New-York tribune., 1908-06-22
TAFT STARTS FOR EAST
DUE HERE THIS MORNING.
No Progress on National Chairman
shiipARoot Advises Delay. &
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune,1

resentative T. Van vechten Oicott and Mrs. Oh
cott of New York. and Wade Ellis and James J.
Williams of the Secretarys political staff. left
Cincinnati this afternoon for New York over the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Mr. and Mrs. Oicott ana
Mr. Ellis expected to go only as far as Colurnous-
The Secretary expects to reach New YORK TO-
morrow morning at $50 and transfer imr1e-
diatey TO the New York New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad to reach New Haven in time for
the meeting of the Yale Corporation at noon
No new light was thrown the national
chafrmanship situation to-day. Mr. Taft has
given no indication of having deviated from the
preference for Mr.. Hitchcock. which he had
when he arrived here. The Ohio people insist
that some prominent public man. like Senator
Lodge or Senator Long, will be appointed and
that Messrs- Hitchcock and Vorys will be East
ern and Western vice-chairmen respectively A
majority of the subcommittee believes that ir-
respective of Mr. Vorys's feelings Mr.. Hitchcock
should be appointed. Mr.. Hitchcock's friends do
not believe he would accept vfce-chairmanship
which. they insist. would mean that he did the
work while another got the glory.
Secretary Taft is hoping that time will clear
up the situation and that some method of placat-
ing the Ohio contingent without dispensing with
Mr. HitChcock's services be devised 1t IS
learned that tire Secretary received telegram
from Secretary Root yesterday advising him
temporarily to defer a decision. Secretary TAFT
| sent solictous telegram to Mr.. Hitchcock to-
day and Mr.. Hitchcock replied that ne was CON-
siderably under the weather and in nee1 Of rest
Secrecy Taft spent most Of to-day sitting
about his brothers house and welding vigor-
ousIy huge palm leaf FAM while the wilted
dftion of his collar demonstrated that even a
Presidential candidate is not immune from the
discomfort of a hot summer day in Cincinnati
Cincinnatians say it is cooler in the suburbs and
upon the surrounding hills but Charles P. Taft's
house is down in the hollow, occupied largely by
| the business section, where the humidity IS
great that salt won't shake. matches won't strike
and have to dry their cigars over electric
heaters before they can be made to burn.
MR. TAFT ATTENDS CHURCH
At IL o'clock the Secretary. accompanied by
] Mrs. Charles P Taft. went TO Christ Episcopal
Church. where the Rev w. H. Poole. the rector.
| preached on the text, Il have finished the work
thou hast given me to do Incidentally. Mr..
| Ferris-Aaron Ferris-took up the collection and
| thereby hangs tale to be later narrated
After the service Mr.. Taft shook hands with sew
eral of his old friends and neighbors and then
turned to his brothers house for luncheon. Be
| fore luncheon Representative OIcott called on
| the Secretary and told him that he and Mrs Oh
| colt would have the pleasure of accompanying
| Columbus. y year ago Mr.. OF
| colt gave Kenyon College. at Gambler. Ohio. a
| Flagstaff and handsome flag Ever since then
the faculty has been urging the New York Rep
resentative to come and address the students.
Mr. OIcott has not been able to accept the in
vitation before but is taking advantage of his
trip to Chicago to do so. He will spend Tues
day at the college
A little later in the day Mr.. Olcott and Mrs.
OIcott called formally on the Secretary and Mr..
and Mrs. Taft
MR. TAFT ENTERTAINS YOUNGSTERS.
Mrs Nicholas Longworth, daughter of the
President called on the Secretary Immediately
after luncheon and found him surrounded with
little girls the children of neighbors. Peal after
peal of laughter echoed through the old house
from the delighted youngsters. whom the Secre-
tary was entertaining with stories when Mrs.
Longworth drove up
My dearest and warmest supporter was the
saIutation with which the Secretary greeted Mrs.
Longworth as he took both her hands. and she
Immediately Joined the group of little girls. The
Secretary told Mr- Olcott and others that he
would probably return to Cincinnati about July
20 to receive the committee which is formally
notify him of his nomination. and that it was
also probable he would spend three or four
weeks at Hot Springs. Va. before the opening
of the campaign
a telegram
gratuIations from Frank Chance. manager Of
the Cubs the Chicago baseball nine. which
seemed greatly to please him and led him to re-
mark that he did wish he could stay over and
see a real hot game. He said he had not seen
"a real game of BALI for years. and he was Just
aching TO see one" Charles P. Taft promised 10
take him 10 plenty of them" when he returned
to Cincinnati
Apropos of Aaron Ferris who took up the COL
lection at church. the Secretary told some OF his
afternoon callers a story. He said Ferris was
mot only pious chap. but a great inventor Of
oaths-" Years ago, Mr. Ferris and Mr. Taft
associated in 9TH Ward politics in this
city. Martin Muldoon was the Republican ward
boss. and young Taft and Ferris determined to
unseat him, his rule being anything but credit
able to the party or profitable To the city.
They discovered that Muldoon maintained his
supremacy by voting Democrats at the Repub-
lican primaries and determined to stop it. So
Ferris and Taft went to the primaries together.
The first man they suspected gave his name as
Patrick Flanagan
Il challenge" said Ferris,
Challenge and be dommed to yeez" said
Flanagan.
Hold up your right hand" said Ferris
What for?" asked Flannigan
Never you mind" said Ferris. and FIannigan
held it up.
Now. then" said Ferris repeat this: I do
solemnIy swear before the Judgment seat of my
Maker -
The devil I will" interrupted Flanagan. and
ne turned and fed
Next day Flanagan met young Taft "Yeez
relIers won Yesterday" he said. but tell yeez
right now. next time there won't be none OF
them dom Ferris ministerial oaths"
THE FIRST TAFT BOOMERS