Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-10
MRS. TAFT URGED HER
HUSBAND into RACE
FOR THE PRESIDENCY
He Would Have Preferred to
Accept Place on Supreme
Bench.
SHE is BRILLIANT WOMAN
If Mistress Of White House, Mrs.
Taft Will Bear Honors Vel
Children Are
Bright.

washington, Special: The Taft fam
fly if the November elections ave the
republicans, will do the honors or the
White House in a fashion that viii be
entirely creditable.
The prominence given to Secretary
Taft this week has served to call atten-
ton to the fact that he has about him
a strong and capable family group.
Mrs. Taft is an unusual Woman or
winning disposition but of great force
of character and the Taft children nave
not suffered in the matter or dlspensa-
ton Of brains. Brains seem to nave a
way of running in the Taft family and
the children of the secretary of wal
give every promise of possessing a large
degree Of that intelligence that has
made Mr.. Taft a power in the Roose-
Welt administration
The Children.
Secretary Taft's family consists, aside
from himself and Mrs. Taft, OF three
children. The oldest is Robert Alphon-
SO. aged Is. He is a sophomore at Yale.
Miss Helen Heron Taft is aged IL n
Charlie is aged 10. Miss Taft attracted
notice a day or two ago by winning
the Pennsylvania state
from Miss Baldwin'G school at Bryn
Mawr to Bryn Mawr itself. She is a
tall, attractive young woman, with
golden hair and a great liking for
study. She inherits her mothers love
of hooks and it is generally believed
that she will stick to school even at the
expense of missing several seasons In
the White House.
Robert is likewise an excellent stu
dent. He won a number of prizes in
the freshman class at Yale and has set
out to equal the records made by his
father n grandfather. His father
was second in the Yale class of rs and
his grandfather, Judge Alphonso Taft,
was third in the Yale class of 1888. 1t
is apparent the young man has no easy
! goal ahead of him. He expects to study
law. He is a good athlete and has
taken to rowing with success.
Charlie Is Bright.
His OUNCE brother, Charles, who is
always referred to as Charlie is a
bright young chap, who has had a re-
markable experience for a lad of his
age. He has been twice around the
J world with his father and being a great
reader and a keen observer for his age
has profited by his travels. He has I'M
til recently gone to Force school here.
the same school that Quentin Roosevelt
attends and he and Quentin are great
friends.
Ii is probably due to Mrs. Taft that
J Secretary Taft entered the race for
president. She Is ambitions. and when
the president OHereQ secretary TART a
place on the supreme court bench about
two years ago. she was the member OF
, the family who objected. She took the
view that her husband chances for
the presidency were too good to be
thrown away and that IT was unwise
for III to allow himself TO ne shelved
on the supreme bench. Her Judgment
prevailed. and 1t seems true that IL
left to his own i~nclinations at that time
Mr.. Taft would have told the presi-
dent he would take the associate JUS
ticeship.
A Brilliant Woman.
Mrs. Taft. Ii her husband is elected,
will I'LL the duties of head OF the White
House household admirably. She is a
comparatively young woman. Mrs.
James r. Garfield is the youngest wife
OF a cabinet member. Next 10 her is
Mrs. Taft. who was frequently referred
to as the youngest cabinet woman be-
fore the appointment OF Mr.. Garfield.
Mrs. Taft Is attractive rather than
handsome. She L. quite tall and slen-
der. with handsome brown hair and
gray ayes. Her friendp say she be-
lieves the sphere OF the woman Is the
home. although she feels that every