The Washington herald., 1908-08-14

Hot Springs. Va Aug. I3-The anti
go!fers have been heard from in the cam
paign-
Mr.. Taft has received letters fzom sew
eral Of them informing him that golf Is
a rich mans game. and advising him 10
give 1t up.
Referring this afternoon 10 those anti
golf letters and other advice which he
has been receiving IN regard to the con-
duct OF The campaign Mr. Taft said that
this business of running f9r President
reminded him Of the fable Of that old
man. the boy. and The ass The old man
was riding the ass and the boy was
walking, and everybody said Look at
tEat old cUrmudgeon riding and making
that little boy walk 80 the old man
dismounted and put the boy on the ass.
and everybody said Look at chat young
fellow riding and making his poor ol5
father walk"
{ Then both got on the ass and the people
said '-LCOz AZ the TWO Of them breaking
/ the poor ass back, they might carry
+ him"
I Finally. they tied the ass less and
started TO carry him. and everybody said:
The fools
I have found said the candidate,
that can't please everybody"
Plays to Get Exercise.
OF course the real reason why 1Ir. Tast
plays golf IS that he can get more e1le--
/ else out OF IL than lie could 0Ut OF any
other sport in which lie might engage.
The candidate went around the 1s-hoIs
course twice to-day FOR the first time
/ That means about q 1-ne-uilc walk he
Z made q score Of Sc IN lis morning play.
ard Q IL the afternoon
. Bryan's speech OF Acceptance lay neg
Ie-sed or his desk ali DAY long When le
I came IN from the Ilnss n O'Clock This
{ evening. he said he had r0t read IL. ard
asked several questions about IT,
I II was learned to-day that lIr. Taft has
. recently had -v0 or three narrow escauas
from being injured While riding his horse
on the mountain roads When he was OFT
with Cen Cor5-n recently. the horse
. stumbled and Ar- Taft was thrown about
4 I've feet striking on his shoulder and the
+ side Of his head Beyond being q little
I shaken Up, the fail did not hurt him
Thrown Again.
/ Again last Tuesday night his horse
4 cA---LLsl4e4 N-atL4 N4- coming Gown the
mountain road by MOONLIGHT The a-s-
nal went down. but 1Ir- TAFT managed 10
stick in the saddle Friends who were
vyirhs him insisted that he ger into a car
rage 10 make the trip back, which he
did
4Ir. Taft IS a good Eorsemar. having
been for days in the saddle when ne vss
In the Philippines, but his friends feared
that his horse had given out under the
weight. Nr- Taft brought tie horse with
him from Washington. where he had rid
den it for some time. The animal. how
ever Is not accustomed 70 the mountain
climbing
Mr. Taft's friends have insisted that he
set g new horse Il he IS going 20 r1ds
here. and Gen Clarence r Edwards
chief OF the Bureau Of Insular Affairs fl
Washington, has been iutrusred with the
commission OF selecting a horse He
wants an animal weighing about 12j0
pounds and accustomed 20 mountain
country
Representative Hepburn. Of Iowa. ar
rived here today, and VIII spend q week
He IS In Washington this sumner. and
ran down 20 Hot Springs for little va
cation. He had a talk with 9I-- TAFT,
and assured him that Iowa would 80 for
him by at least S0000-
Depends on Cummins.
NIr. Hepburn also expressed the opinion
that a Republican legislature would be
elected in Iowa. unless Cumuins should
attempt 10 pledge some of the candi-
dates 20 his candidacy for the Senate.
Then there would be a fight which mlsht
iendanger The state ticket But 0Ir. Hep
burn did not think that Cummins would
be foolish enough 10 do that
Richard BartEoldt the peace man from
Missouri also called on the candidate
to-day. 5Ir. BarthoIdt was deeply in
pressed with the Importance Of his mis-
! sion-more deeply. IN fact, than anybody
else. with the possible exception of Mr.
Taft himself
7 have not come" said the Congress
man. to discuss any local OF State ques-
ton No. nothing as small as that 7
am here 10 take Up q great national
question
what that was. 1Ir. Bartholdt did not
disclose. It was a secret.
NJ Taft. after the conference. did not
seem 10 be weighed down with anything
very heavy in the secret line
Frank H Platt Of New York. was
another Of AIr- Tafts visitors to-day.
8Ir. PIatt was IN Yale when Mr.. Taft was
a. -iaaA-s t---r es-% la-EA
active part in the organization os the
Taft Club in New YORK before Mr.. TafCs
nomination
Mr. Taft said that Mr. Plat had come
TO see him about a business matter n
Cuba
Sees Picture of Himself
Mr. and Mrs. Taft attended an Illus
trated lecture by Burr Mcintosh here to-
night. the subject being With Tart n
the Philippines" More than fifty Views
: OF the candidate were thrown on the sheet
/ and Mr.. Taft had the pleasure Of seeing
= himself afoot, on horseback, aloat, and
= sitting IN the ballroom Of the hotel