The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-05
Hopes to Eliminate Friction
in Conferences at
Springs.
is RAIN-SOAKED
ON GOLF LINKS
And That, Too, After Having Been
Defeated by Trust-Buster
Kellogg.
By JAMES HAY, JR.

HOT SPRINGS, Va. July 4.-Within
the next three days William Howard
Taft, Republican candidate for The
Presidency, Will hold conferences which
II is confidently believed will result in
there being no friction IL MS party a. \
result Of the selection Of Frank II.
Hitchcock for the Craftsmanship of the
Republican national committee.
Mr. Taft Will work as the supreme
healing influence Of the Republican or
ganizatiOn- He always has oeen known
as a pacihcator where pacification was
helpful, and he never has posed as a
useless fighter or as an irritant The
work which he VIII do Sunday, Monday
and Tue sday, in conferences with big
men Of the party. will add to his repu-
tation as an organizer, II the confer
ences develop what they are expected
10 develop. It was announced tonight
that he has scheduled the following con
ferences:
Sunday, Senator Winthrop Murray
Crane Of Massa .husec-S. one OF the
leading conservatives OF The party
Monday. Representative William 3.
Mckinley OF Illinois. the man who en-
gincered the Inflated Cannon boom for
the Presidency
Tuesday. Senator James A Hemen-
way and Representative James Z. Wat
son. both OF Indiana. AMI both p-omi-
nently identified with the Fairbanks
boom for the Presidency.
Mr., Taft is not worrying now about
who will be chairman OF the national
committee. Unless the political skies
fall Hitchcock will be .lc mln. Taft's
work now seems 10 D entirely to get
the Representatives and leaders of the
various movements and lines Of thought
OF TIE party into shape for the H.-ch-
cock appointment.
To Consider Situation.
None Of the men with whom these
conferences are scheduled have seen the
candidate since his nomination. The,,
are coming 10 talk over the political
situation generally. Senator Crane is
Tho man whom Gumc~ settled on ten
GAYS ago as formidable candidate frt
lie national chair nanship but he t.
no longer considered in that light
On The contrary, be is 70 be here to
confer with Mr.. Taft. because he : one
OF the biggest men ir his party. and
particularly because he repr sseEts what
might be called the "uItra-conservative"
element Of Repubicanism.
Mchinley's coming is thought to be
the outcome Of the conference Taft neld
with Speaker Cannon just before Ieav-
ing Washington. There seems 20 he
no doubt that the Speaker and MIR.
Taft came TO a satisfactory agreement
on the situation and that Hitchcock viii
not be fought by the Cannon adhcrents.
The Hemenway-Watso conference is
the third evidence that the work OF
pacifcatlon is to go on right UP 10 We'd
de- ha 10
national committees subcommittee
which will name the national chairman
When an understanding has been ar
ranged between Taft, Of the one hand.
ard Cannon and Fairbanks on the other,
6reat strides will have been made to-
ward perfect harmony in the party.
Spent Quiet Fourth.
Mr. Taft had an easy and quiet Fourth
Of July As this is before the summer
season sets in here, there are not many
people in the hotel, and the only ce!e-
brating noise heard today was the
boom of the e5 cents worth of fire
crackers Which Charlie Taft brought
with him.
By jldicious use OF them, Charlie made
them last a day. This was partly be-
cause he took an hour or 10 go into
the swimming pool and teach all the
children here how swimming and div
ing really should be done
At II O'Clock in the morning Taft and
Frank b kellogg, national committee
man from Minnesota douneI light
trousers and flannel shirts AMI went 10 !
Ihe SoH Inks. When they were half
way round the course the rain caught /
then. and they were soaked 10 the skin
They found shelter however. under a /
shed. and when the fa'n let up a little /
the game went on.
When they returned TO the hotel. KEEL
ioSg said 1T was a tie" but Mr. Taft
told the real score. kellogg heat me
with three up. and the score was TAFT, /
ever. want him to stay here long
enough for me TO beat him at that /
game"
Signs More Letters.
After the game Taft had lunch and
then went once more TO the task OF |
signing letters acknowledging the con-
CALCULATIONS he has received. Besides
the living ROOMS set aside for him and |
Mrs. Taft, he has an Office suite of five
rooms on the first floor Of the Home
stead Hotel There he and his clerk,
" w. MischIer. worked all this after
noon. He has had patches of the let
tiers ne has to sign put in every room, 1
so that at any spare moment he can /
drop down in a chair and go to writing |
his name.
No arrangements have been made for
receiving visiting delegations here. It /
is thought that for the present any |
delegation representing States, or any,
body who wants 70 see the candidate in /
0rde- 10 get him 10 make speeches or
ior any other purpose. will see Mr.. 4
Taft's political friends and representa-
uveS, Other arrangements may be
mace later. but this is the plan for the |
Mrs Taft had breakfast in her room
tnls morning, but later went out to
look the place over. Mr.. Taft is trying
% persuade her 10 accompany him on !
some Of his horseback rides, which win /