns
probable he may remain there few
days longer, as he has some matters to
attend to which he desires to dispose
of before going on his summer vaca-
! ton.
Holiday MT Hot Springs.
Only tentative plans thus far have
been made by Secretary Taft for the
| summer months. He probably will go,
accompanied by Mrs. Taft. to Hot
Springs, Va, for three or four weeks
early in July.
He says he would enjoy, above all
else going to Murray Bay, Canada,
where for the last sixteen years he
| has spent his summers; but as that
location is out of the way and not
easily accessible. objection has been
made by some of his personal and poll
| tical friends to his going there even
for so brief a period as he expects to
utilize this year as vacation time.
4 1t will be necessary for him. too. to
be in Cincinnati about the goth of July
\ to receive the formal notification OF
i his nomination for the presidency. 1T
/ is his intention nor- to pass three or
/ four days here about that time and
then return to Hot Springs for the re-
mander OF his summer outing.
No Chairman Chosen.
Plans have been practically cons
| pleted by which after the first of Sep
tember Secretary Taft will be contin-
ually in Cincinnati.
4 Practically no new facts We're de-
veloped to-day regarding the subs
committees inaction yesterday on the
question of the national chairman.
| While the discussion at the conference
took a wide range, it can be stated
authoritatively that few names of pos
| sible appolntees We're considered. 1t
i was the consensus of opinion among
Secretary Taft's advisers that the Sc
/ lection OF chairman should be post
| poned at least for the time In order
that so momentous matter might
receive thorough consideration.
/ After the receipt of Mr.. Hitchcocks
telegram yesterday that he could not
be considered in connection with the
craftsmanship on account of his health,
| Secretary Taft telegraphed Mr. Hitch
cock inquiring solicitiously about his
condition. The secretary received
reply from him to-day saying that he
felt better, but was seriously In need
of rest.
Attended Services.
The secretary, prior to his departure
for the East, passed a quiet day at the
residence Of his brother. Accompanied
by Mrs Charles P. Taft, he attended
the II o'clock service at Christ Epis-
copal Church, and listened to a dis
course on "The Successful Man." deliv-
cred by the Rev. W. II. Poole, one Of
the assistant rectors of the church.
Mr.. Poole's text was the fourth verse
of the seventeenth chapter Of St John:
II have finished the work Thou hask
given me to do
The sermon was In no sence directed
at Secretary Taft, and no reference
was made to his presence in the church.
| At the end of the services the secre-
tary cordially greeted many OF his
old friends and members of the parish.