New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-08
GIVES BRYANlTES CHILL
KOVTHERNERS LIKE TAFT.
White Sulphur Springs Cheers Can
didate Lustily-Leads German.
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brs~- arrived here at O'CLOCK this 0Atei a.
.s-ove Immediately to the horse show, where
- -, .,as greeted with cheers and ap-
.ulause Accompanying Judge Taft were Mrs
-rsst Thomas J. o'Brien. American Ambassador
- 1a,an. ". Cameron Forbes. Vice-Governor
General OF the Philippines; Brisadier General
.,-sarence r Edwards. Post Wheeler, seoohu
...o-atsrv NJ the embassy at Toxic; Mrs Wheeler
sad Master Charles Taft. Judge Tart ana ms
marty left Hot Springs at $50 O'CLOCK tas
morning in four-horse brakes. and negotiated
.be tbirtx-nine miles of mountain roads in
seven and one-half hours. including an hour
s,on when the horses were changed and the
.rt,, o+e njcnic luncheon. including green
corn = kettle of which they found boiling mer-
lily ovsr the campfire when they arrived the
luncheon had been prepared by the servants
who had brought the horses TO the relay point
At numerous points on the road the farmers
had turned out in numbers and Justify cheered
the Republican candidate
.so1d Ohio is yours Mr.. Taft" said one man.
who said he spent half the year in Ohio ana
voted there.
AT one point on the ride the party was treated
no a tvpieal mountain downpour. Almost with
iout warning the rain came down in torrents
and some OF the party received generous wet
ting
When the partv arrived some caustic COM
sy-,ents were passed on Representative Gainess
i5udgrnent of the quality Of the roads MI
Gaines had said that the roads were eKceheht-
Judge Taft refused 10 express his opinion TOT
;,,ubl;cst;on hit animated that his experience
fhed almost converted him 10 any sort Of good
roads movement. Some OF MI Gainess con-
stituents were not altogether dispeaseG with
The impression made on their distinguished
guest.
Some Of Judge Taft's friends. fearing that he
Cd he
horse STOW before the days programme was
over but he replied:
7 came to see this show. love good horses
and I'm going TO see it all"
After the completion Of the show Judge Taft
and his party called at the cottage of Mr. and
Mrs Thorndyke Lewis. near the grounds MT
Lewis is the president Of the Kanawha DIS
match Line. and Mrs Lewis driving smart
looking hackney to a neat runabout. took the
blue ribbon in the class for high stepPers
waiting for Taft had been the watchword
Of the nine hundred guests and three hundred
natives at Green Brier White Sulphur Springs
throughout the day. BY II q. m the entire
twelve hundred had gathered upon the broad
yerandas OF this ancient hosiery. and many
were provided with small banners bearing 'he
likeness Of the genial candidate White Sui
phur had been informed that the Taft party
would arrive from Hot Springs at II a m, and
At was prepared TO give him royal welcome
Representative Gaines in whose district White
Springs is located was on hand TO do the hon
ors. as were Mrs. Gaines and Mr.. Scott, the
1lnior Senator from West Virginia, and Mrs
Scott.
The local driving association was holding fits
first annual horse show and the local ball nine
was giving serious drubhing TO the nine from
T.ewisburg Early in the day the natives ana
guests from nearby resorts began TO arrive
From Old Sweet Springs. nineteen miles away
came handsome drag drawn by four high
sterpng bays while from Sweet Chalybeate
Springs came an old stage coach which looked
as if it might have come from Deadwood- The
natives came on horseback and in all sorts or
vehicles. hayracks being the most popular
This was Judge Tafts nrst visit to Green
1arier White SULPHUR. which celebrated its one
hundredth anniversary as a resort this sum-
-ner and looks the part General Robert E
Lee and his family spent their summers here IN
DAYS before the wah,' and so did many other
of the first families of Virginia, and later gener-
ations have followed the custom of their fore
bears.
The fact that White Sulphur is patronized
largely by Virginians and Carolinians and others
from "the Solid South" has not initiated against
the cordially Of the welcome accorded Mr.. Taft,
and some extreme Democrats are seriously dis
of their section. as they call the resort end Of
Mr.. Gaines's district.
He practically captured the Virginia Bar As
ISOLATION at Hot Springs. and If his personality
IS as fetching as they say II is. it will do Bryan
10 good TO have him come here" said an in
dignant Bryapite as he observed the Taft ban
raers on the veranda this morning. "A Republi-
can Presidential candidate has no right to in
wade the South" OF course. there is much talk
of the contest between Arnold c Scherr and
c. D Swisher for the Republican nomination
for Governor of West Virginia, and Senator
Scott and Representative Gaines look serious
and describe the situation deplorable when
asked about it, but they insist that whatever
may be the result of the governship cam
paign nothing can prevent West Virginia from
giving her vote in the Electoral College to Judge
Taft
Within the last few days the Scherr faction.
through that part OF the press which is friendly
10 H. has been contending that he is the regular
Republican nominee and entitled 10 be so named
on the ballot They had formerly described
scherr as the Lincoln Republican" candidate.
IF Mr. scherr abides by this. it will throw the
contest into the courts for final settlement. But
in any event the Senators and members Of the
House are determined TO avoid dragging Judge
Taft or Chairman Hitchcock into the fight, and
the present prospect is that the contest will be
restricted 10 the state
This evening Judge Taft and Mrs. Gaines led
the grand march at the formal german given in
honor of the disting uished guests. and Repre-
sentative Gaines and Mrs. Taft were next in
line Tomorrow forenoon there will be pub
lie reception at which, according to an enthu-
siastic adTnirer of White Sulphur, the future
President will meet the flower of the youth and
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