The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-31
One Fond Parent Wants
Candidate to Adopt
Girl Baby.
INFANT SMILES
PRESAGE VICTORY
Nominee Takes Things Easy Be-
fore Beginning Lengthy Let
ter of Acceptance.

HOT SPRINGS, Va, July S1.-Ths in
evitable has come TO pass. William
Howard Taft. Republican nominee for
the Presidency, is going through the or
deal OF having babies named after him.
Since his arrival here yesterday -
has received a dozen letters from proud
fathers telling him that their sons bear
his name. II II keeps Up the way II has
started the ministers who do the
christening throughout the land will get
into the habit Of saying William Taft
without being prompted by the parents.
Intended AS Compliment.
But the homage OF the stork and the
crib Is not all that Mr. Taft is re-
ceiving. This morning he got a letter
from a man which said he understood
that the candidate had no children,
Therefore, the writer OF the letter
thought. IL would be an excellent plan
for Mr.. Taft 10 adopt a blooming
young daughter who was adorning the
home OF the writer. but not bringing
in anything 10 pay the ice man ana
the butcher.
Of course, this letter assumed that
Mr. Tafts three children had met with
sudden, violent, and mysterious deaths
| but outside Of that, ii was comp Il
ment
That these babies named after Taft
are not the ordinary kind is shown by
| the following letter received from Ar
| thur A. Durham OF Raleigh, Mo
| L inclose with this a picture of VIII
/ liam Taft Durham, son Of Myrtle and
1 Arthur A Durham, born September 10
1907, and weighing at birth 251s pounds
at four months he weighed 90 pounds
| i VT nm q
/ One from Paul o. Krause, a pharma-
| cist at Seventh avenue and Twenty-fiftn
| street, New York city, SAID: I take
| great pleasure in informing YOU that
have chrtstened my son William Taft
! hrause- From the way the youngsteI
/ smiles every time 1 ask MIN II the Re
publican party will win in the next e.eC-
ton, l feel sure you will be our mex:
A third letter was from Cincinnati.
/ telling that the Stork had visited the
I house in the midst Of Mr.. Tafts making
| his speech Of acceptance there; it was,
| after the candidate
Takes Outdoor Exercise.
Mr. Taft is taking things easy today.
| He has no appointments for the dis
| cUssion Of politics. This morning he
| played golf with Senator Bourne and
! this afternoon he VII take a horseback
| ride with General Corbin. He will con-
/ tinue to take things easy for = week
| or two and will tiIen begin work on
/ his letter Of acceptance. This will be
| longer and more detailed than his
! speech Of acceptance, but he Will not
| have to have 1t ready until about Sep
| tember 15.
| In addition to the babies named after
1 him, Mr.. Taft has been informed OF the
| organization OF many Taft campaign
| clubs throughout the country. SO far ht
| has learned of the following:
! Taft Organization, OF New York city
! Taft Republican Club. University OF
! Pennsylvania: Taft-Sherman Club. Oi
Beaumont, Cal; Taft and Sherman
] Club OF Kendallville, Ind: Southern
! Colored Taft Club, Knoxville, Tenn.
! Taft Club, Of East Orange, y. J.: Bi
| cycle Taft Club, Of Middletovn, Ohio
/ Taft-JacksOn Club. Of Lanesboro
| MINI: Taft and Sherman Club, West
| Milton. Pa; Taft and Sherman Club
| Phoebus. Va; German Taft Club, Gin
| Cinnati. Ohio; Taft-Sherman Club
! woodstock, Va.