Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-14
Boiling West Virginia Nominee
Arrives at Hot Springs.
TAFT MAY NOT SEE HIM
negotiations Will Be Conducted by
Vorys.
WILL TRY TO OBTAIN HARMONY
Samples of the Letters Received by
Reducing His Weight.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HOT SPRINGS. Va. August l4.-Arnold
C. Scherr. the republican nominee for
governor of West Virginia, who bolted
the regular convention. arrived this morn
ing and threw fifty-seven varieties of
scares into the supporters Of Charles w.
Swisher. the regular nominee. who has
been hanging on here for week trying
to get the support of the national ticket
Scherrs appearance was not a surprise
to the Swisher people. for they knew he
had been summoned by West Virginians
who are anxious to patch up the row. but
Scherrs presence alone was sufhcient to
disquiet the Swisher ranks.
Scherr's coming was not suggested by
Judge Taft He has had trouble enough
with the members Of only one faction
around. Things promise to be good and
lively now. Judge Taft. who has de-.
olined all along to take sides In factional
rows, will probably not see Scherr. Any
comforting that ia to be done will be
turned over to Arthur l. Vorys, Mr.. Taft's
chief Of staff.
An attempt will undoubtedly be made
while scherr is here to get him to with
draw in favor Of Swisher. There is prac-
tically no doubt that the republican ma
tional committee will recognize the Swish
err organization as regular and support
it. In that event Scherr's cause will be
hopeless, and If he can be made to see
things that way he may withdraw, al
though he has vowed that he C-ould never
retire as long as his enemy Swisher was
In the field.
Judge Taft's Mail.
A good part of Mr.. Taft's mail these
days is of the '.just-a word from-you"
class. An old soldier in San Diego
hospital wants his pension twelve years
overdue. "A word from you will get 1t. y
he writes A Philadelphia man is ambi-
tious to have his son get a West Point
appointment. The daily mail contains also
the usual gfist Of advice. Most Of 1t good.
but mighty conflicting. The negro aues-
ton probably calls for more suggestions
than anything else. -
You are justly entitled to the support
OF the people Of my race. as you have
given them a square deal" New York
negro writes. 49,,
"Ninety-eight per cent of the colored
votes of the country will be cast in your
favor" colored optimist of Washing
| ton asserts. -.
A Bridgeport. Cal, man relieves himself
| of the following:
THE Lord loves you, Mr.. Taft, but OF
all the Presidents we have ever had.
think you are going to be the worst, with
land. 1 am certain you are going to be
elected because the republicans could elect
! Piute squaw this year IL they wanted
! to-"
The Bridgeport mans opinion Of Judge
Taft is not shared by Springfield, Ohio,
| correspondent who unhesitatingly writes:
Not since Lincoin's call to the presidea.
cy has a better. equipped candidate for the
presidency been named.
From Queen Anne, Md. comes an in
quiry from a woman, closing discourag-
ingly: MY husband and I are the only
| republicans in this town of 80 people"
Keeps Away From the Scales.
Il would like to get on the scales and
weigh. but am not going to permit my
| self. for might be disappointed In the
| belief that my daily exercise on the golf
| links has reduced by weight" This was
Judge Tafts admission today that he had
| not weighed in during his period OF
training for the campaign soon to begin
| In Cincinnati.
Il am convinced that could have done
| nothing in the way OF exercise that
would have done me more xeod than has
the daily. game Of golf, which have 90